Washington -- A group of progressive Internet freedom activists have created a website mocking the Batman movie appearances of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.). Leahy, who shepherded last year's Hollywood-friendly Protect IP Act in the Senate, has appeared in several Warner Brothers films, a situation which has irked good government advocates.
Undeterred, Leahy will make his next Batman appearance in "The Dark Knight Rises," set for release Friday July 20.
HuffPost previously reported on Leahy's ties to Hollywood in December. Pipa and its companion in the House of Representatives, the Stop Online Piracy Act, were pushed by Hollywood movie studios but loathed by open Internet advocates and tech companies, who warned that several provisions threatened the basic functionality of the web. As HuffPost noted at the time:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) is Hollywood's current favorite son in Washington. His top two career campaign contributors are Time Warner and Disney,...
Undeterred, Leahy will make his next Batman appearance in "The Dark Knight Rises," set for release Friday July 20.
HuffPost previously reported on Leahy's ties to Hollywood in December. Pipa and its companion in the House of Representatives, the Stop Online Piracy Act, were pushed by Hollywood movie studios but loathed by open Internet advocates and tech companies, who warned that several provisions threatened the basic functionality of the web. As HuffPost noted at the time:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) is Hollywood's current favorite son in Washington. His top two career campaign contributors are Time Warner and Disney,...
- 7/18/2012
- by Zach Carter
- Huffington Post
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