Unholy alliance: IPR and Christian conservatives

[Milton Mueller]

Note the spurious link between P2P file sharing and child porn that is asserted here. If anyone doubts there is a link between free expression and copyright issues, check this out 

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CHRISTIAN COALITION OF AMERICA
PRESS RELEASE
President Roberta Combs                        Tuesday March 29, 2005
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Christian Coalition on Side of Hollywood in Today's 
Supreme Court case (M.G.M vs. Grokster)

Christian Coalition Seeks Reduction in Distribution 
of Child Pornography and Other Obscenity on the Internet

Washington D.C. -- Christian Coalition of America is part of the coalition -- including many entertainment companies in Hollywood -- participaating in a "peer-to-peer" (computer to computer) file sharing case ("M.G.M. vs. Grokster") argued at the Supreme Court today.  The reason for Christian Coalition's involvement in this partnership is to stop the proliferation of child pornography and other forms of obscenity being distributed by file-sharing companies such as Grokster.  On the other hand, the entertainment companies are trying to stop the massive stealing of copywrited material on the Internet.  Both of these problems cause great damage to the morals and principles for which America stands.

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Christian Coalition of America President, Roberta Combs said, "Christian Coalition will support any effort * even by Hollywood * if that effort results in eliminating child pornography and other types of pornography that are on the Internet today.  We hope the Supreme Court rules for morality in America and against these file-sharing companies which contribute to the smut flooding America today."  

The Christian Coalition of America is America's largest Christian grassroots organization with more than 2 million supporters. The organization's website may be referenced at: http://www.cc.org