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Protest Exposes Silicon Valley-Hollywood Rivalry
boston.com 4 weeks agoIn a move that heightens the growing tension between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, Wikipedia and other websites went dark Wednesday in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs.
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MPAA's Chris Dodd Takes Aim At SOPA Strike
latimes.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoHollywood's chief lobbyist lashed out at tech companies for mounting Tuesday night's planned online blackout to protest proposed anti-piracy legislation that has pitted Southern California movie and music distributors against Silicon Valley Internet corporations. Motion Picture Assn. of America Chief Executive Chris Dodd, the former Senator from Connecticut, accused technology companies such as Google, Mozilla and Wikipedia of resorting to stunts. As part of the largest online strike in history, thousands o


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