“What is ‘Goliath’ and why are Hollywood’s most powerful lawyers working to kill it?” Russell Brandom asks for The Verge. “”
“In dozens of recently leaked emails from the Sony hack, lawyers from the MPAA and six major studios talk about “Goliath” as their most powerful and politically relevant adversary in the fight against online piracy,” Brandom reports. “They speak of ‘the problems created by Goliath,’ and worry ‘what Goliath could do if it went on the attack.’ Together they mount a multi-year effort to ‘respond to / rebut Goliath’s public advocacy’ and ‘amplify negative Goliath news.'”
Brandom reports, “And while it’s hard to say for sure, significant evidence suggests that the studio efforts may be directed against Google.”
Much more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward W.” for the heads up.]