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MPAA-Dodd Investigation Petition Reaches Goal

Posted by Unknown on from the whitehouse-to-declare-mpaa-supports-american-jerbs dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The petition on 'We the People' website petitioning the administration to investigate Chris Dodd for corruption has reached the required 25,000 votes in two days: now the government has to officially respond to the petition. The petition ... stemmed from Chris Dodd's statement that tried to portray campaign donations as quid-pro-quos for SOPA/PIPA votes."

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  1. A little bit of hope.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    My expectations are very, very low as to the outcome of this petition. Anyone who expects anything more than a cursory "We understand your concerns but feel statements made on a news channel do not merit an investigation" has their head in the sand.. ..but still, I can't help but tap at the sand regardless.

    Now I think a petition should be made about the RIAA/MPAA suing dead grandmas and 10 year old children.

  2. Re:Concerns sound exaggerated by Bill+Dimm · · Score: 4, Informative

    I have a lot of problems with Dodd's cozy relationship with the financial industry (probably what's driving him out of the Senate)

    Driving him out of the Senate? He's already out of the Senate. He is now the Chairman and CEO of the MPAA. Hence, his statement is from the MPAA to his former colleagues in the Senate saying that the MPAA gave them money so they better pass the legislation the MPAA demands. Somehow, the fact that Dodd is now the head of the MPAA is often left out of the reporting (even left out of the petition). Does that make the sleaziness a little clearer?