Friday, July 1, 2016

The music industry sings a lonely tune on Internet policy

Author(s): 
Marvin Ammori
Publication Date: 
June 27, 2016
Publication Type: 
Other Writing

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is at it again. In a joint open letter to Congress, it is leading a push by the music industry to rewrite Internet copyright law in ways similar to its advocacy of the infamous Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) of 2012. SOPA failed miserably in Congress. It was abandoned after more than 15 million Americans objected to the bill’s attempt to restrict Internet freedom as 115,000 websites staged a massive blackout online.



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This article by Marvin Ammori originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on June 27, 2016 at 10:00AM

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