Archive for 2011/11/13

Successful internet companies like Facebook, Google and eBay have been aware of this for years. That’s why they have dedicated departments with legal, security communication and strategy experts to safeguard trust and protect their reputation.

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More:

http://www.considerati.com/en/considerati/trust-and-safety-management

Content Piracy has become a global epidemic – almost a quarter of all internet traffic infringes global anti-piracy laws. The growing availability of pirated content online can largely be attributed to technological innovations, such as the advancements in bandwidth technology and digital formats for mobile devices.

Anti-Piracy and Legal Professionals will be attending Legal IQ’s Anti-Piracy and Content Protection Summit, November 14-16 in New York, to benchmark their strategies amongst industry professionals to combat content piracy.

Case Studies & Best Practices from These Leading Industry Experts:

  • Sandra Aistars, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance
  • Rebecca Borden, SVP Associate General Counsel, CBS
  • Christoph Brem, Vice President, Attributor
  • Bryan Ellenburg, VP of Content Protection Technology, Paramount Pictures
  • Charlene Flick, Director of Intellectual Property and Competition, US Council for International Business
  • Ian Friedman, Esq., Website Security & Anti-Piracy Specialist, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
  • Ric Hirsch, Senior Vice President of IP Enforcement, Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
  • Roy Kaufman, Legal Director, Wiley-Blackwell
  • Jaclyn Knag, Manager of Anti- Piracy Strategy & Operations, Warner Brothers
  • Daniel M. Kummer, Vice President, Litigation & Content Protection, NBCUniversal Media, LLC
  • Marc A. Lorenti, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Seth Metsch, Digital Media Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs, A+E Networks
  • John Montgomery, COO, Group M
  • Stanley Pierre-Louis, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property & Content Protection, Viacom Inc.
  • Mary Rasenberger, Partner, Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP
  • Bill Rosenblatt, Founder, GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies
  • William A. Sampson, Director, Rights Protection & Enforcement, Cengage Learning
  • Justin Spence, President, Publisher Solutions International
  • Kevin Suh, Senior Vice President, Content Protection and Internet, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
  • Sacha Tarrant, Senior Manager, Digital Rights Research and Enforcement, NBA Properties
  • Elisha Lawrence, Partner, Ward & Lawrence
  • Thomas Sehested, VP of Anti-Piracy, MarkMonitor
  • Dr. David Price, Head of Piracy Intelligence, Envisional
  • Bryan Esparza, Director of Content Protection, Paramount Pictures
  • Caitlin Martin, Information Specialist, International Chamber of Commerce-BASCAP Initiative
  • Jason Calhoun, Enforcement Manager, Rosetta Stone
  • Stuart Rosove, Vice President, Integration, Irdeto
  • Deborah Robinson, Esq., Vice President of Anti-Piracy, MTV Networks
  • Jonathan Matkowsky, Partner, Matkowsky Law
  • Ben Karakunnel, Director, Business Intelligence Warner Brothers

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Those with the power and wealth who control our country do not concern themselves with quaint concepts like good and evil, right and wrong, or moral and immoral. Sociopaths see no obligation to society, humanity, or posterity. They only care about themselves, their wealth, their status, their reputation, and their control of others. They are incapable of feeling shame or remorse. They blindly march forward towards their own and society’s self-destruction.

Joe Paterno was fired by the Penn State Board of Trustees on Wednesday night as head football coach of Penn State. It was the first good decision that has been made in the last two decades by the leaders of Penn State. The man was told that his Defensive coordinator was seen in the locker room shower raping a 10 year old boy in 2002. He did not call the police and report this crime. He and the other top officials at Penn State brushed this crime under the rug, allowing at least seven more young boys to be raped by this monster. The 28 year old graduate assistant not only did nothing to stop the crime he witnessed, but he accepted a position as an assistant coach, knowing that Paterno and the Athletic Director never did anything to hold Sandusky accountable for his crime. Sandusky was still on campus working out as of last week. The actions of all the players in this disgusting example of how far our society has degenerated are enough to make someone lose all hope for humanity:

  • Jerry Sandusky creates a charitable organization so he can gain access to little boys. Multiple incidents are witnessed on campus from 1994 through 2002. A mother reports Sandusky to the Penn State police in 1998 and nothing is done by the men in the Administration. The investigation is dropped, but Tim Curley forces Sandusky to retire in 1999. It is clear that everyone in the top echelon of Penn State knew Sandusky was a deviant pedophile. But letting it become public would have been a black mark on the football program and could have reduced the huge profits generated by Paterno’s kingdom.
  • After his forced retirement he is still given access to the campus and locker room facilities. He is caught having anal sex with a 10 year old boy in the locker room shower by a 28 year old man, who chooses not to intervene and save the boy. Joe Paterno does the absolute minimum when informed of this horrific crime. After this crime is covered up by all the key men running the show at Penn State, it just becomes business as usual for Joe and his cronies.
  • Sandusky continues to rape little boys for the next eight years because of the cowardice and complete lack of morality exhibited by the men in high places at Penn State.
  • With the issuance of the grand jury report last week, the psychotic nature of these men was on display for the world to witness. In a stunning display of arrogance and hubris, Paterno and the President of Penn State announced their full support for the Athletic Director and VP of Finance who were arrested. These men did not think they did anything wrong. They clung to the fact that they adhered to the laws created by other men. In a despicable display, Joe Paterno led a cheer at a pep rally in front of his house with his arms raised in victory. At least eight boys had their lives ruined and Joe Paterno leads a cheer.
  • The Board of Trustees summoned the courage to fire Paterno and the President last night. In another display that makes me wonder about the future of our country, thousands of students rioted in support of Joe Paterno, breaking windows, turning over news vans, and starting fires. Are these young people incapable of critical thinking and are just driven by emotion and mindless rage? Can’t they distinguish between facts and lies? Do they care more about football than innocent children being raped?
Much more:

The university’s most senior officials were clearly seeking to halt the humiliating damage caused by the arrest last Saturday of the former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky. Mr. Sandusky had been a key part of the football program, but prosecutors have said he was a serial pedophile who was allowed to add victims over the years in part because the university he had served was either unable or unwilling to stop him.

Mr. Sandusky has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year span, and two top university officials — Tim Curley, the athletic director, and Gary Schultz, the senior vice president for finance and business — have been charged with perjury and failing to report to authorities what they knew of the allegations. Neither Mr. Paterno nor Mr. Spanier was charged in the case, though questions have been raised about if they did as much as they could to stop Mr. Sandusky.

More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/sports/ncaafootball/-joe-paterno-and-graham-spanier-out-at-penn-state.html

See also:

Penn State Students Take to the Streets After Paterno Is Fired
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/penn-state-students-take-to-the-streets-after-paterno-is-fired/

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