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From: Wolfson, Aimee
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 5:35 PM
To: Weil, Leah
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
- Your guilt will be washed away by Monday; 2) your influence with your peers is definitely the reason to attend, and 3) I think your presence will have an impact on your peers (which is #2), but no one can impact SF’s bumbling
From: Weil, Leah
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 4:54 PM
To: Wolfson, Aimee
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
I wasn’t going b/c 1) I was going to be in ny for meetings that have now been cancelled 2) I think it is a complete waste of time & should have been killed last time and 3) he is a horse’s ass.
So… keeping the same numbering:
Feel guilty
Still feel that way and am thinking maybe more support for our view might make sense
Sadly, neither my presence nor absence will have an impact
From: Wolfson, Aimee
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 3:59 PM
To: Weil, Leah
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
Right. I think that you are allowed to miss a meeting. I don’t think that SF’s tone-deafness should be a factor at all in your decision. His BS counts for that little. So the question is -- if he hadn’t been a horse’s ass, would you go?
From: Weil, Leah
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 3:38 PM
To: Wolfson, Aimee
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
was thinking about optics of being only studio w/o GC presence…
since the mpaa isn’t paying you you only have to cheer-lead when/as appropriate!
From: Wolfson, Aimee
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 2:27 PM
To: Weil, Leah
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
Hmmm. I reviewed all the materials to give you a more informed response. Nothing new in the handouts. If all the GCs are there to listen and learn about technical aspects, then not much is new. Conversation could, of course, veer off. What’s concerning is that this meeting should not assume that if it’s “effective enough,” then we have a green light to go down the road of any of the untested legal theories. But no one necessarily assumes that. And SF’s next steps are only PR, not legal.
We’d of course love to have you. I have my own beef with the CP gang at the moment, so I’m not the most engaged cheer-leader at the moment.
From: Weil, Leah
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 12:07 AM
To: Wolfson, Aimee
Subject: Fwd: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
Maybe I should reconsider and join you guys....
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Steven_Fabrizio@mpaa.org" <Steven_Fabrizio@mpaa.org>
To: "Gary.Roberts@fox.com" Gary.Roberts@fox.com, "ron.wheeler@fox.com" ron.wheeler@fox.com, "hanno.basse@fox.com" hanno.basse@fox.com, "alan.n.braverman@disney.com" alan.n.braverman@disney.com, "jonathan.whitehead@disney.com" jonathan.whitehead@disney.com, "Troy.Dow@disney.com" Troy.Dow@disney.com, "Suzanne.Wilson@disney.com" Suzanne.Wilson@disney.com, "gordon.goldsmith@disney.com" gordon.goldsmith@disney.com, "mark.arana@disney.com" mark.arana@disney.com, "Maren.Christensen@nbcuni.com" Maren.Christensen@nbcuni.com, "Steve.Kang@nbcuni.com" Steve.Kang@nbcuni.com, "braxton.perkins@nbcuni.com" braxton.perkins@nbcuni.com, "Rebecca_Prentice@paramount.com" <Rebecca_Prentice@paramount.com>, "Michael.Fricklas@viacom.com" Michael.Fricklas@viacom.com, "stanley.pierre-louis@viacom.com" stanley.pierre-louis@viacom.com, "Kevin_Suh@paramount.com" <Kevin_Suh@paramount.com>, "Stacey.dansky@viacom.com" Stacey.dansky@viacom.com, "Weil, Leah" <Leah_Weil@spe.sony.com>, "Wolfson, Aimee" <Aimee_Wolfson@spe.sony.com>, "Stephens, Spencer" <Spencer_Stephens@spe.sony.com>, "Jaquez, Sean" <Sean_Jaquez@spe.sony.com>, "John.Rogovin@warnerbros.com" John.Rogovin@warnerbros.com, "Jeremy.Williams@warnerbros.com" Jeremy.Williams@warnerbros.com, "Dean.Marks@warnerbros.com" Dean.Marks@warnerbros.com, "David.P.Kaplan@warnerbros.com" David.P.Kaplan@warnerbros.com
