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MPAA Push-Polling the Public to Change Copyright Views

Anders Bylund writes on ARS Technica:

The MPAA seems to be employing tried-and-true political campaign tactics to sway public opinion of piracy and file sharing toward its own worldview. A few weeks ago, the association announced MyMovieMuse.com, a research forum where the MPAA can collect information about moviegoers, their habits and opinions, and what they might want out of the movie watching experience.

But the first poll actually conducted there is using highly leading questions that look designed to influence opinions rather than gather them, an unsavory practice known as push polling.

posted by Fergie @ 8/17/2006 10:50:00 AM