Taking an example from such models of enlightened governance as China and
Saudi Arabia, the
RIAA sues backbone ISPs to force them to block access to copyright-violating Internet sites outside U.S. jurisdiction. It's depressing to think that (a) the U.S. may go down the Saudi path of Internet censorship, and (b) the reason behind this would be to protect the recording racket's revenue stream.
Given the American Capitalist fetish, it could be that "protecting America's interests abroad" == "protecting the RIAA".
*That* would make things interesting, if the corporations further influence American foreign policy.