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THREAT! Hollywood Moguls Stopping Obama Donations Because Of President’s Piracy Stand: “Not Give A Dime Anymore”

 
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EXCLUSIVE: Internet sites on their SOPA-Strike may be conducting a blackout but Hollywood studios are conducting a boycott. Hollywood Obama DonorsI’ve learned that Hollywood studio chiefs individually and as a group are drawing a line in the sand on the piracy issue with the Obama re-election campaign and refusing to give any more donations.

The blowup came after President Obama on Saturday dashed moguls’ hopes that he would remain on the sidelines in the dispute over the U.S. House Of Representatives’ Stop Online Piracy Act and the U.S. Senate’s Protect IP Act. In a posting on the White House web site, three of the Obama administration’s top officials for Internet and intellectual property matters said that they share many of the concerns that the Internet community has about the Hollywood-supported bills. The trio said that they “will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt tried to soften the blow to Hollywood by acknowledging that that online piracy is “a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response.” They added that they plan to host an online event “to get more input” on the matter. But Hollywood moguls told me they “didn’t know it was going to be as over the top as it was” and took this as a declaration of war. “We just feel very let down by the administration and Obama for not supporting us,” one studio chief explained to me. “At least let him remain neutral and not go against it until we can get the legislation right. But Obama went against it. I’m personally not going to support him anymore and not give a dime anymore,” another movie mogul who’s also a well-known Obama supporter told me this week.

More at [link to www.deadline.com]

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Have you watched the movie Atlas Shrugged? So similar...
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I don't really care what those fuckwads think, SOPA and PIPA were fucking atrocious means to censor the internet. they can go fuck themselves in the ass with a spiked baseball bat for all I care
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Oh yes, those poor Hollywood moguls. I feel sooooo bad for them. They can barely feed their family with a the income lost to 'piracy'.
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Have you watched the movie Atlas Shrugged? So similar...
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I started reading the book but have not finished it.
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Oh yes, those poor Hollywood moguls. I feel sooooo bad for them. They can barely feed their family with a the income lost to 'piracy'.
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+1

I might never buy another one
of their DVD's again.

greedy bastards
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Oh yes, those poor Hollywood moguls. I feel sooooo bad for them. They can barely feed their family with a the income lost to 'piracy'.
 Quoting: Oubliette


+1

I might never buy another one
of their DVD's again.

greedy bastards
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The industry simply needs to adapt. Their response to 'piracy a' has been to raise the prices of movie tickets and iTunes tracks. They also are selling these DVD/BluRay combo packs for a small fortune.
Instead, they should be lowering their prices to entice people to actually buy their crappy products.

If new DVDs cost $5, I'd be much more inclined to go out and buy one. If movie tickets were reasonably priced, I'd be more inclined to take my family to see a movie in the theater. But when these idiots are charging $15 a ticket, I'm inclined to stay home and find other ways to entertain myself.
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If Hollywood moguls had their way, they would make it illegal to buy a DVD and then lend it to your friend for a week.
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Fuck them. Anyone who supports SOPA can go fuck themselves, especially the assholes associated with the MPAA and RIAA
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If Hollywood moguls had their way, they would make it illegal to buy a DVD and then lend it to your friend for a week.
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They have said as much.

You know why we have the VCR? Courts told Hollywood moguls to go screw themselves and people can record TV if they want.

You support SOPA? I hope you like the ability of Hollywood studios to shut down websites based SOLELY on CLAIMS that the sites have the capability to support piracy. Torrent sites have shown evidence that studios already abuse SOPA by issuing wide ranging take down notices based on half-assed search algorithms that identify media they both have no stake in and are clearly open source. Universal was issuing DMCA takedown notices for BBC documentaries.
(PS, THIS VERY SITE violates SOPA because of the ability to upload your own avatar)

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Coz they're all so hard done by and are struggling to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads, aaahhh diddums. Fuck 'em i say. Stop trying to force shit garbage down our throats and start making some decent films again
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The industry simply needs to adapt. Their response to 'piracy a' has been to raise the prices of movie tickets and iTunes tracks. They also are selling these DVD/BluRay combo packs for a small fortune.
Instead, they should be lowering their prices to entice people to actually buy their crappy products.

