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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Chris Dodd, former Senator who once said he would never become a political lobbiest and who is now the head of the MPAA, said this:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/20/27...egy-compromise
So he doesn't see anything wrong with the legislation (and why would he - the MPAA is paying him $1+ Million per year), it was just that they didn't ramrod it through fast enough.
You know they are going to try again. Unless the big tech firms get into the lobbying game the big media moguls have bought and paid for the legislation. http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/18/27...e-fate-of-sopa
(that article is an unsurprising yet very depressing read) |
I had mentioned this before, but I believe Google has begun pouring more money into their lobby groups. It's unfortunate that lobby groups are what makes the difference, but a lot of tech companies have begun learning this lesson.
In 2010, google increased their spending on lobby groups:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...-98929939.html
Google, again, further increased their spending in 2011. Facebook has also joined in and are increasing their efforts:
http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/21/fac...ng-in-q3-2011/
Here's another article on slicon valley learning lessons on the lobby game:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f426700a-4...tml?ftcamp=rss
I think with recent events with SOPA and PIPA, you'll see these tech giants possibly doubling or tripling their lobby dollars.
The worth of facebook and google alone are over $200 billion. I seriously doubt these 2 companies would jeapordize that without doing something about it. I would also say the music and movie industry better be careful on who they piss off. These guys aren't your team of geeks running a basement tech company. I akin this to waking up a sleeping giant.