D.C. Bar Hosts Anti-Piracy Forum

The D.C. Bar is hosting a forum on Anti-Piracy and Film Financing Incentives. The speakers include David Green from the MPAA and Michele LeBlanc of LeBlanc & Associates. This should be an excellent forum, especially if you enjoy one-sided pedantic lecturing about piracy from copyright holders. David Green is especially interesting since he was the principal deputy chief of the computer crime and IP section of the Criminal Division for DOJ.

The MPAA has been actively cracking down on piracy like the RIAA. They are take no prisoners and I am sure they look forward to catching the first 12 year old who downloads the Spongebob movie. It does not seem that the MPAA has had as much success with P2P file as the RIAA has. The MPAA web site is chalk full of scare tactics about how much money the movie industry is losing and how unprofitable most movies are. The MPAA is one big propaganda machine. If you are ever approached for illegal downloading by the MPAA or RIAA do not talk to them directly. You must secure counsel first before talking to them. The RIAA and MPAA are known for being highly aggressive and they will use intimidation to get people to settle with them early. Find a good attorney who knows about copyright issues.