“Wikipedia, reddit, and others are going dark to protest the legislation, while sites like Scribd and Google will also protest. In response, MPAA chief Chris Dodd wheeled out the big guns and started firing the rhetoric machine-gun style. His statement feels unusually angry for the normally unruffled trade group, but the MPAA has long asserted that Google simply wants to profit from piratical ad money.”
“A lawsuit to determine whether the original lead singer of the Village People has a right to terminate copyright grants on 32 songs may influence the road ahead for many songwriters, publishers, and record labels.”
Congress:
The year 2011 will be a world where it’s not unusual to see a 10-year old clutching a Blackberry or an IPod. Yet, ask the average 10-year old, teen or college student to give you an in-depth analysis of Copyright Law, and you will receive a series of blank stares.
Similarly, if you ask the average parent of a 10-year old, teen or college student to give you an in-depth analysis of how to operate an X-Box 360, you will receive the same series of blank stares with a bit of head scratching.
Defend Sound Editor: Muammar Reed, Esq.
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