S.978 - Commercial Felony Streaming Act

A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Popular: Commercial Felony Streaming Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $2,335,183
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $2,016,955
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $1,650,251
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $1,163,223
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] $767,772
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] $737,110
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH] $714,176
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] $471,721
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] $423,313
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $413,000
 
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] $454,598
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1] $360,989
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] $320,580
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7] $249,800
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13] $243,319
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] $239,300
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12] $218,080
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9] $216,748
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8] $213,550
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14] $209,610

Specific Organizations Supporting S.978

  • American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
  • Directors Guild of America
  • International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States
  • Screen Actors Guild
  • Motion Picture Association of America
  • Recording Industry Association of America
  • Independent Film and Television Alliance
  • National Association of Theatre Owners
  • American Federation of Musicians
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • NBC Universal
  • Viacom
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
  • Association of American Publishers
  • Association of Independent Music Publishers
  • Ultimate Fighting championship
  • American Photographic Artists
  • Broadcast Music, Inc.
  • Business Software Alliance
  • CBS Corporation
  • Church Music Publishers Association
  • Entertainment Software Association
  • Graphic Artists Guild
  • National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
  • National Association of Broadcasters
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • National Music Publishers' Association
  • National Basketball Association
  • News America Holdings
  • Newspaper Association of America
  • Picture Archive Council of America
  • Professional Photographers of America
  • Professional School Photographers Association
  • Reed Elsevier
  • PPL & VPL
  • SESAC
  • Software & Information Industry Association
  • Universal Music Group
  • Magazine Publishers of America
  • Writers Guild of America, West
  • U. S. Chamber of Commerce
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • Entertainment Merchants Association
  • Global Intellectual Property Center
  • Time Warner
  • AT&T
  • Disney

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $2,200
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $600
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $500
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] $500
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] $250
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] $0
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] $0
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D, CT] $0
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH] $0
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] $0
 
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1] $250
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5] $250
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8] $250
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4] $0
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43] $0
Rep. Tom Reed [R, NY-29] $0
Rep. Kristi Noem [R, SD-0] $0
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] $0
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31] $0
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1] $0

Specific Organizations Opposing S.978

  • U.S.W.G.O.
  • Demand Progress
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
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