To:      Christopher J. Dodd - ContactUs@mpaa.org

From:  Doug Skoglund - skoglund@pdmsb.com

Date:   Sunday, Jan 22, 2012

Subject: My Way LXI - First Day...

I assume that you are familiar with the saying, "Today is the first day of the rest of my life??" -- well I am turning over a new leaf.

I give up on the journalists since they don't want to discuss solutions to our problems -- and I am turning to Christopher J. Dodd and the Motion Picture Association of America. I am hoping that Mr. Dodd might be in a mood to try a different approach to solving his problems.

But, first, I direct you to Mike Masnick's 20 Jan 2012 post entitled, "MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren't Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought."

Reinforcing the fact that Chris Dodd really does not get what's happening, and showing just how disgustingly corrupt the MPAA relationship is with politicians, Chris Dodd went on Fox News to explicitly threaten politicians who accept MPAA campaign donations that they'd better pass Hollywood's favorite legislation... or else:

"Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake," 

This certainly follows what many people assumed was happening, and fits with the anonymous comments from studio execs that they will stop contributing to Obama, but to be so blatant about this kind of corruption and money-for-laws politics in the face of an extremely angry public is a really, really, really tone deaf response from Dodd.

Hopefully, Mr. Dodd now acknowledges that our (not his, but our) copyright problems are so intricately involved with the Personal Computer/Internet that they will never be  resolved by the old tried and true methods. We are going to have to do this the open and honest way. And, it can be done!!!!!

Obviously, the first step is making contact -- the purpose of this post -- Mr. Dodd, it's up to you.

To be continued (I Hope)

Doug Skoglund skoglund@pdmsb.com

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