MPAA Supports GOP Platform's Opposition to Piracy

The Motion Picture Association of America is supporting the Republican Party's platform to protect intellectual property from online piracy, MPAA CEO Chris Dodd said.

"Copyright is the cornerstone of innovation; it allows creators to benefit from what they create," Dodd, a former Democratic senator from Connecticut, said. "Victimized private firms will be encouraged to raise claims in both U.S. courts and at the World Trade Organization," the platform reads. "Punitive measures will be imposed on foreign firms that misappropriate American technology and intellectual property." The language of the platform "strikes a very smart balance" between protecting content and internet freedom," Dodd said.