Archive: open internet

• Napster Part II?: The MPAA, a Former Senator, and You

  By jhubanks@gmail.com March 4, 2011

  It was announced Tuesday that Chris Dodd, the former five-term Democratic Senator from Connecticut, will be taking over as head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the trade organization that oversees the nominally voluntary MPAA ratings system. Dodd had recently announced his retirement from government, declining to run for a sixth term in office. At his new post, the former senator’s main concern will be curtailing internet piracy.

  Category: The Gnovis Blog Tags: acta, anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, chriss dodd, connecticut, File Sharing, justin timberlake, motion picture association of america, mpaa, Napster, netizen, open internet, piracy, pirate bay, recording industry association of america, RIAA, sean parker, senator, Technology & Information Policy, the academy awards, the oscars, the social network, torrents