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Entertainment Industry Propaganda Organization Kicks Off Hilarious Astroturf Letter Writing Campaign
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| The "Copyright Alliance" is a propaganda organization put
| together by the entertainment industry, pretending to focus on
| "the rights of creators," but which has always been focused on
| strengthening the monopolies of the middlemen (the same folks
| who quite frequently screw over the creators). Recently, the
| Copyright Alliance came out with its latest astroturfing
| attempt, with an automatic letter generator that will pop out
| cloned letters that the Copyright Alliance itself will send to
| President Obama and Vice President Biden.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091001/0154256379.shtml
We Are Copyright Alliance, Hear Us Roar
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| It is very hard not to laugh in the face of such ugliness and
| to wonder where the reason is in such dysfunctional nonsense,
| but what came to my mind was Helen Reddyâs 1972 anthem, which
| began: âI am woman, hear me roar/In numbers too big to ignore.â
| The moral panic in the Allianceâs letter is that the very
| essence of what makes America America is threatened by evil
| forces that supposedly have launched an assault demanding that
| Helen Reddy and her 11 million colleagues give their works away
| for free, that the evil doers be permitted to have their way
| with the vestal virgins of Americaâs copyright sweethearts.
| This is of course complete baloney. Name one piece of pending
| legislation that would accomplish what the Alliance claims.
| Name one lawsuit currently pending that would accomplish what
| the Alliance claims. There are none.
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http://moralpanicsandthecopyrightwars.blogspot.com/2009/09/we-are-copyright-alliance-hear-us-roar.html
Recent:
Blow for music industry as Lily Allen says Peter Mandelson's plans too draconian
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| The music industryâs battle to have persistent internet
| pirates disconnected was dealt a huge blow last night
| after leading musicians including Lily Allen settled
| their differences and agreed that plans to suspend
| internet access were too draconian.
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http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6848502.ece
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