2011-11-10T12:10:45Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2011-04-06:/bill/112-h1404 2011-11-10T12:10:45Z davidmoore wrote: As of this writing, the Fair Elections Now Act is relatively popular with the OpenCongress community -- 87% of users support it (13 in favor / 2 opposed). That ratio of user approval is on-par with some of the most-popular "Hot Bills":http://www.opencongress.org/bill/hot?order=desc&page=1&sort=current_support_pb&timeframe=30days on OpenCongress over the past 30 days. <br/>View <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1404/show">Bill</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2011-08-30:/bill/112-h2829 2011-09-02T14:30:37Z To promote transparency, accountability, and reform within the United Nations system, and for other purposes.<br/>View <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2829/show">Bill</a> on OpenCongress 2011-07-27T16:09:12Z I am writing as your constituent in the 5th Congressional district of Wisconsin. 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. Rep. Sensenbrenner, I know that you took $7,000 in the 2010 election cycle from recorded music & music production interest groups who support S.978. Rep. Sensenbrenner, I know that you took $11,960 in the 2010 election cycle from attorneys & law firms interest groups who support S.978. Rep. Sensenbrenner, I know that you took $2,000 in the 2010 election cycle from entertainment unions interest groups who support S.978. I know that the organization Recording Industry Association of America supports S.978 I know that the organization Electronic Frontier Foundation opposes S.978 specifically, this section of the legislation: "‘(ii) the total fair market value of licenses to offer performances of those works would exceed $5,000;’; and", Here's a summary from OpenCongress.org: Makes unauthorized web streaming of copyrighted content a felony with a possible penalty of up to 5 years in prison. Illegal streaming of copyrighted content is defined in the bill as an offense that "consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works" and has a total economic value, either to the copyright holder or the infringer, of at least $2,500. Sincerely, David Moore 1861 E. Fox Lane Milwaukee, WI 53217 tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-05:/article/2015 2010-08-09T11:51:12Z davidmoore wrote: Updated information & journalism links here :: http://twitter.com/OpenCongress/status/20735580241 http://twitter.com/OpenCongress/status/20735481323 http://twitter.com/OpenCongress/status/20735856029 ... reliable updates can be found here going forward :: http://twitter.com/freepress http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog<br/>View <a href="/article/show/2015-FreePress-on-the-Google-Verizon-Deal-The-End-of-The-Internet-as-We-Know-It">Article</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-05:/article/2015 2010-08-06T07:50:27Z davidmoore wrote: eydaimon - seems that this may be a longer conversation. We believe in the possibility to reform our representative democracy and introduce more elements of deliberative democracy to make our American government more open and accountable. SQLserver - you're correct, there have been conflicting reports since the NYT article. See, for example, updates here :: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/05/google-and-verizon-sign-net-neutrality-agreement-begin-the-end/ ... but as developments continue, we stand with FreePress and the SaveTheInternet coalition in urging vigilance and transparency on this crucial issue. If OpenCongress is to continue its mission to make gov't data in full compliance with :: http://www.opengovdata.org/ ... then net neutrality is a necessary condition, viz. Principle 3, "Data must be timely" : http://www.opengovdata.org/home/8principles ... and in general, net neutrality is a basic principle of a just and equal society, worth supporting on its own merits.<br/>View <a href="/article/show/2015-FreePress-on-the-Google-Verizon-Deal-The-End-of-The-Internet-as-We-Know-It">Article</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-05:/article/2015 2010-08-05T09:40:22Z davidmoore wrote: Thanks for your bluntnss, eydaimon! This FAQ at SaveTheInternet can help clarify issues: http://www.savetheinternet.com/frequently-asked-questions Net Neutrality has been part of the Internet since its inception. Pioneers like Vint Cerf and Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, always intended the Internet to be a neutral network. And non-discrimination provisions like Net Neutrality have governed the nation's communications networks since the 1920s. But as a consequence of a 2005 decision by the Federal Communications Commission, Net Neutrality -- the foundation of the free and open Internet -- was put in jeopardy. Now, cable and phone company lobbyists are pushing to block legislation that would reinstate Net Neutrality. Writing Net Neutrality into law would preserve the freedoms we currently enjoy on the Internet. For all their talk about "deregulation," the cable and phone giants don't want real competition. They want special rules written in their favor.