Responding to the mass protests against the PIPA and SOPA bills on Wednesday, the MPAA has revealed its true nature.
First, MPAA CEO Chris Dodd described the blackouts of Wikipedia, Reddit and others as corporate PR stunts which manipulated and exploited the sites’ users.
“Some technology business interests are resorting to stunts that punish their users or turn them into their corporate pawns,” Dodd said .
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