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guthmund · 05-01-2003, 11:53 AM

I've been reading a lot about the MPAA lately and it seems they're a bigger threat than the RIAA. It seems that while the RIAA is pretty blatant about what they are attempting to do, the MPAA has been working behind the scenes at all different kinds of levels to push their agenda.

I read a press release from the EFF, and John Gilmore (one of the co-founders) said something to the effect that when the EFF starts to make their presence known in a particular area or at a certain level to thwart the MPAA, they find that the MPAA has been there for years.

It seems that the MPAA has been infilitrating and lobbying behind the scenes to such vast extent and very quietly and nobody's been paying attention and keeping track

Here's another story about the original DMCA and the unintended consequences of the past 4 years under it.

It's pretty big, so here's the link.

http://eff.org/IP/DMCA/20030102_dmca...sequences.html

Heavy reading and really pretty scary

05-01-2003, 11:53 AM	#22 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I've been reading a lot about the MPAA lately and it seems they're a bigger threat than the RIAA. It seems that while the RIAA is pretty blatant about what they are attempting to do, the MPAA has been working behind the scenes at all different kinds of levels to push their agenda. I read a press release from the EFF, and John Gilmore (one of the co-founders) said something to the effect that when the EFF starts to make their presence known in a particular area or at a certain level to thwart the MPAA, they find that the MPAA has been there for years. It seems that the MPAA has been infilitrating and lobbying behind the scenes to such vast extent and very quietly and nobody's been paying attention and keeping track Here's another story about the original DMCA and the unintended consequences of the past 4 years under it. It's pretty big, so here's the link. http://eff.org/IP/DMCA/20030102_dmca...sequences.html Heavy reading and really pretty scary __________________ No signature. None. Seriously. Last edited by guthmund; 05-01-2003 at 12:03 PM..