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WTF Is CISPA?

With SOPA and PIPA out of the picture, it seemed like digital privacy was less threatened. Then along came the new cybersecurity bill on the block, CISPA.
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Music News Site Asks for Help Fending Off Music Service

Digital Music News asks for help fighting subpoenas from Grooveshark.
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No Piracy King

Where does piracy come from? Piracy comes from, you know, people, let’s say, in Europe who do not have access to movies at the same time that they are released in the US.

– Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom

Voices

Walmart Gives Hollywood a Hand

The movie industry is recruiting Walmart Stores Inc. to help attract users to its struggling online video-library service, Hollywood’s latest step to combat the challenges of digital piracy and a fading DVD market.

Automobiles, Software, and Us

We cannot draw up a business model that accounts for the wholesale theft of our product. It’s true for pharmacies. It’s true for the automobile industry. It’s true for software developers. And it’s true for us.

– MPAA chair Chris Dodd, speaking at the Atlanta Press Club on Wednesday

Voices

China Agrees to Increased Access for U.S. Films

Getting more films into Chinese market has been a top priority for Hollywood.

Viacom’s Philippe Dauman Has a Bundle, Will Travel: The Full Dive Into Media Interview

Want Snooki via Google TV, or Apple TV, or whatever new platform wants to play? You’ll have to pay for all of Viacom’s cable channels, too. Speaking of Snooki …
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News Corp.’s Carey: Hacking Scandal Made for a Difficult Year (Video)

News Corp COO Chase Carey addressed phone hacking, SOPA and digital distribution in a discussion with Walt Mossberg at D: Dive Into Media. And he did it all with a fantastic mustache.
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An Exit Interview With Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr.

Edgar Bronfman Jr. talks about EMI, Apple, Spotfiy and more on his last day as chairman of Warner Music Group.
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Privacy Less Controversial Than Piracy? For Now, Web Giants Don’t Sound the Alarm on EU Data Protection.

Though Internet companies seemed to have found their political voices during the U.S. SOPA/PIPA debate over Internet piracy last week, they’re less up in arms about another proposed bill.
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Sound Bites From the SOPA Strike

App Makers Craft Code for Protesting SOPA

Why the Future of TV Won’t Be Here Soon