Chris Dodd

MOSCOW, May 31 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd said the shocking disclosure by JPMorgan Chase & Co of a $2 billion trading loss is proof of the need for legislation he co-authored to limit excessive risk-taking by banks.  

to ID people who keep pushing for web-killing proposals such as CISPA, SOPA, and PIPA in this new, occasional feature: "The People Trying To Ruin The Internet." Enjoy! Oh, Chris Dodd. The former Democratic senator from Connecticut didn't manage to make it ...  

Now, does this mean Dodd doesn’t view piracy as theft or is this simply a change in strategy in an attempt to woo support for future editions of SOPA? Judging by the “promoting future antipiracy legislation” portion, it suggests very clearly that the ...  

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Over at the Cannes Film Festival, MPAA boss Chris Dodd apparently told Variety that the MPAA is "on the wrong track" when it calls infringement "theft." "We're in a transformative period with an explosion of technology that's going to need content... We're going to have to be more subtle and consumer-oriented.... We're on the wrong track if we describe this as thievery." Now, I thought that was kind of interesting, because it appears that...  

This speech was given by Sen. Chris Dodd (Chairman and CEO, MPAA) on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at CinemaCon 2012 and is reprinted here with his permission. Thank you, Nora (Dashwood), for that nice introduction. And thank you, John (Fithian) for being such ...  

Former senator Chis Dodd is now the CEO of the MPAA, and was the primary moving force behind SOPA. He's a bit weird. His latest act of performance art, or fabulism, or whatever, is to make up a completely bullshit story about the history of Hollywood, in which the Hollywood film industry sprang into being [...]  

Ah, Chris Dodd. Can you open your mouth without saying something ... Well, when it comes to the tech sector, replace “Jacob Stern’s horse barn” with “Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm room” at Harvard, and you have almost the same story with ...  

The poster child for everything that's wrong about American politics is back in the news again. Much like JP Morgan's CEO Jamie Dimon, former Democratic Senator Chris Dodd never knows when to shut his mouth. In this case, it's a good thing because Chris Dodd has once again helped bring SOPA and the MPAA's bad policies back into public view. And Dodd, incredibly, claimed that President Obama is working behind the scenes to do everything Dodd...  

Earlier this year, the internet (including this site) responded aggressively to the Stop Online Piracy Act pushed into Congress by Representative Lamar S. Smith. In response, SOPA died. It was important to reject it, and it will be even more important to reject it when it comes up again. Because it will, Romero-like, inevitably rise again. In fact, MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd publicly told The Hollywood Reporter that negotiations were taking...  

MPAA chief Chris Dodd promised theater owners on Tuesday that he ... the bills threatened free speech and could stifle innovation. Also read: Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Dictator' Warns CinemaCon: 'There Are Bigger Bombs Than John Carter ' Those ...  

I think MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd is right to say, in the wake of the controversy over the initial R rating given to the documentary Bully (it was lowered to PG-13 after cuts), that the association’s ratings system, which carries great power ...  

MPAA chief Chris Dodd argued on Tuesday that Hollywood is ignoring the Hispanic population at its own peril. Hispanics, he said, make up 16 percent of the U.S. population, but they represent more than one-quarter of the moviegoing audience. “I am ...  

LAS VEGAS — The head of the Motion Picture Association of America says Hollywood and Silicon Valley must work together to protect intellectual property. Chief executive Chris Dodd said Tuesday that movie studios must embrace new technologies to appeal to ...  

Movie boss: Hollywood and Silicon Valley must jointly protect intellectual ...San Jose Mercury NewsChief executive Chris Dodd said Tuesday that movie studios must embrace new technologies to appeal to consumers who value convenience and affordability over the traditional movie-viewing experience. The MPAA is a leading advocate for anti-piracy ...Foreign Box Office Funds Hollywood Production, Dodd SaysBusinessWeekCinemaCon 2012: Sen. Chris Dodd...  

MPAA chief Christopher Dodd has called on movie theater owners to "adapt" to the new digital age of smartphones and tablet computers. "This new age of the connected consumer is here, and so we must adapt," he told the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas.  

I wrote Friday that a lot of people in Connecticut were glad to see Chris Dodd go as one of the state's two senators, and that many probably don't miss him. The former senator called me up midday Friday and said he has no doubt a lot of people ...  

I wrote Friday that a lot of people in Connecticut were glad to see Chris Dodd go as one of the state's two senators, and that many probably don't miss him. The former senator called me up midday Friday and said he has no doubt a lot of people ...  

In a speech at CinemaCon, the theatrical exhibition trade show taking place this week in Las Vegas, Dodd made no direct mention of SOPA and PIPA, the two content-protection bills that wilted in congress after kicking off fierce blowback from Silicon Valley.  

and new Chairman and CEO of ... [T]he former U.S. Senator and Hollywood lobbyist said that many of the technology world’s brightest lights share the same creative spark that is on display in the movie business. “Some of the world’s most ...  

