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• Latest Action: Jan 25, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.

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• Committee Assignment: House Ways and Means

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary - Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet

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• Committee Assignment: House Ways and Means - Trade

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Supporting Organizations

• PC World

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• Comcast

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• U. S. Chamber of Commerce

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• Visa

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• ABC

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• CBS

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• Disney Publishing Worldwide

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• International Brotherhood of Teamsters

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• Major League Baseball

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• National Football League

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• National Songwriters Association

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• News Corp

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• Council of Better Business Bureaus

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• International Trademark Association

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• Random House

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• Sony Music Entertainment

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• Ultimate Fighting Championship

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• Viacom

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• Walmart

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• Warner Music Group

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• Google

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• Facebook

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• LinkedIn

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• Twitter

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Opposing Organizations

• Motion Picture Association of America

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• Recording Industry Association of America

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Highly Rated Blog Articles

• Occupy Congress: OWS takes a run at Capitol Hill - America is going ... - July 19, 2012 by admin - As an alternative to SOPA-PIPA, Representative Darrell Issa (CA-R), and 24 co-sponsors introduced the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) H.R. 3782 on Wednesday, during the Internet blackout.

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  As noted by admin on July 19, 2012, "As an alternative to SOPA-PIPA, Representative Darrell Issa (CA-R), and 24 co-sponsors introduced the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) H.R. 3782 on Wednesday, during the Internet blackout." (/url?q=http://americaisgoingbroke.com/occupy-congress-ows-takes-a-run-at-capitol-hill/&sa=U&ei=u8oOUIanHono2QXa_4GwCA&ved=0CD4QmAEwCA&usg=AFQjCNForWYjdvKcG3lzGVO5-rKm8Re6OQ)
• Occupy Congress: OWS takes a run at Capitol Hill - America is going ... - July 19, 2012 by admin - As an alternative to SOPA-PIPA, Representative Darrell Issa (CA-R), and 24 co-sponsors introduced the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) H.R. 3782 on Wednesday, during the Internet blackout.

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  As noted by admin on July 19, 2012, "As an alternative to SOPA-PIPA, Representative Darrell Issa (CA-R), and 24 co-sponsors introduced the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) H.R. 3782 on Wednesday, during the Internet blackout." (/url?q=http://americaisgoingbroke.com/occupy-congress-ows-takes-a-run-at-capitol-hill/&sa=U&ei=JhsMUJyZDMmu2gWTzez5Dw&ved=0CDYQmAEwBg&usg=AFQjCNEXDiGrA05JUKYBbBG4s7iZuCNyOA)
• Occupy Congress: OWS takes a run at Capitol Hill - America is going ... - July 19, 2012 by admin - As an alternative to SOPA-PIPA, Representative Darrell Issa (CA-R), and 24 co-sponsors introduced the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) H.R. 3782 on Wednesday, during the Internet blackout.

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Highly Rated News Articles

• Facebook increases lobbying ahead of IPO - April 23, 2012 by ZDNet - Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (S. 2029, H.R. 3782). Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (S. 2029, H.R. 3782). Discussions regarding power and water needs to support high-tech growth and investment in ...

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• EU signs ACTA, global internet censorship treaty - January 27, 2012 by The People's Voice - The Senate never voted on ACTA. During the Jan. 18 internet blackout, Darrell Issa (R-CA) introduced OPEN, (H.R. 3782, the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act). Heather Callaghan points out that even though OPEN targets ...

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• Santorum and Maher on the Same (Anti-Piracy) Page?!? - January 23, 2012 by Philadelphia Daily News - new attention now will be given to the more narrowly defined OPEN Act, HR-3782 which has the support of Republicans like Rep. Darrell Issa - a Southern California-based maker of radar detectors - and Democrats like Rep Jared Polis from Colorado - founder .

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