Google Slams Secret Hollywood Attempt To 'Censor The Internet'Search company hits out at the Motion Picture Association of America after claims it is trying to revive the failed Stop Online Piracy ActThe Guardian Dec. 22, 2014 |
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Google has accused Hollywood of attempting to "secretly censor the internet" by reviving the failed Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) to enable wholesale site-blocking. The search company alleges that Hollywood studios, through the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), conspired to push through the effects of Sopa through non-legislative measures. "We are deeply concerned about recent reports that the MPAA led a secret, coordinated campaign to revive the failed Sopa legislation through other means, and helped manufacture legal arguments in connection with an investigation by Mississippi state attorney-general Jim Hood," said Kent Walker, general counsel for Google in a blog post. Read More |