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Verizon Lawyer Explains Telecoms' DMCA Position

Posted by timothy on from the not-that-they-don't-want-your-money dept.

CheapBrew writes: "Sarah Deutsch, a vice president and associate general counsel at Verizon, is interviewed by Declan McCullagh on CNet's News.com. She argues against the DCMA, anti-P2P bill, and the broadcast flag, and notes that Verizon is teaming with other telecoms and groups like the EFF to fight the 300 pound gorilla."

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  1. Re:Correct me if i'm wrong... by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Insightful
    > Sure, you have a small minority that likes to download linux iso images for fun, but he majority of people have broadband for online gaming, mp3s, divx, p0rn, etc. The ISPs have to fight to make sure they don't lose the very reason for the existance of broadband. These ISPs are not the good guys, they just know that if they don't fight this, that they'll lose money.

    Which is why I'm very glad they're fighting this.

    Fundamentally, what the Hollings bill, the bill authorizing RIAA/MPAA to DDOS your box, and all the rest of Hollywood's laws are about is killing the $600B technology industry to preserve the $10-20B entertainment industry.

    You and I can't convince Hollings that the CBDTPA doesn't "promote" broadband, it kills it, because Hollings won't listen to us. We, after all, don't own broadband providers, we're merely customers.

    Verizon can, and will, make that case.

    If Hollywood kills broadband by buying Congress, we're inconvenienced, but our lives aren't over. Like the story about a ham and egg breakfast, wherein the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed -- when it comes to saving the 'net from Hollywood, we're involved, but the few remaining telcos are most definitely committed.