They did a bunch of sites with similar tech shortly after. I can't help but think they are so out of the loop that they just found out the technology existed.
Intellectual Property also seems like a more liberal realm, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, RIAA, MPAA, Disney, Apple, etc. all seem to be quite left leaning.
No idea where that line of thinking came from. Though if I were a little more cynical I'd say sometimes it feels like there's a trend to attribute everything negative to conservatives.
The best ACB (who AFAIK has very little if any notable copyright record, either as a judge or otherwise) could be, from their perspective, is no change from the status quo ante.