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The class war has many theaters, which now very much includes the internet.

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People are marching against the chiefs of industry
Who are trying to protect their intellectual property
Secret negotiations to make a secret deal
They've got Warner Brothers, Sony and the Presidential Seal
They say they lobby on behalf of you and me, I say
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Fifty years ago, what some call the Golden Age
Indy FM was the king, the world was a stage
Independent labels made records by the score
Enter 2012 -- now there are only four
I've got words for these plutocrats who claim to represent me
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In between commercials they play "nothing but the hits"
And they hope to placate all of us with Lady Gaga's tits
They laid off all their staff before the PC was invented
And now they blame the world that their profits have been dented
So the 1% is trying to make sure they get their fee
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It's the rich who line their pockets while the rest of us get screwed
It could all be a comedy if it weren't so crude
They want to arrest you for sharing knowledge -- for violating copyright
To quote my friend Attila, these capitalists are a blight
They don't care about the culture -- they just want their money
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The people don't want censorship -- by that name or another
They don't want their files searched by corporate Big Brother
And if it's up to most of us no one would sign your bill
Just so Hollywood and Pharma can make another mill
So from the Mekong Delta to the Mediterranean Sea
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from Meanwhile In Afghanistan (double album), released January 5, 2015

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David Rovics Portland, Oregon

Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), anarchist, dad, lover of life.

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