Cc: "John_McCoskey@mpaa.org" <John_McCoskey@mpaa.org>, "Alex_Deacon@mpaa.org" <Alex_Deacon@mpaa.org>, "Julia_Jenks@mpaa.org" <Julia_Jenks@mpaa.org>, "Joanna_McIntosh@mpaa.org" <Joanna_McIntosh@mpaa.org>, "Laura_Nichols@mpaa.org" <Laura_Nichols@mpaa.org>, "Mike_Robinson@mpaa.org" <Mike_Robinson@mpaa.org>, "Karen_Thorland@mpaa.org" <Karen_Thorland@mpaa.org>, "Farnaz_Alemi@mpaa.org" <Farnaz_Alemi@mpaa.org>, "Sarah_Levitt@mpaa.org" <Sarah_Levitt@mpaa.org>, "Okke_DelfosVisser@mpaa.org" <Okke_DelfosVisser@mpaa.org>, "Stephanie_Gorman@mpaa.org" <Stephanie_Gorman@mpaa.org>
Subject: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION
ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
We are looking forward to seeing everyone on October 8th for the Site Blocking Confab. This email, and its attachments, will provide background and logistical information.
DETAILS:
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014
Breakfast from 8am PT
Program from 8:30am to 12:30pm PT
MPAA Sherman Oaks Office
AGENDA: Attached.
BACKGROUND MATERIALS: Attached. Please keep confidential and do not forward.
1. Background on and analysis of technical issues and related policy considerations. This was previously circulated with the initial legal analysis as Attachment D.
2. Analysis of site blocking efficacy. This was previously circulated with the initial legal analysis as Attachment E.
3. Reference list of site blocking related research.
4. One-pager on other possible antipiracy measures.
ATTENDEES:
Fox
Gary Roberts
Ron Wheeler
Hanno Basse
Disney
Alan Braverman
Jonathan Whitehead
Troy Dow
Mark Arana
NBCUniversal
Maren Christensen
Steve Kang
Braxton Perkins
Paramount/Viacom
Rebecca Prentice
Michael Fricklas
Stanley Pierre-Louis
Stacey Dansky
Sony
Aimee Wolfson
Spencer Stephens
Sean Jaquez
Warner Bros.
John Rogovin
Jeremy Williams
Dean Marks
David Kaplan
If our list of attendees is incorrect or incomplete, please let us know asap.
In addition to our in-house experts — John McCoskey and Alex Deacon (technology) and Julia Jenks (research) — we will be joined by several outside technical experts: Jason Livingood (senior Comcast engineer), Joe Touch (CV attached), Michael Walsh (CV attached), and Kelly Truelove. Additionally, we have asked an outside statistician, Dr. Richard Waterman (Wharton School), to review the available efficacy studies and data, and offer his views as to what we can fairly conclude about site blocking from the body of available research. (Dr. Waterman cannot join us in LA, but we will be able to convey his thoughts.)
OBJECTIVE OF CONFAB:
The objective of the session is to put us in the best position possible to make a decision as to whether we should proceed to the next steps in seeking site blocking in the US.
* The first step is a pre-phase in which we will get prepared and try to create a more favorable environment for site blocking. This would involve multiple parallel tracks. Without attempting to be exhaustive, those tracks include:
* Outreach to respected technologists to begin to forge agreement on technical facts and site blocking efficacy — and, where possible, garner policy support for site blocking (or at least dampen opposition to it).
* Continued research and record building on the effectiveness of site blocking.
* Outreach to academics, think tanks and other third parties to foster the publication of research papers, white papers and other articles that tell the positive story of site blocking: e.g., it is commonplace around the world and working smoothly; it has not broken the internet; it is not incompatible with DNSSEC; it is effective; legitimate sites/content have not been blocked; etc.
