MPAA's Glickman on Grokster

Wearing her eWeek columnist hat, Chris Nolan has an interview this week with MPAA's CEO Dan Glickman.

Glickman, a former congressman and former Clinton Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, was not a popular choice to replace Jack Valenti as MPAA chief with Congressional Republicans (who, naturally, wanted one of their own in charge).  Such was the reaction to his appointment, that Washington tongues...

...wagged about how long Glickman would remain in his post after his July 2004 appointment.  Tongues flapped again after G.W.'s re-election.

Still, Glickman remains the man at the top at the MPAA. Plus, considering that the Grokster decision is only a month or so away and the expected flurry of legislation not far behind it, it would be folly to assume that Glickman, a popular and respected congressman, is holding down the fort for someone else.

As the Nolan interview also points out, Glickman is also making an effort to reach out to tech companies.  We'll see if it's anything but symbolism, but, regardless, it's a good start.  On this note, Glickman says:

"The one thing I am trying to do is—the tech world and the, I hate to use the word 'content,' world, because we're all kind of in this together—these two worlds are worlds that have to work together. What I've noticed in Washington over the past 10 or 15 years is that every issue that's worked on becomes Armageddon here, and I want to try and keep these issues as much as possible from becoming another Armageddon type of thing."

Glickman also notes the MPAA's post-Grokster considerations:

"Obviously, we're getting ready to anticipate that, both offensively and defensively, as I'm sure some in the tech community are doing as well.  We're waiting to see what it is and then to see what, if any, remedies are needed or desirable, either in the legislative context—more than likely there will be a strong look at that—but I think the marketplace will be the main place where a lot of this stuff is decided.

Comments

[Gabrielly]

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[Flo]

Okay, that sounds like a good first step(and huepfolly down the road they will start selling movies for download) You mean to tell me that even after this whole MPAA ordeal, you intend to actually support them? ;/And im sure the MPAA is aware of your blog,which they probally read, which means you probally just gave Mark Cuban a free lawsuit ;o

[Sergeu]

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