S.978 - Commercial Felony Streaming Act
A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
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S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
fla5hfire
September 02, 2011
I oppose S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Bryan Cater -
S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
mirangermanll
August 26, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 10th Congressional district of Michigan. I oppose S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sen. Stabenow, I know that you took; $9,050 in the 2010 election cycle from book, newspaper & periodical publishing interest groups, You took $1,000 in the 2... -
S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
Woga
August 25, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Kentucky. I oppose S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. I specifically oppose this section of the legislation: "To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes....
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S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
SomeRandomGeek
August 22, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 8th Congressional district of Washington. I oppose S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Scott -
S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
kevinmcc
August 20, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 17th Congressional district of Illinois. I oppose S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
S.978 has been viewed 100,031 times on OpenCongress.org, a free, non-partisan resource. 99% of users on OpenCongress.org oppose S.978.
Sen. Kirk, I know that ... -
S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
catcanyon
August 17, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 12th Congressional district of Texas. I oppose S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
You have received over $90,000 from special interest groups to support this bill, of which you are a co-sponsor. I'd like to forget your personal financial ga... -
S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
jfalcon
August 15, 2011
August 15, 2011
Dear Representative Smith,
Thank you for responding to my concerns with Senate Bill 978 and the PROTECT IP act.
While I understand your position in the House IPP&PP Caucus is to protect American Intellectual Property which I did mention in my original letter as being in favor of since I am a capitalist, I take issue with this bill simply as it will have unintended consequences.
In the 70's and 80's, we used to record music from radio stations onto cassette tapes so we coul... -
S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
ventrellaca
August 15, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Virginia. I'm tracking S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes. using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource
website for government transparency and accountability.
This bill has been assigned to the Senate Judiciary committee.
I do not currently have an opinion on this legislation and I am currently researching to find my ... -
S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
MidnightOil
August 15, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 4th Congressional district of California. I oppose S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes, due to the fact that it is far too strict. Unintentional streaming is obviously not morally reprehensible, yet this bill will make that a felony. I am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, and I hope you vote to represent all citizens of California, and not just the movie, and record c...
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S.978 A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
coreenbaumann
August 14, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 12th Congressional district of Pennsylvania. I oppose S.978
Sincerely,
Coreen Baumann

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