S.2029 - OPEN Act

A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to deter unfair imports that infringe United States intellectual property rights, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: OPEN Act as introduced.
  • Short: Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to deter unfair imports that infringe United States intellectual property rights, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Organizations Supporting S.2029

  • Google
  • Twitter
  • Ebay
  • AOL, Inc.

Organizations Opposing S.2029

  • Motion Picture Association of America
  • Recording Industry Association of America
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02/02/12
For It Before They Were Against It: Google Spent $400K On SOPA Lobbying

According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Google spent approximately $390,000 (out of $3,760,000.00 total) on SOPA and PIPA lobbying including efforts to educate lawmakers on SOPA and the DMCA. The question, then, is whether the ...

Source: Boston Globe
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02/01/12
For It Before They Were Against It: Google Spent $400K On SOPA Lobbying

According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Google spent approximately $390,000 (out of $3,760,000.00 total) on SOPA and PIPA lobbying including efforts to educate lawmakers on SOPA and the DMCA. The question, then, is whether the ...

Source: TechCrunch
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01/23/12
Santorum and Maher on the Same (Anti-Piracy) Page?!?

who's introduced a companion bill S-2029. Will that please Fight for the Future, a major organizer of Wednesday's web blackouts? Co-founder Holmes Wilson vowed "any law that lets the copyright lobby block our websites, censor our search results or cut off

Source: Philadelphia Daily News
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02/21/12
Internet Freedom: ACTA, OPEN, the Pirate Party, .p2p and March 8 ...

With that said, the best thing we as Citizens can do is to call our Representatives in Congress and tell them you want ACTA stopped. http://infojustice.org/archives/5699 OPEN S. 2029 and HR 3782 OPEN is a replacement bill ...

Source: Jack Wagner
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02/19/12
Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act Targets ...

This bill was introduced in the House as H.R. 3782 on January 18, 2012 and in the Senate as S. 2029 on December 17, 2011. Unlike the Stop Online Piracy Act I examined in Stop Online Piracy Act Would Make Major ...

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02/19/12
Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act Targets ...

This bill was introduced in the House as H.R. 3782 on January 18, 2012 and in the Senate as S. 2029 on December 17, 2011. Unlike the Stop Online Piracy Act I examined in Stop Online Piracy Act Would Make Major ...

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