SESAC supports SOPA?!?

[ebenbrooks]

This is absolutely outrageous. SESAC, the 'little guy' in the Performance Rights Organization field (way behind ASCAP or BMI) has publicly issued a memo in SUPPORT of SOPA/PROTECT-IP! They need to hear from the public, and ESPECIALLY from MUSICIANS and AFFILIATES, that this is not acceptable. I am a SESAC affiliate, and I will cancel my affiliation

Comments

[niall_shapero]

Please forgive my ignorance, but what are the details of SOPA that make it unacceptable? (This is a serious question - I am ignorant of the details.)

[ebenbrooks]

Rather than try to rehash it, I will direct you to the following articles:

http://ammori.org/2011/12/08/controversial-copyright-bills-would-violate-first-amendment-letters-to-congress-by-laurence-tribe-and-me/

http://boingboing.net/2011/12/17/how-sopa-will-destroy-internet.html

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/20111116141248301243.html

https://action.eff.org/o/9042/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8173

Also, if you go to the EFF website (eff.org) and do a search on 'SOPA', you'll get a lot of useful info.

SOPA

[niall_shapero]

Thanks for the references. I'll try and check them out RSN.

[neo_tanuki]

I took the liberty of linking to this entry on my blog after reading your information. Hope you don't mind.

That bill does sound like a bit of a mess.

[ebenbrooks]

Thank you. I appreciate it very much.