"O'Brien: Google joins the titans of Silicon Valley lobbying"

[Dave Farber <dfarber () me com>]

> From: "Seth Finkelstein" <sethf () sethf com>
> To: <dave () farber net>, "ip" <ip () v2 listbox com>
> Date: February 01, 2010 06:51:27 AM EST
> Subject: "O'Brien: Google joins the titans of Silicon Valley lobbying"
>
> "O'Brien: Google joins the titans of Silicon Valley lobbying"
> http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14290625
>
>       Some choice excerpts:
>
> "In just five years, the search engine giant has gone from almost no
> presence in Washington to spending more money on lobbying than all but
> one other Silicon Valley company in 2009. And in the past three
> months, Google topped all other valley spenders."
> ...
> "[the head of U.S. public policy for Google] said Google's efforts are
> benign, aimed at educating politicians and making sure its users'
> interests are being heard."
> ...
> "Sorry, but it is hubris to expect us to genuflect and accept that
> Google is doing this purely for the benefit of mankind. Google is
> scanning books because it expects to make money in some fashion down
> the road."
>
> -- 
> Seth Finkelstein  Consulting Programmer  http://sethf.com
> Infothought blog - http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/
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