The movie industry is abandoning its quest for broad new legislation against piracy in the face of the battle last year over the Stop Online Piracy Act, MPAA Chairman-CEO Chris Dodd said Friday.
"Having a brawl in Congress doesn't make a lot of sense," Dodd told TheWrap, shortly after telling a National Press Club audience that he "wasn't enthusiastic" about moving forward with legislation.

This position is new as of late, worth noting. However:

"We must strike a balance between the desire for a free and open Internet and the protection of intellectual property."

The problem with thinking that we need to "balance" human rights and business interests should be rather obvious.

Chris Dodd: MPAA Backing Away From New Piracy Legislation - Yahoo! Movies