The fight against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is not yet over. As Mike Masnick at TechDirt points out, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman Chris Dodd revealed in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the comatose anti-piracy legislation is in the process of being revived... Of course, the reincarnation of SOPA is happening behind closed doors, far away from the deadly public eye...Did the entertainment...  

Silicon Valley has likely succeeded in killing anti-piracy legislation at least ... millions of users saw Congress indefinitely postpone legislation in January to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars each ...  

National Association of Theater Owners CEO John Fithian concurred. If the MPAA didn’t take on the assignment then it could result in government censorship or local ratings. That would result in havoc because “what people care about in LA is vastly ...  

I know a lot of people were glad to see Chris Dodd go as one of Connecticut's two senators. I suspect not many miss him. And yet, as we approach another OpSail event here in Connecticut, it is hard to forget how Sen. Dodd, co-chairman of both ...  

I know a lot of people were glad to see Chris Dodd go as one of Connecticut's two senators. I suspect not many miss him. And yet, as we approach another OpSail event here in Connecticut, it is hard to forget how Sen. Dodd, co-chairman of both ...  

I know a lot of people were glad to see Chris Dodd go as one of Connecticut's two senators. I suspect not many miss him. And yet, as we approach another OpSail event here in Connecticut, it is hard to forget how Sen. Dodd, co-chairman of both ...  

Edward Kennedy on the other side of the fight, trying to lure ships away. "Here you had Ted Kennedy calling up heads of state," Dodd said, adding it was hard to compete with that star power. Dodd said he was a much less known senator trying to ...  

[Quote]: Ah, Chris Dodd. It seems like every time he opens his mouth, he makes things worse. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, he responds to a series of questions about SOPA by trying to tiptoe around the issue, but basically admits that there are backroom conversations going on between a small number of [...]  

Hollywood-backed legislation to fight online piracy, shelved this year after an Internet protest led by Google Inc. (GOOG) and Wikipedia, is "dead," said the head of the trade group for the largest movie studios.  

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, former Senator and current MPAA chief Chris Dodd said he was ?confident? that Obama supports the entertainment industry?s attempts to crack down on online piracy, and that he?s sure that the president is ?using his good relationships in both communities [tech/media]? to push talks forward about replacement legislation ...  

The fight against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is not yet over. As Mike Masnick at TechDirt points out, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Chairman Chris Dodd revealed in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the comatose anti ...  

Ah, Chris Dodd. It seems like every time he opens his mouth ... He's asked specifically if there are conversations going on now, and if the White House is pressuring folks to come to such "an understanding." THR: Are there conversations going ...  

The stark comments, from the man who pushed for tougher anti-piracy laws, come after a concerted effort ... like so-called "torrents" of movies, music and software. The tech community said the bill was too broad and would have unfairly ensnared ...  

The other day it occurred to me to have a look at the Pirate Bay's 'Physibles' category for 3D printer plans, to see what's been added since it launched with a 3D pirate ship model earlier this year. Among the odds and ends (both useful and just-for-fun) like a whistle, a stylus for touch-screens and a Guy Fawkes mask, there is one particularly amusing item: a 3D-printable portrait of MPAA CEO Chris Dodd: A crude little 3D printable portrait...  

You would have thought that the unprecedented backlash against both SOPA and PIPA would have resulted in the entertainment industry learning something about shoving bad laws down the throat of the country -- but apparently not. MPAA boss and former ...  

This last quote in particular is what caused watchdog groups like Demand Progress to react, going as far to create a “New SOPA” page that features a petition form asking the Obama to reject these “backroom” deals, complete with following rejection ...  

The motion picture industry, like all major American job creators, is part of a growing and interconnected world economy. But it might be surprising how...  

SOPA is dead, Dodd says: There has been some renewed chatter around the controversial piracy bills the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP (Intellectual Property) Act, especially following comments made last week by Motion Picture Association of America president and former senator Chris Dodd. Read full article >>  

April 24, 2012 By Brent Lang MPAA chief Chris Dodd argued on Tuesday that Hollywood is ignoring the Hispanic population at its own peril. Hispanics, he said, make up 16 percent of the U.S. population, but they represent more than one-quarter of the moviegoing audience. "I am confident we can do a better job of serving this growing population with themes that resonate strongly with them," he told the audience at CinemaCon, the exhibition trade...  

Chief executive Chris Dodd said Tuesday that movie studios must embrace ... 2009 on Sukkwan Island in southeast Alaska after wounding another bear in a bow hunt. The bow incident counted toward a state seasonal limit of one bear.  

of America of Chief Executive Chris Dodd touted a strong rebound at the box office this year but said the industry needs to find new ways to stay relevant ... stewardship of the great moviegoing tradition, we can do it." Dodd also renewed ...  

The source of this is the Wall Street Journal. According to the Journal we have new members of the TBTF Club because of language inserted into the Dodd-Frank Bill by Senator Chris Dodd. These new secret TBTF members are not even banks.  

