doublespeak usage of terms like "free market." Their threat to cut off your movies and music unless they get everything they want. Big Content is like a cancer on innovation. Either we cut it out, or it will kill us. The Grokster decision is expected any day now (well, not any day, Mondays are preferred), but the post-decision spin is already beginning. The MPAA 's CEO, Dan Glickman , is already making with the "opponents of copyright maximalism are communists" schtick ( Glickman Presses 'Protections' ): "Shall we keep in place legal protections that promote the free market, or shall we tear down those protections in such a way as to allow the black market to prosper and dominate?" he asked. "If we have learned anything over the past 50 years with the collapse of communism and the triumph of free-market capitalism, we have learned that abusing private property rights actually leads to less creativity, less technological development and less freedom." It is particularly hilarious how the former Democrat attempts to sway the Republican-controlled Congress: With that in mind, Glickman sought to associate the studios' cause with former president Ronald Reagan, a one-time Hollywood figure who remains highly popular among the Republican leadership that controls the levers of power on Capitol Hill. "I was a great admirer of Ronald Reagan when he was president, and I was a [Democratic] member of Congress from Kansas," Glickman said. "In fact, I often voted with him, which made the leaders in my own