It's bad economic policy... (Score 1)

Flingles wrote:

Never even heard of this patent issue. I followed all the links and nothing really told me why I shouldn't like this thingamajig they're doing. So....tell me...what are people protesting against?

Economists decry the proposed directive as bad economic policy. I particularly recommend this lengthy critique which fully explains the situation, complete with many links to economic studies and DOJ testimony.