{"id":46273,"date":"2009-11-20T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-21T00:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techdirt.com\/articles\/20091120\/1605477032.shtml"},"modified":"2009-11-20T19:44:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-21T00:44:00","slug":"entertainment-industry-yes-please-keep-negotiating-secret-copyright-treaty-to-save-our-asses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/46273","title":{"rendered":"Entertainment Industry: Yes, Please Keep Negotiating Secret Copyright Treaty To Save Our Asses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sherwin Siy (one of the few people who actually was allowed to glance briefly at parts of the proposed ACTA treaty, though under strict NDA) has written about yet another letter sent by the entertainment industry<\/a> to the government in support of ACTA. This letter includes pretty much everyone who benefits from abusing copyright laws and is afraid of the internet: <\/p>\n


\nAdvertising Photographers of America
\nAmerican Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
\nAmerican Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
\nAmerican Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
\nAmerican Society of Media Photographers, Inc. (ASMP)
\nAssociation of American Publishers (AAP)
\nBroadcast Music, Inc (BMI)
\nCommercial Photographers International
\nDirectors Guild of America (DGA)
\nEvidence Photographers International Council
\nIndependent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA)
\nInternational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
\nMotion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA)
\nNational Music Publishers Association (NMPA)
\nNBC Universal
\nNews Corporation
\nPicture Archive Council of America (PACA)
\nProfessional Photographers of America (PPA)
\nRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
\nReed Elsevier Inc.
\nSociety of Sport & Event Photographers
\nSoftware & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
\nStock Artists Alliance
\nStudent Photographic Society
\nThe Advertising Photographers of America
\nThe Walt Disney Company
\nTime Warner, Inc.
\nUniversal Music Group
\nViacom Inc.
\nWarner Music Group
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Funny… isn’t it, that all these companies and industry groups are supporting a deal that no one’s seen yet? Oh wait… that’s because many of them have<\/i> seen it and actually have had a hand in creating it. But what’s really damning is that no where in the letter do they explain why this is actually needed or how it will do anything valuable. Instead, it’s a pure faith-based letter saying “if you pass this secret treaty, good things will happen.” I don’t know about you, but generally, I prefer there to be actual proof and evidence that restricting consumer rights around the world actually leads to some sort of real benefit.<\/p>\n

Tellingly, they don’t respond to any of the points<\/a> we raised earlier. This is not a treaty to help people or the economy. It’s a deal to try to sneak through a system for propping up an obsolete business model by companies who don’t want to adapt.<\/p>\n

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