Editing Steven Soderbergh (section)

==Views on film industry ==
Soderbergh is a vocal proponent of the preservation of artistic merit in the face of Hollywood corporatism. He believes that "[[Cinema of the United States|cinema]] is under assault by the studios and, from what I can tell, with the full support of the audience".<ref name="The New Yorker"/> He claims that he no longer reads reviews of his movies. "After ''Traffic'' I just stopped completely", said the director.<ref name="SuicideGirls.com" /> "After winning the LA and New York film critics awards, I really felt like, this can only get worse".<ref name="SuicideGirls.com" />

Soderbergh is not a fan of [[possessory credit]]s, and prefers not to have his name front and center at the start of a film. "The fact that I'm not an identifiable brand is very freeing," says Soderbergh, "because people get tired of brands and they switch brands. I've never had a desire to be out in front of anything, which is why I don't take a possessory credit."<ref name="SuicideGirls.com">{{cite web|url=http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Steven%20Soderbergh%3A%20The%20Girlfriend%20Experience/ |title=Steven Soderbergh: The Girlfriend Experience |website=[[SuicideGirls.com]] |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2009}}</ref> He often takes cinematography credits on his feature films under the alias Peter Andrews, the given name of his father, and editing credits under Mary Ann Bernard, that of his mother.

In 2009, Soderbergh appeared before the [[U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs]], and "cited the French initiative in asking lawmakers to deputize the American film industry to pursue copyright pirates", indicating he supports anti-piracy laws and Internet regulation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/business/global/09net.html?hp |title=France Moves to Crack Down on Internet Piracy |first=Kevin J. |last=O'Brien |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 8, 2009 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>