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hanabishirecca in fandom_action

New Copyright Law Introduced

Aug 05, 2007 13:19

Rep. Steven Chabot (R-OH) has introduced a bill that strengthens copyright laws. This bill modifies existing laws to make it possible for you to be charged criminally for copyright infringement and increases the penalty for such infringements. While this law is mostly designed to help the RIAA and MPAA send people who use P2P networks to jail ( ( Read more... )

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hanabishirecca August 5 2007, 17:30:05 UTC

Your message has been sent to the following decision makers:

* Representative Heath Shuler
* Senator Richard M. Burr
* Senator Elizabeth 'Liddy' Dole

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hanabishirecca August 5 2007, 17:36:31 UTC

As long as you did it, that's what matters.

hanabishirecca August 5 2007, 17:36:57 UTC

And thank you for taking the time to notify those in charge.

ladyiapetus August 6 2007, 00:43:46 UTC

Done it.

Your message has been sent to the following decision makers:

Senator Barack Obama
Senator Richard 'Dick' J. Durbin
Representative Donald 'Don' A. Manzullo

akino_ame August 6 2007, 04:23:16 UTC

Send to:

* Representative Gus Michael Bilirakis
* Senator Mel Martinez

But not sent to Senator Bill Nelson, as it requires another form.

akino_ame August 6 2007, 04:24:22 UTC

Erm, I apologize for the misplaced reply. I pressed the wrong reply button.

blackbird_song August 6 2007, 17:41:26 UTC

Your message has been sent to the following decision makers:

Representative John W. Olver
Senator Edward 'Ted' M. Kennedy
Senator John F. Kerry

Note: This did not work when I tried it using Firefox. I had to switch to Safari. Also, I changed the wording in the last paragraph as follows (my words in bold):

Instead of wasting its time on this proposal, Congress ought to be focusing on meaningful copyright reform that supports innovation and protects citizens' rights to quote freely and use published material in fair and creative ways, without seeking monetary gain. Please oppose H.R. 3155 and the Justice Department's draft Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007

Changing the emphasis from 'fans' to 'citizens' in the last paragraph makes it more universal, and might carry more weight with lawmakers. The rest of my change is a bit clunky, I'm afraid. (Time for a nap!)

Catherine

akuma_river August 12 2007, 00:45:42 UTC

Can I copy your words in my message?

It totally is what I wish to say.

blackbird_song August 12 2007, 00:52:40 UTC

Please feel free! Thank you for responding to the situation. :)

Catherine

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akuma_river August 15 2007, 08:32:47 UTC

The link to Senator John Cornyn, is a pop up window.