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MPAA calls website blackouts a “stunt that punishes users”
With many major websites including Wikipedia, Reddit, I Heart Chaos going on blackout tomorrow, former US senator and current MPAA president Chris Dodd (I’m sure he got the job purely out of his love for cinema) has lashed out today against the protest, calling it a “stunt that punishes users”.
Full text of Mr. Dodd’s comments below:
The following is a statement by Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) on the so-called “Blackout Day” protesting anti-piracy legislation:
“Only days after the White House and chief sponsors of the legislation responded to the major concern expressed by opponents and then called for all parties to work cooperatively together, some technology business interests are resorting to stunts that punish their users or turn them into their corporate pawns, rather than coming to the table to find solutions to a problem that all now seem to agree is very real and damaging.
It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information use their services. It is also an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today. It’s a dangerous and troubling development when the platforms that serve as gateways to information intentionally skew the facts to incite their users in order to further their corporate interests.
A so-called “blackout” is yet another gimmick, albeit a dangerous one, designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals. It is our hope that the White House and the Congress will call on those who intend to stage this “blackout” to stop the hyperbole and PR stunts and engage in meaningful efforts to combat piracy.”
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yosoyadriel reblogged this from iheartchaos and added:
“A stunt that punishes users”? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA! THEN, please, explain me exactly what is this SOPA...
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sirperceval reblogged this from jackhawksmoor and added:
Wait, who’s trying to “further their corporate interests” here? Better a one-day blackout than permanent blacklists!...
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angwe reblogged this from jackhawksmoor and added:
Clicking through for the full text gives this little gem from the MPAA’s former congressman:
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Hypocrisy at its finest. Those fucking assholes.
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you have little to no influence...what we choose to entertain ourselves with anymore.
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What a jackass.
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