MPAA's Chris Dodd Extends SOPA Olive Branch to Silicon Valley

Speaking to the Atlanta Press Club on Wednesday, MPAA Chief Chris Dodd told the audience that "Hollywood is pro-technology and pro-Internet." He also noted that the legislative battle against piracy wasn't over, saying that "a strong system of copyright protection for online content is critical to the continued success of the flourishing Internet marketplace."

"We cannot draw up a business model that accounts for the wholesale theft of our product," he said. "It's true for pharmacies. It's true for the automobile industry. It's true for software developers. And it's true for us."

"The coalition supporting a crackdown on ... criminal sites includes companies large and small who produce movies, TV shows, music, software, photography, prescription drugs, consumer electronics - everyone from Gibson Guitars to the Ultimate Fighting Championship."

"If you believe that freedom of speech does not imply, and the ability to innovate does not require, a license to steal, if you believe that the men and women who work hard to make films and TV shows deserve to be fairly compensated ... I invite you to join this coalition and help us move towards a solution to this problem."

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