* Building the record (and telling the story) that the sorts of sites at issue are dangerous. It is not just copyright infringement. Kids are one-click away from identity theft, graphic porn, malware, etc. Parent groups, consumer protection groups and other third parties can be cultivated to speak out against such predatory sites.
* Telling the positive story of the widespread availability of legitimate content.
* At the right time, we would quietly approach ISPs with which we have good relationships and which we believe might consider cooperating with us to test US site blocking.
If any US ISPs are prepared to cooperate — and we can create a track record of effective site blocking in the US — the environment for US site blocking more broadly will become significantly more favorable.
We do not need to decide in advance how to proceed if no US ISP is prepared to work with us cooperatively. We recommend that we cross that bridge only if and when we need to, in context of the landscape we face at that point in time.
- - - - - -
We look forward to a productive session. Let us know if you have any questions.
SBF
—————————————————————
[cid:2C542DC0-B90E-4A61-BE50-AFD959E325F0]
Steven B. Fabrizio
Senior Executive Vice President &
Global General Counsel
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
1600 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
202-378-9120 direct
703-307-7125 cell
Steven_Fabrizio@mpaa.orgmailto:Steven\_Fabrizio@mpaa.org
From: "Weil, Leah" Sender: "Weil, Leah" To: "Wolfson, Aimee" References: EC804F64-1DEB-4C84-90D0-C6BA90F96BCF@spe.sony.com 4531771DBDC5594EBC2699CE6A1E0BE6318B54CD41@USSDIXMSG22.spe.sony.com 9139AB2AAF396E4C8F72AD4023E4A6B83219784239@USSDIXMSG24.spe.sony.com 4531771DBDC5594EBC2699CE6A1E0BE6318B54CDAE@USSDIXMSG22.spe.sony.com 9139AB2AAF396E4C8F72AD4023E4A6B83219784240@USSDIXMSG24.spe.sony.com 4531771DBDC5594EBC2699CE6A1E0BE6318B54CE14@USSDIXMSG22.spe.sony.com In-Reply-To: 4531771DBDC5594EBC2699CE6A1E0BE6318B54CE14@USSDIXMSG22.spe.sony.com Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 20:50:12 -0400 Message-ID: AA5378148EE74C489FE11C2B2395C9E828EC41EAB0@USSDIXMSG24.spe.sony.com X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQMxLzZHobs4wGRH1nHtHzjYU3nK4AI9VAanAh3zYVUA42u7LgG0Xv/hAtHcoYsCDDCtrg== Content-Language: en-us Status: RO X-libpst-forensic-sender: /O=SONY/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=45CE1803-F4D8626C-8825658B-1181B8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--boundary-LibPST-iamunique-91827533_-_-"
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From: Wolfson, Aimee
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 5:35 PM
To: Weil, Leah
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
1) Your guilt will be washed away by Monday; 2) your influence with your peers is definitely the reason to attend, and 3) I think your presence will have an impact on your peers (which is #2), but no one can impact SF’s bumbling
From: Weil, Leah
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 4:54 PM
To: Wolfson, Aimee
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
I wasn’t going b/c 1) I was going to be in ny for meetings that have now been cancelled 2) I think it is a complete waste of time & should have been killed last time and 3) he is a horse’s ass.
So… keeping the same numbering:
1) Feel guilty
2) Still feel that way and am thinking maybe more support for our view might make sense
3) Sadly, neither my presence nor absence will have an impact
From: Wolfson, Aimee
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 3:59 PM
To: Weil, Leah
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
Right. I think that you are allowed to miss a meeting. I don’t think that SF’s tone-deafness should be a factor at all in your decision. His BS counts for that little. So the question is -- if he hadn’t been a horse’s ass, would you go?
From: Weil, Leah
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 3:38 PM
To: Wolfson, Aimee
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
was thinking about optics of being only studio w/o GC presence…
since the mpaa isn’t paying you you only have to cheer-lead when/as appropriate!
