Who Controls Hollywood? Who Controls Congress?

cryptome.org ^ | 3-1-02 | Sen. Fritz Hollings, and others

[antidemocommie]

THOSE AMERICANS WHO DO ACCESS TOP NOTCH CONTENT ONLINE ARE OFTEN STEALING IT. EVERY WEEK A MAJOR MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON THE THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL PIRATED WORKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR COPYING AND REDISTRIBUTION ONLINE. ACADEMY AWARD WINNING MOTION PICTURES, PLATINUM RECORDS, AND EMMY AWARD WINNING TELEVISION SHOWS – ALL FOR FREE, ALL ILLEGAL. WHEN CONGRESS SITS IDLY BY IN THE FACE OF THESE ACTIVITIES, WE ESSENTIALLY SANCTION THE INTERNET AS A HAVEN FOR THIEVERY.

A SOLUTION IS UNDER OUR NOSES. LEADERS IN THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND CONTENT INDUSTRIES ARE AMERICA’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST. THEY CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS AND HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES CLAIM THEY ARE READY TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. I WANT TO BELIEVE THEM. BUT I AM NOT SURE. INDUSTRY NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS WITH LITTLE TO SHOW FOR IT. BOTH SIDES SHARE SOME BLAME IN THIS AREA. BUT AS I SEE IT, THE TECH INDUSTRY HAS MIXED INCENTIVES.

SENATOR STEVENS AND I ARE PLANNING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PLACE A DEADLINE ON AFFECTED INDUSTRIES TO COME TOGETHER TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS IN PRIVATE SECTOR TALKS. IF THEY DO, WE WILL EMPOWER GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT SO THAT ALL CONSUMER DEVICES COMPLY WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR’S SOLUTION. IF THEY DON’T, THE GOVERNMENT’S TECHNOLOGISTS AND ENGINEERS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL STEP IN. THIS WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST TIME CONGRESS IMPOSED TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS TO BENEFIT CONSUMERS. AND IT WON’T BE THE LAST.

-- Senator Fritz Hollings, Senate SSSCA Promotional Hearing Testimony, February 28, 2002

This document sets forth the goals that the American movie industry urges the Congress to seriously examine. The future of these unique creative story-telling works is in danger of being shrunk and squandered by an increasing thievery on the Internet. We cannot stand mute and observe the slow undoing of a formidable American economic and creative asset.

-- Jack Valenti, Senate SSSCA Promotional Hearing Testimony, February 28, 2002

The movie industry agendas from which consumers need protection go well beyond dealing with external connections to the Internet. Rather, they extend internally, inside the home, into heart of the consumer home network. We are concerned about efforts to control or eliminate reasonable, healthy, and constructive practices of consumers, and to chill the design of innovative products. Another agenda of some studios, that we already see in proposed licenses to be administered by the Federal Communications Commission, is the exertion of remote control over the daily operation of consumer devices. The technical phrase, "selectable output control," sounds inviting -- until one realizes that the "selection" would be done by the movie studio or cable company, not by the consumer. The technology as to which some studios seek mandated adherence would allow them, or cable or satellite operators, to exercise direct, remote control over all product-to-product connections in the home. Once given this power, a movie studio, or cable or satellite operator, could simply turn off any interface at will, effectively making the consumer home network a part of its own distribution system.

-- Robert A. Perry, Senate SSSCA Promotional Hearing Testimony, February 28, 2002

[antidemocommie]

A very interesting read about who is screaming about net content, downloads, and who is responding to the pressure, and what they will do to your computer to stop it.

[antidemocommie]

Right. Did you read the last paragraph of the document about how they want to be able to control your pc?

[ProfScience]

Isn't it interesting that there is an interest to go after Americans who might not be forced to pay the outrageous fees and rates associated with today's entertainment industry. If only they had this zest to preserve our freedoms and constitutional rights like the second amendment. I haven't noticed any of these lefties trying to save the gun manufacturing industry, timber industry, fishing industry or others that werea significant part of the US economy. Like ENRON and Global Crossings, they have obviously greased the corrupt politicians. Let em eat cake!

[brat]

"If only they had this zest to preserve our freedoms and constitutional rights like the second amendment."........BTTT for a good reply!

[antidemocommie]

I know what we can do! We all can boycott the entire entertainment industry for about a year in protest of their attempts to control our Internet activity, and whats on our PCs. Talk about seeing the light!

[antidemocommie]

I have several new TVs that rarely get turned on. I thought they would be used when I bought them, however, even on sat TV, there is so little worth watching.

Matt Drudge has a story about how Hollywood is in a slump. I hadn't thought about it, but it seems that there is a huge disconnect between them and us. Hollywood is lost in a sea of valueless liberalism.

[GySgt D]

The only TV that I've watched over the last four years has been Guts&Glory Sunday on the History Channel. There isn't anything on that isn't loaded with leftist propaganda. Especially the children's programming.

[antidemocommie]

Isnt it amazing? TV has almost become nothing more than a medium for spreading leftist propaganda.

I just bought a huge, new TV and satellite dish. Now, when I sit down for a few hours to watch tv, theres nothing on but pure BS. Hollywood has left Anerica behind.