COICA Back Up For A Vote This Week, So Universal Music Ramps Up Astroturf Campaign
from the protect-protect-protect dept
The COICA online censorship bill is back up for discussion in the Senate this week, as (thanks to pressure from the entertainment industry) they hope to get it passed during this lame duck session. As such, it should come as little surprise that Universal Music Group Distribution President Jim Urie has sent out another one of his astroturfing emails to supporters, asking them to bombard Congress critters with support for censorship. A few of you sent in the message:Congress is listening to our message. Let's continue the fight against online piracy. If you haven't already done so, please click here to send an email to your Senator and Representative - it's quick and easy.Oddly, Jim Urie never responded to my challenge to him, to see if we could come up with reasonable solutions that don't involve drowning out those who disagree with him. Gee, I wonder why...
Jim
Update: And... in an interesting bit of timing, the news came out today that Universal Music is planning major cuts. Perhaps instead of focusing on astroturf campaigns and running to the government to prop up their business model, they should have focused on actually innovating.
Filed Under: astoturf, censorship, coica, jim urie
Companies: riaa, universal music
