Forum Post: Chris Dodd on reviving SOPA
Posted 12 years ago on Jan. 23, 2012, 7:45 p.m. EST by francismjenkins
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MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd gave an interview to the New York Times yesterday, in which "Mr. Dodd said he would welcome a summit meeting between Internet companies and content companies, perhaps convened by the White House, that could lead to a compromise." While framed by the Times as his acceptance of defeat (the MPAA had rejected a prior meeting), the article shows that Dodd still doesn't get it.
The former Senator hopes for a return to the traditional levers of power, where the laws are written by lobbyists, and sold by back-room deals negotiated behind closed doors. He wants to frame the debate as the comfortable story of a dispute between companies in Silicon Valley and companies in Hollywood, that would doubtless be resolved on the basis of who's more connected or has better lobbying budgets ‒ or so he hopes.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/01/no-more-back-room-deals-users-must-have-voice-sopa
Chris Dodd, the gift that keeps on giving. Father of the sub-prime loan and now whore for the entertainment industry.
Yes indeed, a wolf in sheep's clothing. I wonder how guys like Grover Norquist can influence congress so profoundly (by simply putting up a web site, and having republicans sign a pledge), but the few remaining liberals left, can't manage to pull off something similar?
We all know our political system is broken, we know the people can't get anything done unless we protest in such overwhelming numbers, Washington can't ignore us, yet the left hasn't even managed to come up with two or three proposals that we can rally around ... very frustrating.
Dodd would sell his own mother if the price was right.
this is a perfect example of what is wrong with our country