How a GOP Senate Takeover Could Impact Net Neutrality, Piracy Fights

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A Republican majority “could bring a chilly reception for any [Federal Communications Commission] effort to increase its role in digital media,” says the WGA East's Lowell Peterson.

As Americans head to the polls, the results could affect future efforts to bolster a worldwide fight against movie piracy and the net neutrality battle, among other issues. Entertainment industry and consumer groups say a possible GOP takeover of the Senate is unlikely to change the Obama Administration's priorities, but it could change the reception that those priorities get on Capitol Hill. First on the list they suggest is network neutrality.


How a GOP Senate Takeover Could Impact Net Neutrality, Piracy Fights