Hyperbole and scare-mongering were de rigueur at a weeklong “anti-piracy” conference in Hollywood.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Counterfeiting and Piracy Awareness Week began last Thursday and featured comments by many high-level politicos that could affect how you play. They included: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; singer Mary Wilson of The Supremes; California legislators Howard Berman, Diane Watson and Brad Sherman; MPAA anti-piracy lobbyist Mike Robinson; former Dreamworks exec and Los Angeles City Councilmember Wendy Greuel; and Safwat Fahmy of SafeMedia Corp., which produces software designed to break P2P networks. Continued…
