I got a press release this afternoon informing me that Lloyd Kaufman, the co-founder and public face of Troma Entertainment, has been elected to a two-year term as Chairman of the Independent Film and Television Alliance, “the global trade association of the independent motion picture and television programming industry.” In the release, the genius behind Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead and The Toxic Avenger clearly outlines his leadership agenda:

The independent community today faces rampant media consolidation and challenges to copyrights in the digital universe, and I will work closely with the IFTA Board of Directors, member companies and IFTA’s executives to give our fellow independents more control and opportunities in both the U.S. and abroad. New technology will continue to be our new frontier.

Kaufman is a fierce supporter of net neutrality. Earlier this summer, he responded to Hillary Clinton’s Sopranos spoof video with his own made-for-YouTube rant against the candidate, which I’ve embedded above. In the clip, Kaufman compares the current state of the web to the home video industry “before Blockbuster came and bought up all the mom and pop shops.” He warns that if Clinton is elected president, she’ll aim to appease her friends in Hollywood and will eventually “screw up the internet.” “We’re all going to be p0wned!” Kaufman cries.