http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110118/12431012712/companies-who-support-censoring-internet.shtml
The companies try to present a united front that censoring the internet is a good thing. It includes the usual suspects of Viacom and NBC Universal on the content side and Louis Vuitton and Tiffany on the counterfeiting side, but there are a few other interesting names: such as Monster Cable (never met an IP law it didn't want to abuse, apparently), the NBA, MLB and NFL (sports leagues unite in censorship!) as well as Voltage Pictures, famous for suing thousands of fans for downloading Hurt Locker. Activison, which has become increasingly aggressive on IP issues lately is on the list as well, of course. Anyway, here's the full list of companies that support censoring the internet, because they're too lazy to compete in the marketplace or innovate when that market changes:
•Nike - Beaverton, OR
•Achushnet - Fairhaven, MA
•Curb Music Publishing - Nashville, TN
•NBC Universal - New York, NY
•Viacom - New York, NY
•Callaway - Carlsbad, CA
•Cleveland Golf - Huntington Beach, CA
•Rosetta Stone - Arlington, VA
•Activision - Santa Monica, CA
•Adidas Group - Portland, OR
•Xerox - Norwalk, CT
•Hastings Entertainment, Inc. - Amarillo, TX
•Fortune Brands - Deerfield, IL
•Coty Inc. - New York, NY
•EDGE Entertainment Distribution - Streetsboro, OH
•Oakley, Inc. - Foothill Ranch, CA
•PING - Phoenix, AZ
•Louis Vuitton - New York, NY
•D'Addario and Company - Farmingdale, NY
•Monster Cable Products, Inc. - Brisbane, CA
•Tiffany and Co. - New York, NY
•Farouk Systems, Inc. - Houston, TX
•Beam Global - Deerfield, IL
•Chanel USA - New York, NY
•True Religion Apparel, Inc. - Vernon, CA
•Concord Music Group - Beverly Hills, CA
•Village Roadshow Pictures - Beverly Hills, CA
•National Basketball Association - New York, NY
•National Football League - New York, NY
•The Collegiate Licensing Company/IMG College - Atlanta, GA
•Anderson Merchandisers - Amarillo, TX
•Trans World Entertainment Corporation - Albany, NY
•Timberland - Stratham, NH
•Major League Baseball - New York, NY
•Lightening Entertainment/Mainline Releasing - Santa Monica, CA
•Sierra Pictures - Beverly Hills, CA
•Voltage Pictures LLC - Los Angeles, CA
•Worldwide Film Entertainment LLC - Westchester, CA
•Nu Image, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA
•Burberry Limited - New York, NY
•Big Machine Records - Nashville, TN
•The Little Film Company - Studio City, CA
•Columbia Sportswear Company - Portland, OR
The companies try to present a united front that censoring the internet is a good thing. It includes the usual suspects of Viacom and NBC Universal on the content side and Louis Vuitton and Tiffany on the counterfeiting side, but there are a few other interesting names: such as Monster Cable (never met an IP law it didn't want to abuse, apparently), the NBA, MLB and NFL (sports leagues unite in censorship!) as well as Voltage Pictures, famous for suing thousands of fans for downloading Hurt Locker. Activison, which has become increasingly aggressive on IP issues lately is on the list as well, of course. Anyway, here's the full list of companies that support censoring the internet, because they're too lazy to compete in the marketplace or innovate when that market changes:
•Nike - Beaverton, OR
•Achushnet - Fairhaven, MA
•Curb Music Publishing - Nashville, TN
•NBC Universal - New York, NY
•Viacom - New York, NY
•Callaway - Carlsbad, CA
•Cleveland Golf - Huntington Beach, CA
•Rosetta Stone - Arlington, VA
•Activision - Santa Monica, CA
•Adidas Group - Portland, OR
•Xerox - Norwalk, CT
•Hastings Entertainment, Inc. - Amarillo, TX
•Fortune Brands - Deerfield, IL
•Coty Inc. - New York, NY
•EDGE Entertainment Distribution - Streetsboro, OH
•Oakley, Inc. - Foothill Ranch, CA
•PING - Phoenix, AZ
•Louis Vuitton - New York, NY
•D'Addario and Company - Farmingdale, NY
•Monster Cable Products, Inc. - Brisbane, CA
•Tiffany and Co. - New York, NY
•Farouk Systems, Inc. - Houston, TX
•Beam Global - Deerfield, IL
•Chanel USA - New York, NY
•True Religion Apparel, Inc. - Vernon, CA
•Concord Music Group - Beverly Hills, CA
•Village Roadshow Pictures - Beverly Hills, CA
•National Basketball Association - New York, NY
•National Football League - New York, NY
•The Collegiate Licensing Company/IMG College - Atlanta, GA
•Anderson Merchandisers - Amarillo, TX
•Trans World Entertainment Corporation - Albany, NY
•Timberland - Stratham, NH
•Major League Baseball - New York, NY
•Lightening Entertainment/Mainline Releasing - Santa Monica, CA
•Sierra Pictures - Beverly Hills, CA
•Voltage Pictures LLC - Los Angeles, CA
•Worldwide Film Entertainment LLC - Westchester, CA
•Nu Image, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA
•Burberry Limited - New York, NY
•Big Machine Records - Nashville, TN
•The Little Film Company - Studio City, CA
•Columbia Sportswear Company - Portland, OR
