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Joe Mullin | Ars Technica

Disney Wants Employees To Chip In To Pay Copyright Lobbyists

The letter boasts of beating Aereo, getting TPP—and wants workers’ help in 2016.

February 26th, 2016

By Joe Mullin | Ars Technica

Disney Wants Employees To Chip In To Pay Copyright Lobbyists

The Walt Disney Company has a reputation for lobbying hard on copyright issues. The 1998 copyright extension has even been dubbed the “Mickey Mouse Protection Act” by activists like Lawrence Lessig that have worked to reform copyright laws. This year, the company is turning to its employees to fund some of that battle. Disney CEO Bob Iger has

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