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After considerable opposition grew against the the SOPA and PIPA bills, it became apparent to California Senator Dianne Feinstein that both technology companies and Hollywood content producers needed to be brought together to work towards reconciliation. It was later released, however, that her attempt at bringing The Motion Picture Association of America together with the technology leaders of Silicon Valley failed. Disney CEO, Bob Iger, declined the invitation to meet with the Senator and Silicon Valley representatives on behalf of the content providers.<ref>[http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120118/01464317448/disney-refused-invitation-senator-feinstein-to-meet-with-tech-companies-over-pipasopa.shtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Disney Refused Invitation Senator Feinstein to Meet with Tech Companies Over PIPA SOPA, TechDirt.com]</ref>
After considerable opposition grew against the the SOPA and PIPA bills, it became apparent to California Senator Dianne Feinstein that both technology companies and Hollywood content producers needed to be brought together to work towards reconciliation. It was later released, however, that her attempt at bringing The Motion Picture Association of America together with the technology leaders of Silicon Valley failed. Disney CEO, Bob Iger, declined the invitation to meet with the Senator and Silicon Valley representatives on behalf of the content providers.<ref>[http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120118/01464317448/disney-refused-invitation-senator-feinstein-to-meet-with-tech-companies-over-pipasopa.shtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Disney Refused Invitation Senator Feinstein to Meet with Tech Companies Over PIPA SOPA, TechDirt.com]</ref>
Despite the participation of major American websites, such as Google, Wikipedia, and Cragislist, The MPAA claimed that the January 18th anti-SOPA blackout failed to gain any significant traction.<ref>[http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120118/11484617455/denial-mpaa-pretends-that-no-big-sites-have-joined-sopapipa-protests.shtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Denial MPAA Pretends That No Big Sites Have Joined SOPA PIPA Protests, TechDirt.com]</ref>
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