[Chapter-delegates] Appointment of former MPAA CTO Paul Brigner as North American Regional Director of Internet Society

[Christopher Wilkinson]

Well, SOPA may yet return to haunt us:

>> http://geeko.lesoir.be/2012/04/07/laccord-sur-la-sopa-se-ferait-a-huis-clos/
>
> http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/04/06/chris-dodd-confident-obama-administration-working-on-next-sopa/
>
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mpaa-christopher-dodd-sopa-bully-harvey-weinstein-ratings-308359

I hope that Paul Brigner will be able to explain to Chris Dodd the  
error of his ways.

Also, ACTA may be dying in the European Parliament:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17728045

But it is not dead yet:

http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/iprenforcement/docs/memorandum_04052011_en.pdf

Just a cautionary thought,

Good night,	CW


On 17 Apr 2012, at 22:43, Eduardo Diaz wrote:

> Yes, indeed!
>
>  I wonder if he "adjusted his thinking" during his tenure with the  
> MPAA or after joining ISOC.
>
> -ed
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Patrick Vande Walle <patrick at vande-walle.eu 
> > wrote:
>
> On CircleID, Paul explains how and why he changed his opinion on  
> SOPA and other issues.
>
> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120417_why_sopa_defender_joins_internet_society_as_regional_director/
>
> Needless to say I was disappointed  to have to read that piece of   
> self-criticism  on a third-party web site, rather than this mailing  
> list. Well, chapters may soon be recognized in the bylaws, but maybe  
> they are not yet worth an explanation.
>
> Patrick Vande Walle
>
>
>
> On 21/03/12 15:57, David Solomonoff wrote:
>>
>> I am profoundly disturbed by the appointment of Paul Brigner as  
>> North American Regional Director of the Internet Society.
>>
>> In his previous position as Chief Technology Officer at the Motion  
>> Picture Association of America (MPAA) he worked for the passage of  
>> PIPA and SOPA.
>>
>
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