The Senate has the same problem that the RIAA does.

One of the main challenges has been the 24-hour, instantaneous multi-outlet media. With the advent of cable television and then the Internet, Americans have access to many more channels and sites and more types of technology through which to read the news.

Technology has empowered Americans to have more choices about how they want to get their news and whether they want to see something other than the news.

The government has less power to focus your attention.