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Monday, November 19th, 2012

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That was fast: Republican Study Committee retracts report on copyright reform, undoubtedly at Hollywood's behest 

At the end of last week, a study group controlled by conservative House Republicans put out a report about copyright reform which did not toe the Hollywood line. Today, undoubtedly due to pressure from Tinseltown lobbyists, the group’s executive director sent out an email “retracting” the report, claiming it was “published without adequate review”. Uh huh.

# Posted at 5:29 pm Pacific