From: Wolfson, Aimee
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 2:27 PM
To: Weil, Leah
Subject: RE: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
Hmmm. I reviewed all the materials to give you a more informed response. Nothing new in the handouts. If all the GCs are there to listen and learn about technical aspects, then not much is new. Conversation could, of course, veer off. What’s concerning is that this meeting should not assume that if it’s “effective enough,” then we have a green light to go down the road of any of the untested legal theories. But no one necessarily assumes that. And SF’s next steps are only PR, not legal.
We’d of course love to have you. I have my own beef with the CP gang at the moment, so I’m not the most engaged cheer-leader at the moment.
From: Weil, Leah
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 12:07 AM
To: Wolfson, Aimee
Subject: Fwd: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
Maybe I should reconsider and join you guys....
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Steven_Fabrizio@mpaa.org" <Steven_Fabrizio@mpaa.org>
To: "Gary.Roberts@fox.com" <Gary.Roberts@fox.com>, "ron.wheeler@fox.com" <ron.wheeler@fox.com>, "hanno.basse@fox.com" <hanno.basse@fox.com>, "alan.n.braverman@disney.com" <alan.n.braverman@disney.com>, "jonathan.whitehead@disney.com" <jonathan.whitehead@disney.com>, "Troy.Dow@disney.com" <Troy.Dow@disney.com>, "Suzanne.Wilson@disney.com" <Suzanne.Wilson@disney.com>, "gordon.goldsmith@disney.com" <gordon.goldsmith@disney.com>, "mark.arana@disney.com" <mark.arana@disney.com>, "Maren.Christensen@nbcuni.com" <Maren.Christensen@nbcuni.com>, "Steve.Kang@nbcuni.com" <Steve.Kang@nbcuni.com>, "braxton.perkins@nbcuni.com" <braxton.perkins@nbcuni.com>, "Rebecca_Prentice@paramount.com" <Rebecca_Prentice@paramount.com>, "Michael.Fricklas@viacom.com" <Michael.Fricklas@viacom.com>, "stanley.pierre-louis@viacom.com" <stanley.pierre-louis@viacom.com>, "Kevin_Suh@paramount.com" <Kevin_Suh@paramount.com>, "Stacey.dansky@viacom.com" <Stacey.dansky@viacom.com>, "Weil, Leah" <Leah_Weil@spe.sony.com>, "Wolfson, Aimee" <Aimee_Wolfson@spe.sony.com>, "Stephens, Spencer" <Spencer_Stephens@spe.sony.com>, "Jaquez, Sean" <Sean_Jaquez@spe.sony.com>, "John.Rogovin@warnerbros.com" <John.Rogovin@warnerbros.com>, "Jeremy.Williams@warnerbros.com" <Jeremy.Williams@warnerbros.com>, "Dean.Marks@warnerbros.com" <Dean.Marks@warnerbros.com>, "David.P.Kaplan@warnerbros.com" <David.P.Kaplan@warnerbros.com>
Cc: "John_McCoskey@mpaa.org" <John_McCoskey@mpaa.org>, "Alex_Deacon@mpaa.org" <Alex_Deacon@mpaa.org>, "Julia_Jenks@mpaa.org" <Julia_Jenks@mpaa.org>, "Joanna_McIntosh@mpaa.org" <Joanna_McIntosh@mpaa.org>, "Laura_Nichols@mpaa.org" <Laura_Nichols@mpaa.org>, "Mike_Robinson@mpaa.org" <Mike_Robinson@mpaa.org>, "Karen_Thorland@mpaa.org" <Karen_Thorland@mpaa.org>, "Farnaz_Alemi@mpaa.org" <Farnaz_Alemi@mpaa.org>, "Sarah_Levitt@mpaa.org" <Sarah_Levitt@mpaa.org>, "Okke_DelfosVisser@mpaa.org" <Okke_DelfosVisser@mpaa.org>, "Stephanie_Gorman@mpaa.org" <Stephanie_Gorman@mpaa.org>
Subject: Site Blocking Confab | October 8, 2014, 8:30am to 12:30pm PT | PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION
ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
We are looking forward to seeing everyone on October 8th for the Site Blocking Confab. This email, and its attachments, will provide background and logistical information.
