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Big Content asks presidential candidates for more restrictive copyright laws

The Copyright Alliance, which counts the MPAA and RIAA amongst its members, has sent letters and questionnaires to presidential candidates in an effort to determine where they stand on issues relating to intellectual property law. In a copy of the letter seen by Ars, Copyright Alliance executive director Patrick Ross says he speaks “on behalf of the 11 million Americans employed in the creative industries,” and asserts that piracy reduction is essential.

“The future of our creative output in the United States is at stake in the 2008 presidential election,” the letter to the candidates says. “It is critical not only for members of the creative community but also for the US economy to ensure that copyrights are respected and piracy is reduced. We are asking you to let us know what you would do to help preserve one of America’s greatest strengths, its creative community.”

This entry was posted by T. Colin Dodd on Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 at 2:46 pm and is filed under Truth. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.