Biden, vicepresidente degli USA, ha organizzato un incontro ai vertici per parlare di enforcement del copyright, coinvolgendo tutti gli interessati (ovvero che hanno interessi economici, no società di tecnologia, no rappresentanze degli utenti, ecc..).
Ah, anche il servizio segreto e l'FBI. (leggi sotto)
Biden's "IP roundtable" brings together Big Content, FBI.
"We were extremely disappointed to learn of the White House meeting to be held later today on the issue of intellectual property and 'piracy," said PK's Gigi Sohn. "It is unclear why three cabinet officers, several subcabinet officers, the directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Secret Service are needed to tend to the worries of the big media companies, particularly the motion picture industry which is completing a year in which it will set box-office records.
"Although the meeting with Vice President Biden purports to bring together ‘all of the stakeholders to discuss ways to combat piracy in this rapidly changing technological age,’ some stakeholders are noticeably missing. Many representatives of media companies will be there. No consumer or public-interest groups, technology companies, technology associations or Internet Service Providers are on the guest list. No one who questions the need for Draconian governmental policies on behalf of the privileged special interest group for whom this meeting is being held is on the guest list."
"Although the meeting with Vice President Biden purports to bring together ‘all of the stakeholders to discuss ways to combat piracy in this rapidly changing technological age,’ some stakeholders are noticeably missing. Many representatives of media companies will be there. No consumer or public-interest groups, technology companies, technology associations or Internet Service Providers are on the guest list. No one who questions the need for Draconian governmental policies on behalf of the privileged special interest group for whom this meeting is being held is on the guest list."
Il Capo della RIAA era molto contento:
The RIAA enjoyed the meeting. CEO Mitch Bainwol praised "this
unprecedented gathering of senior officials" and called it "a further
reflection of this Administration's recognition of the importance of
copyright protections to generating and preserving American jobs
