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H.R.5889 - Orphan Works Act of 2008
- vince : I am an artist with no formal art training. I recently had some of my work published in a book. I did not recieve a monetary payment,but instead recieved two copies of the book and FULL recognition for my work. The point of this is that it was MY CHOICE! I made the decision, no one just came along and decided they were going to use my artwork without permission. I created it and it belongs to me. The author of the book understands that and enjoys helping to promote both known and unknown artists. I am opposed to anything that takes the creator out of the mix,which from what I've read so far, could very well happen. That is a license to steal that should never have been concieved and would be severely detrimental to the art community.
- Anonymous : There are much easier and fairer ways to resolve the issue of Orphan Works (expand fair use, create system similar to Canada or European Union).
The lobbyists behind this bill are Google and Microsoft.
There are now over 60 artist groups in the US that oppose this bill. The bill is in direct conflict of our international copyright treaties.
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H.R.676 - United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act)
- scrabbledemon : Tomorrow, Thursday February 12, 2009, is a national call-your-representative day sponsored by the Progressive Democrats of America. PDA is having these once a month, and the goal is to have so many calls at once that the switchboard gets overwhelmed.
Call your own Congress Member and ask them to cosponsor and promote HR 676: (202) 224-3121.
While you're at it, call your senators and ask them why they don't have a companion bill for HR 676?
And, since Hilda Solis's nomination is looking shaky right now (the LAST thing they want is someone who's pro-labor!), tell all of them you have their backs in supporting Solis's nomination.
Roberta McNair
Gig Harbor, WA
- TessRenberg : I want to tell my brothers and sisters in the US what my experience has been with universal healthcare.
I am an American living in Europe this past year. I have to rave about the healthcare here in Scandinavia. They do not overschedule the appointments because they are not profit driven. My usual wait time with an appointment has been 0-5 minutes with an appointment, in the US it was usually 30-45 minutes. I have four children, so I go to the doctor quite a bit. There are no papers to fill out, because its all tied to our 'social security' number. The staff everywhere i go is more friendly and relaxed than my experience in the US. We pay a copay as in the US, but not for children. My husband needed a two week stay in the hospital last year and we would have been devastated finacially in the US, but here we were ok. That makes me a better parent for my children knowing we are supported.
The drug companies compete for the government contracts, so capitalism works for us! Hospitals get better prices for their supplies, in the US, i looked at my hospital bills, usually they paid way too much for bandages and ointments!
Then i looked how much the US spends of its GDP for healthcare, it's nearly double what is spent here. I saw the PNHP is about 15,000 physicians who want this type of healthcare in the US. There are also churches, unions, nurses organizations, and business organizations who want this for all of us in the US. The absolute most important thing that i can tell you about it though is the respect for human life and dignity that comes when you know you are taking care of everyone, it's healing. Did I mention the comparison of lifespan and infant mortality rates in the US compared to other industiral nations with universal healthcare? Please call and write your representatives for your families' sake.
I am just so grateful.
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H.R.1955 - Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
- Americafirst : This is just a bill to label as "terrorist" all those that refuse to live in a mud hut, and eat rat meat and rice like the Chinaman.
End Free trade!
Unionize!
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
- tmnordlund : Check out this factsheet from the Center for Constitutional Rights: http://ccrjustice.org/learn-more/faqs/factsheet%3A-violent-radicalization-and-homegrown-terrorism-prevention-act-2007.
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