Representatives of six major Hollywood movie studios will attempt to link job losses to piracy in testimony this morning before the Judicial Committee of the House.
Michael on ' Leary, who oversees the policy and external affairs for the Motion Picture Association of America, the trade group best movies Studios, will tell lawmakers that "fundamentally" stop Act online piracy (SOPA) on the preservation of jobs.
Struggle for the SOPA is white hot. Proponents say that the legislation is intended to accelerate the process of removing from websites accused trade pirated and counterfeit materials.
Critics say that this Bill is a tool for big entertainment companies and other copyright owners impede innovation and stifle freedom of speech.
In addition to the MPAA, Pfizer will be tomorrow the testimony of AFL-CIO and Mastercard, all of which support the Bill before the Judicial Committee. The only witness of dissent would be Katherine Oyama, policy counsel for Google. The more people who oppose the Bill had not been invited to give angered SOPA opponents.
About ' Leary to written testimony submitted to the Judiciary Committee MPAA exec wrote that the film and television industry supports more than two million American jobs in all 50 States. He adds that the industry also includes more than 95000 United States the vast majority of small businesses employing less than 10 people.
"It's business as Fletcher cameras and lenses in Chicago," on ' Leary wrote, "whose staff 25 staff work to provide equipment for film, television and commercial production in the West."
One point is worth noting that, although many copyright owners say that the DMCA was not able to protect copyright owners, '' Leary said that the DMCA works.
"And where these sites are legitimate and good-faith effort to respond to our queries the model runs with varying degrees of effectiveness," wrote about ' Leary. "It is not, however, always works fast and it's not perfect, but it works.
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