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wilwheaton: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) claims that SOPA and PIPA are aimed at stopping online piracy. But as this infographic demonstrates, it’s really about fighting innovation. (Embiggen at Infographic: Why the movie industry is so wrong about SOPA) An interesting history of the Movie industry’s attempts to block technology, and the money they make from the technology they tried to block.

wilwheaton:

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) claims that SOPA and PIPA are aimed at stopping online piracy. But as this infographic demonstrates, it’s really about fighting innovation.

(Embiggen at Infographic: Why the movie industry is so wrong about SOPA)

An interesting history of the Movie industry’s attempts to block technology, and the money they make from the technology they tried to block.

27 January 2012 ·

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    The wonderful thing about innovation is that you can slow it, but ultimately you can’t stop it. The fat cat middlemen...
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    I’m so sick of them being awfully scared cats when it comes to “new” media and try to close everything down, instead of...
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    Yesssss, can someone PLEASE make one for the RIAA? I’d be interested in hearing those statistics.
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