that's my very own congressman, Howard Coble.... co-sponsor of the bill and chairman of the subcommittee.
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"Coble's chief of staff, Ed McDonald, told Wired News that Coble and the subcommittee plan to hold hearings this fall with both proponents and critics of the Berman bill......... but News & Record columnist Cone also said McDonald recently told him that the congressman
"wouldn't even know how to turn on the computer" -- a typical statement that exacerbates the feeling among digital rights advocates that Hollywood studios are dictating technology legislation to politicians who don't understand what they're dealing with."