Rick Boucher takes over House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee
Whether Obama is “selling out†or not, not all the news about Washington appointees is necessarily bad. Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) is replacing Edward Markey (D-MA) as the head of the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee.
Boucher’s name will be familiar, to those who follow such things, as the representative who has been trying to get a “digital media bill of rights†passed that would make it legal for consumers to bypass Digital Rights Management (DRM) in the name of making fair use of media they own.
Boucher is also a firm supporter of “net neutrality,†and of overhauling the Federal Universal Service Fund, a telephone service fee that helps pay for service to remote areas. From the point of view of consumer rights, it is hard to imagine a better person for the job.
Related: Prior TeleRead coverage of Rick Boucher.
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