The source of this is the Wall Street Journal. According to the Journal we have new members of the TBTF Club because of language inserted into the Dodd-Frank Bill by Senator Chris Dodd. These new secret TBTF members are not even banks.  

USA TODAYHollywood, Silicon Valley need unity, leader saysBusinessWeekBy CRISTINA SILVA Chris Dodd, the head of the Motion Picture Association of America, said Tuesday that Hollywood and Silicon Valley must work together to protect intellectual property. Silicon Valley has likely succeeded in killing anti-piracy ...MPAA urges Hollywood to embrace social networksUSA TODAYMPAA's Dodd: Hollywood needs Hispanic audiencesBaltimore SunDodd wants...  

WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Chris Dodd, chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, says he now thinks the Stop Online Piracy Act he has long backed is "dead."  

Christopher John "Chris" Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut for a thirty-year period ending with the 111th United States Congress.  

The MPAA's CEO Chris Dodd has finally admitted that the group's tactics of comparing piracy to stealing is a bad choice.Over the last decade (or longer), the media industry has used the word "theft" to describe piracy and "thieves" for those that engage in the copying or unauthorized sharing of movies.As we have posted here on Afterdawn many times before, the following video has been a mainstay of the MPAA's video archives:Dodd appears to have...  

So Chris Dodd just said that there were ongoing backroom negotiations for a new SOPA, with some push from the White House. Of course, he did it with a wink and a nod, by saying he was "confident" that such was "the case" but that he wouldn't "go into more detail, because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive." When asked to clarify, he made it clear that Obama was pressuring the tech community to agree to a version of SOPA: I'm...  

Stevenson afterward said she was pleased with Romney's message ... Romney during his speech also took a brief shot at former Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd's landmark legislation, the Dodd/Frank financial services regulations. Romney said the new laws ...  

“This film portrays a woman whose story needs to be in theaters and living rooms across the world.” MPAA Chairman Senator Chris Dodd, called "The Lady" a "great story of a Nelson Mandela-type character who never quit and shows how one person can make a difference.  

McMahon is coming off a general election loss in 2010, when Democrat Richard Blumenthal defeated her to succeed Chris Dodd in the Senate. As New England's only House Republican from 2007 to 2009, Shays lost reelection in 2008 after serving 21 years in Congress.  

That's a Mother's Day gift that will bloom for years to come. U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, D-Conn., author of the Global Child Survival Act, serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. is a former two-term ...  

On 17 occasions, bush called on Congress to “fix” Fannie & Freddie, but the Democrats (especially Barney Frank and Chris Dodd) blocked all efforts to do so. Eventually they were at the heart of the financial collapse. The real cause of the financial collapse?  

Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, as well-intended as they may be, have created a piece of legislation that hardly puts a band-aid on a deep wound. Instead of take initiative from the time of a telegraphed collapse, congress could only react and it would be in ...  

A report has surfaced saying that the MPAA is lobbying to have the sequel of SOPA in place by 2013. This comes as a result of comments made by Chris Dodd. SOPA may have been the one bill that united the entire internet, sparked unprecedented outrage and ...  

To do that, theater owners will have to purchase a software upgrade for digital projectors. Also read: MPAA Chief Chris Dodd: Hollywood Needs to Attract Hispanic Audiences “The movement feels more real, it feels smoother,” Jackson said. He also argued ...  

The Hollywood reporter published an interview with MPAA boss and former Senator Chris Dodd. Among other things the MPAA chief was asked about the progress on the SOPA anti-piracy bill. While the public believes the plan has been shelved for now ...  

The new rating, which came about with the great support from MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd, grants the schools, organizations and cities all around the country who are lined up and ready to screen BULLY, including the National Education Association ...  

Also read: Chris Dodd at CinemaCon: Hollywood, Silicon Valley Must Work Together on Piracy Beyond public embarrassment, the report has little practical impact. There are no sanctions or punishments attached to its findings. Rather the hope is ...  

The law, which was named for its two sponsors, former Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., covers a vast array of financial institutions from small banks and thrifts to the insurance industry and giant Wall Street traders.  

Schwartz made a political contribution of $2,300 to the campaign ‘Obama for America’ and also made many large contributions to the political campaigns of former Senate Banking Committee Chair Chris Dodd, a prominent Democrat. The leader of ...  

One out of six bundlers for the Obama campaign are gay, for example, and the campaign has been lagging in donations from its entertainment business donors (amplified by the President’s rejection of SOPA despite Chris Dodd’s threats no doubt.)  

The efforts to rein in that program were strongly resisted by such notables as Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, and Barack Obama. These Democrat-led programs have led to the decline of the American society and near collapse of the financial system.  

It was Jan. 3, 2007, when Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee. When Chris and Barney took the helm of our nation’s financial ship of state, the Dow was at 12 ...