DETAILS:
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014
Breakfast from 8am PT
Program from 8:30am to 12:30pm PT
MPAA Sherman Oaks Office
AGENDA: Attached.
BACKGROUND MATERIALS: Attached. Please keep confidential and do not forward.
1. Background on and analysis of technical issues and related policy considerations. This was previously circulated with the initial legal analysis as Attachment D.
2. Analysis of site blocking efficacy. This was previously circulated with the initial legal analysis as Attachment E.
3. Reference list of site blocking related research.
4. One-pager on other possible antipiracy measures.
ATTENDEES:
Fox
Gary Roberts
Ron Wheeler
Hanno Basse
Disney
Alan Braverman
Jonathan Whitehead
Troy Dow
Mark Arana
NBCUniversal
Maren Christensen
Steve Kang
Braxton Perkins
Paramount/Viacom
Rebecca Prentice
Michael Fricklas
Stanley Pierre-Louis
Stacey Dansky
Sony
Aimee Wolfson
Spencer Stephens
Sean Jaquez
Warner Bros.
John Rogovin
Jeremy Williams
Dean Marks
David Kaplan
If our list of attendees is incorrect or incomplete, please let us know asap.
In addition to our in-house experts — John McCoskey and Alex Deacon (technology) and Julia Jenks (research) — we will be joined by several outside technical experts: Jason Livingood (senior Comcast engineer), Joe Touch (CV attached), Michael Walsh (CV attached), and Kelly Truelove. Additionally, we have asked an outside statistician, Dr. Richard Waterman (Wharton School), to review the available efficacy studies and data, and offer his views as to what we can fairly conclude about site blocking from the body of available research. (Dr. Waterman cannot join us in LA, but we will be able to convey his thoughts.)
OBJECTIVE OF CONFAB:
The objective of the session is to put us in the best position possible to make a decision as to whether we should proceed to the next steps in seeking site blocking in the US.
* The first step is a pre-phase in which we will get prepared and try to create a more favorable environment for site blocking. This would involve multiple parallel tracks. Without attempting to be exhaustive, those tracks include:
* Outreach to respected technologists to begin to forge agreement on technical facts and site blocking efficacy — and, where possible, garner policy support for site blocking (or at least dampen opposition to it).
* Continued research and record building on the effectiveness of site blocking.
* Outreach to academics, think tanks and other third parties to foster the publication of research papers, white papers and other articles that tell the positive story of site blocking: e.g., it is commonplace around the world and working smoothly; it has not broken the internet; it is not incompatible with DNSSEC; it is effective; legitimate sites/content have not been blocked; etc.
* Building the record (and telling the story) that the sorts of sites at issue are dangerous. It is not just copyright infringement. Kids are one-click away from identity theft, graphic porn, malware, etc. Parent groups, consumer protection groups and other third parties can be cultivated to speak out against such predatory sites.
* Telling the positive story of the widespread availability of legitimate content.
* At the right time, we would quietly approach ISPs with which we have good relationships and which we believe might consider cooperating with us to test US site blocking.
If any US ISPs are prepared to cooperate — and we can create a track record of effective site blocking in the US — the environment for US site blocking more broadly will become significantly more favorable.
We do not need to decide in advance how to proceed if no US ISP is prepared to work with us cooperatively. We recommend that we cross that bridge only if and when we need to, in context of the landscape we face at that point in time.
- - - - - -
We look forward to a productive session. Let us know if you have any questions.
SBF
—————————————————————
[cid:2C542DC0-B90E-4A61-BE50-AFD959E325F0]
Steven B. Fabrizio
Senior Executive Vice President &
Global General Counsel
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
1600 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
202-378-9120 direct
703-307-7125 cell
Steven_Fabrizio@mpaa.org<mailto:Steven_Fabrizio@mpaa.org>