If new DVDs cost $5, I'd be much more inclined to go out and buy one. If movie tickets were reasonably priced, I'd be more inclined to take my family to see a movie in the theater. But when these idiots are charging $15 a ticket, I'm inclined to stay home and find other ways to entertain myself.
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clappa

my sentiments exactly !!!
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Hollywood liberals. People with a 10th grade education with too much money. Don't care WHAT these morons 'think'.
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Hollywood liberals. People with a 10th grade education with too much money. Don't care WHAT these morons 'think'.
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So these are Hollywood "liberals" fighting against Washington "liberals." But I thought all liberals were the same and on the same side? I thought Hollywood "liberals" supported Washington "liberals" so how can they fight against them? And if you are against Hollywood "liberals" then are you for Washington "liberals?"

Sadly, I'm sure partisan morons have logical paradox dampeners.

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EXCLUSIVE: Internet sites on their SOPA-Strike may be conducting a blackout but Hollywood studios are conducting a boycott. Hollywood Obama DonorsI’ve learned that Hollywood studio chiefs individually and as a group are drawing a line in the sand on the piracy issue with the Obama re-election campaign and refusing to give any more donations.

The blowup came after President Obama on Saturday dashed moguls’ hopes that he would remain on the sidelines in the dispute over the U.S. House Of Representatives’ Stop Online Piracy Act and the U.S. Senate’s Protect IP Act. In a posting on the White House web site, three of the Obama administration’s top officials for Internet and intellectual property matters said that they share many of the concerns that the Internet community has about the Hollywood-supported bills. The trio said that they “will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt tried to soften the blow to Hollywood by acknowledging that that online piracy is “a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response.” They added that they plan to host an online event “to get more input” on the matter. But Hollywood moguls told me they “didn’t know it was going to be as over the top as it was” and took this as a declaration of war. “We just feel very let down by the administration and Obama for not supporting us,” one studio chief explained to me. “At least let him remain neutral and not go against it until we can get the legislation right. But Obama went against it. I’m personally not going to support him anymore and not give a dime anymore,” another movie mogul who’s also a well-known Obama supporter told me this week.

More at [link to www.deadline.com]
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It isn't about piracy at all, but rather to be able to control the internet. The internet is a threat to the PTB, because they cannot control the flow of information, which means that they cannot control your thoughts.

Now what you must do, is to determine whom the people in Hollywood are that are putting pressure on Obama and you will know who are aligned with the PTB.

The PTB just can't hide any longer.

We are on to them.
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Fuck holywood and the music industry. Most movies and music is complete garbage only about 20% of all the shit they put out is any good. So maybe they need to be more selective in what movies and music they make ie:(good). But the truth is the gabage is made by the cousins and friends and families of the greedy assholes in holywood so that they can have a job too. I for one will never buy any mass media again from anyone and just play with my yoyo for entertainment.

Peace
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Have you watched the movie Atlas Shrugged? So similar...
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Please, don't compare these greedy hollywood scumbags to Ayn Rand's heroes. These people produce nothing but pure garbage and are one of the biggest cause of the degradation of western society and family values. Besides, they deserve this slap in the face for all the ass licking they did to Obama before the elections. rockon
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They're openly bitching about not being able to buy and control the president (although I'm sure he made PLENTY of money from signing the NDAA). This is the corrupt world we live in. Fucking sad
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Oh yes, those poor Hollywood moguls. I feel sooooo bad for them. They can barely feed their family with a the income lost to 'piracy'.
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This.
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LOL this has one star...
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Have you watched the movie Atlas Shrugged? So similar...
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Please, don't compare these greedy hollywood scumbags to Ayn Rand's heroes. These people produce nothing but pure garbage and are one of the biggest cause of the degradation of western society and family values. Besides, they deserve this slap in the face for all the ass licking they did to Obama before the elections. rockon
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I saw it differently. I'm not sure what exactly you saw out of this.

I am not comparing Hollywood scumbags to Rearden, etc. You got it backward.
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EXCLUSIVE: Internet sites on their SOPA-Strike may be conducting a blackout but Hollywood studios are conducting a boycott. Hollywood Obama DonorsI’ve learned that Hollywood studio chiefs individually and as a group are drawing a line in the sand on the piracy issue with the Obama re-election campaign and refusing to give any more donations.

