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Petitioners seeking Dodd investigation are told ‘no comment’

Dodd A petition calling on federal authorities to investigate Motion Picture Association of America CEO Chris Dodd for “bribery” garnered enough signatures to elicit an official White House response, even if it was to say it couldn’t comment. A total of 31,034 people signed the petition started by opponents of two recently scrapped Internet antipiracy bills supported by MPAA and many other trade groups. The petition was submitted to the White House’s “We the People” website, which pledges an official administration response to any petition that gains at least 25,000 signatures in 30 days. The petitioners asked that Dodd and MPAA be investigated for “bribery”… Read More