"New" Copyright Alliance. Worse than the o

jombeewoof writes: "A new industry-backed Copyright Alliance was launched yesterday in Washington, DC, with the goal of "promoting the value of copyright as an agent for creativity, jobs, and growth." But the group wants to do more than simply get the word out about the value of copyright — it wants to actively strengthen current copyright law. Backed by organizations like the MPAA, NBC, News Corp., Disney, Time Warner, the Business Software Alliance, Microsoft, ASCAP, the NBA, and others, the Copyright Alliance has already secured initial support from several members of Congress http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070518-new- copyright-alliance-hopes-to-strengthen-copyright-l aw.html"