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TaoPhoenix:
More news:   >:(

Ars Technica: Slow learner? MPAA chief hints at talks to revive SOPA
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/slow-learner-mpaa-chief-hints-at-talks-to-revive-sopa.ars

Hollywood Reporter:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mpaa-christopher-dodd-sopa-bully-harvey-weinstein-ratings-308359
MPAA Chief Christopher Dodd Says SOPA Debate Isn't Over

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UK Bill Again Demands Web Pornography Ban
"A new bill presented to the House of Lords demands both ISPs and device makers filter adult content. The Online Safety Bill, raised in the Lords by Baroness Howe of Ildicote, asks for ISPs and mobile operators to 'provide a service that excludes pornographic images' and for device makers to include ways to filter content at the point of purchase.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/373951/lords-bill-demands-isps-and-device-makers-block-porn

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TaoPhoenix:
Followed by this counterstrike!    8)

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Pirate Bay Promotion Attracts Over 5000 Artists
The Pirate Bay introduced a new promotion platform for artists called 'The Promo Bay,' which let independent artists reach tens of millions of people by offering favorable advertising spots on the The Pirate Bay's homepage.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324682/20120405/pirate-bay-promotion-promo-artists-riaa-mpaa.htm

TaoPhoenix:
Here's more news on CISPA.
P.s. Congress is "depsrately trying to not make this sound like SOPA".
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120410/12180518442/cispa-is-really-bad-bill-heres-why.shtml

Renegade:
@TaoPhoenix - Thanks for those updates.  :)  :Thmbsup:

Well, that's 10 pieces of legislation from the US, UK, Canada, and an international treaty...

Out. Of. Control.

None of this can end well.

IainB:
Looks like an RIAA/MPAA propaganda/indoctrination mission didn't work out too well for Paramount at Brooklyn Law School:
Paramount's Post-SOPA 'Outreach' To Law Students About 'Content Theft' Still Shows An Out Of Touch Operation

Worth a read.

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