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Re: [News] EMC 'Buys' US Government; UK Government Petitioned for ODF

Ezekiel wrote:

>>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/04/emc_first_quarter_08_lobbying_dollars/
>>
> 
> So what exactly has EMC bought?
> 
> FYI - It's not illegal to lobby the governement. Just ask IBM or Google...
> they know.
> 

Lobbying buys voting decisions in favor of the company for which the
lobbying is being done. This decisions are often not in the best interest
of the voters. Hence lobbying can be deemed as a legally acceptable form of
corruption.

Ian

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