Piracy bill low priority in Iowa

Partisans are passionate, but most voters focus on other issues

January 2 - Variety
By Ted Johnson

As today's Iowa caucus stands to clarify the contours of the 2012 presidential race, one issue of utmost concern to the Hollywood lobby has earned only passing mention on the trail: pending anti-piracy legislation before Congress.

Hollywood studios and most showbiz guilds are gung-ho on passage of the House's Stop Online Piracy Act and a companion bill in the Senate. However, opponents are determined that these bills become nothing short of a litmus test.

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