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Mike Robinson Guest

Mike Robinson

Director of Anti-Piracy Operations for the MPAA

Director of Anti-Piracy Operations for the MPAA, heading a team of undercover investigators that track movie pirates; former official at the Transportation Security Administration

FROM Mike Robinson

Sidewalk DVD's; Protecting Ideas in Hollywood

Sidewalk DVD's; Protecting Ideas in Hollywood Images of the raids on illegal DVD-copying labs, courtesy of the MPAA.

Jul 16, 2007

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