The blowup came after President Obama on Saturday dashed moguls’ hopes that he would remain on the sidelines in the dispute over the U.S. House Of Representatives’ Stop Online Piracy Act and the U.S. Senate’s Protect IP Act. In a posting on the White House web site, three of the Obama administration’s top officials for Internet and intellectual property matters said that they share many of the concerns that the Internet community has about the Hollywood-supported bills. The trio said that they “will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt tried to soften the blow to Hollywood by acknowledging that that online piracy is “a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response.” They added that they plan to host an online event “to get more input” on the matter. But Hollywood moguls told me they “didn’t know it was going to be as over the top as it was” and took this as a declaration of war. “We just feel very let down by the administration and Obama for not supporting us,” one studio chief explained to me. “At least let him remain neutral and not go against it until we can get the legislation right. But Obama went against it. I’m personally not going to support him anymore and not give a dime anymore,” another movie mogul who’s also a well-known Obama supporter told me this week.

More at [link to www.deadline.com]
 Quoting: Laura Bow


I say we stop going to the Movies stop buying their dvds,Put all these hollywood fucks out of business put all these sucky actors out of Business,make them get real jobs.Get our lives back from the T.V and get back to the way it used to be maybe the World wouldnt be so Fucked up Now.
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EXCLUSIVE: Internet sites on their SOPA-Strike may be conducting a blackout but Hollywood studios are conducting a boycott. Hollywood Obama DonorsI’ve learned that Hollywood studio chiefs individually and as a group are drawing a line in the sand on the piracy issue with the Obama re-election campaign and refusing to give any more donations.

The blowup came after President Obama on Saturday dashed moguls’ hopes that he would remain on the sidelines in the dispute over the U.S. House Of Representatives’ Stop Online Piracy Act and the U.S. Senate’s Protect IP Act. In a posting on the White House web site, three of the Obama administration’s top officials for Internet and intellectual property matters said that they share many of the concerns that the Internet community has about the Hollywood-supported bills. The trio said that they “will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt tried to soften the blow to Hollywood by acknowledging that that online piracy is “a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response.” They added that they plan to host an online event “to get more input” on the matter. But Hollywood moguls told me they “didn’t know it was going to be as over the top as it was” and took this as a declaration of war. “We just feel very let down by the administration and Obama for not supporting us,” one studio chief explained to me. “At least let him remain neutral and not go against it until we can get the legislation right. But Obama went against it. I’m personally not going to support him anymore and not give a dime anymore,” another movie mogul who’s also a well-known Obama supporter told me this week.

More at [link to www.deadline.com]
 Quoting: Laura Bow


I say we stop going to the Movies stop buying their dvds,Put all these hollywood fucks out of business put all these sucky actors out of Business,make them get real jobs.Get our lives back from the T.V and get back to the way it used to be maybe the World wouldnt be so Fucked up Now.
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Aso stop buying music CDs put them out of business while we are at it.most music today sucks ass anyways.
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i have stopped buying dvd's, i get a few from the library I find the older movies more entertaining anymore, the others are full of filth, whores and idiots.

i have stopped buying cd's, I bought one for Christmas, that is it for the past 3 years or so.

my kids do itunes occasionally, but 1 buck here and there is it!

I listen to the radio for music, mostly Christian music which is supported by the fan base, very little commercials.

the family goes to maybe 6 movies a year at the theater, we go when the tickets are 5 bucks, never full price, and usually we just say (wait till its on netflix) or can rent it.

most movies are crap nowadays.


You can't have a NWO with a free country with a free internet, because the flow of information will get to the masses and inform them.

As long as the US has the internet, guns and food the NWO is shelved.
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all I'm gonna say is, "yeah right". Its just a demon TPTB created, so they could scare us, and then knock it down and call for our worship.
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Stopped buying the HW propaganda a long time ago. Haven't gone to see a movie in years. Haven't bought a DVD movie in a long time either. Haven't watched a movie in my home on TV in at least as long as well. Nothing but carnally inspired garbage produced by the networks, as is all of the "programming" that can be seen and heard via media of all types. Garbage in, garbage out!
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Let me see, jewish people run the banks, and jewish people run Hollywood, surprise, surprise, surprise!




I use to be one of those who hated to hear race injected into subjects, but facts are facts.
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Oh yes, those poor Hollywood moguls. I feel sooooo bad for them. They can barely feed their family with a the income lost to 'piracy'.
 Quoting: Oubliette


+1

I might never buy another one
of their DVD's again.

greedy bastards
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This^^^^

When will there be a Occupy Hollywood????

There was a major movie star that got a 50 million something paycheck for less than a years of work

Dry up that greedy immoral industry.





GLP