Broadband Reports, September 24, 2008
By Karl Bode

AT&T, Microsoft, Cisco, Viacom, and NBC Universal have joined forces to create a new lobbying coalition named "Arts & Labs," tasked with taking aim at piracy. The group is made up of former media advisors to President Bush and Sen. John McCain and lobbyists for the telecom industry.

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