This isn't a screw up. They just placed higher priority on streaming quality than on accessibility -- especially given there are many more channels to see the inauguration live (TV, Flash, etc.) than this one.

Did you SEE how high quality the DNC streaming coverage was? It was phenomenally good, a leap ahead of the typical Youtube quality.

All right, I believe you.

Yes, I admit my fix fails at grammar. Sorry, where's the edit post feature!? Yar

Detestable? What evidence do you have that this man *set* RIAA policy, rather than carrying it out?

Last I checked, Copyright is still a cherished law of the land outside of Slashdot, and the RIAA had the right to sue people for infringement.

Now, it was a stubbornly stupid move (step 1, kill your customers, step 2, ???, step 3, profit!), but why would specific attorneys be painted with the brush for enacting the policy?

As an example, David Boies was lauded for defending Napster, representing the DOJ vs. Microsoft on Antitrust, yet was retained by the SCO group in recent years. Does that make him detestable?

Only one thing will destroy and probably replace it with something worse our broken democracy at this point -- revolution.

Fixed.