UPDATE: The petition total currently stands at 27,700. There are clearly a LOT of people who want this matter addressing. If you are an American you NEED to act on this and place your name on the petition as it is you government and your laws that are being by-passed. Look what happens when an 'Ordinary Joe' transgresses a law...
The US government has a section on the White House web site named 'We The People' where you can raise a matter of concern in the form of a petition. With sufficient interest from others it is possible for this matter to receive the attention it is due given sufficient signatories by 'the People'. The bottom limit is 25,000 I believe.
Recently, MPAA CEO Chris Dodd made the following statement on Fox News:
“Those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who’s going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don’t ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don’t pay any attention to me when my job is at stake,” Dodd said. He was referring to politicians who would not, did not, or stopped backing legislation favouring/supporting Hollywood.
The petition is here.
As is mentioned on the web site, this is an open admission that he and possibly others are bribing people (with threats) and using money to influence Government policies.
Given the egregious proposals that are in the (suspended - note that word) SOPA and PIPA legislation that would directly affect Internet users without due process, it is perhaps of little surprise that the petition needs just a few more (<400) Americans to express their support of this in order for it to be considered. Clearly, were this to achieve a much higher figure then the White House would definitely need to act in a very public manner.
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