Associations battle their members, each other on Internet piracy issue
- December 15, 2011 |
- Walt Williams
Copyright protection bills unite entertainment groups, divide tech community. Efforts to persuade Congress to crack down on Internet piracy have pitted some of the nations most influential trade associations against technology companies, political activists and, in some cases, their own members. RELATED CONTENT Copyright bills make waves among Chamber's members Two bills currently before lawmakers would greatly expand the ability of U.S. Department of Justice and copyright holders to go after web sites that enable Internet users to illegally view or download music, movies, books and software. Both have met near-universal praise from groups that represent the… Read More