<br/>View <a href="/article/show/2015-FreePress-on-the-Google-Verizon-Deal-The-End-of-The-Internet-as-We-Know-It">Article</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/article/2005 2010-08-03T06:02:49Z davidmoore wrote: mtgentry - we would love to do more with Search Engine Optimization. With more resources, OC can become even better optimized. In fact, the SEO consultant Vanessa Fox did a piece highlighting on the strides we've made already in that arena :: http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/04/government-transparency-using.html justamick - we are proud to be a non-profit, non-partisan public resource website. For more background on our mission, please see :: http://www.opencongress.org/about/ ... thanks for using OpenCongress. <br/>View <a href="/article/show/2005-Congress-is-broken-OpenCongress-is-a-solution-Support-our-non-profit-work-">Article</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/article/2005 2010-07-29T09:04:01Z davidmoore wrote: Hi Lucas, David with OC here. Thanks, and you're welcome, and thanks! I think we're on the same page -- with a foundation of truly open government data, and with more resources for our collaborative web development, OpenCongress could do an even better job of presenting legislative information to you. It's all free, open-source, and non-profit. But the government doesn't currently make it easy to work with bill text, and we need support from our open user community in order to develop more useful features. OpenGovData is indeed just the start -- it's up to everyone in the transparency community (and political bloggers and issue-based advocacy groups and citizen watchdogs and others) to make it intelligible and effective. That's what we work on every day. Thanks for your support of our mission. Questions & comments welcome: writeus[at]opencongress.org. <br/>View <a href="/article/show/2005-Congress-is-broken-OpenCongress-is-a-solution-Support-our-non-profit-work-">Article</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-31:/bill/111-s752 2010-07-29T05:53:22Z A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.<br/>View <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s752/show">Bill</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/article/2003 2010-07-28T16:18:59Z davidmoore wrote: @Abaratarrr, David with OC here, I'm sorry to hear that you won't be supporting our work; however, your comment above is incorrect on a couple of fronts. OC is a project of our non-profit organization, the Participatory Politics Foundation, and the Sunlight Foundation is a founding supporter. More importantly, as E.D. of PPF, I assure you we are independent from the government and any political party. All of the information on OC is open-source and freely available for inspection, sharing, and re-mixing ( http://www.opencongress.org/about/code ). For example, OC aggregates news and blog coverage of bills via automated processes from around the Web, so any blog that mentions a bill by its official number or name will be swept up without favor and included as a link on our site. That's just one example -- for more information about how OC works and our mission, please visit :: http://www.opencongress.org/about . Questions & comments are welcome: writeus[at]opencongress.org. Thanks. <br/>View <a href="/article/show/2003-Announcing-Our-First-Ever-Donation-Drive">Article</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-01:/article/1957 2010-07-01T09:26:07Z davidmoore wrote: testing comments <br/>View <a href="/article/show/1957-Another-UI-Vote-Tonight-">Article</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issues/8393 2010-06-22T13:11:20Z View recent bills in issue area: <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/issues/show/8393_government_information_and_archives">Government information and archives</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/bill/111-h4213 2010-06-22T06:59:47Z To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.<br/>View <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4213/show">Bill</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/300082 2010-06-07T11:04:23Z View profile for <a href="/people/show/300082_Harry_Reid">Sen. Harry Reid D-NV</a> tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-02:/article/1783 2010-04-06T10:46:40Z davidmoore wrote: Hi Lucas, David with OC here. Not sure which emails you're referring to, but the best way to contact is us by emailing :: writeus@opencongress.org. In the future we hope to have .pdf versions of bill text avail. for download. And if you've received a page load error, it's probably just a temporary glitch, and reloading the page should work. Writing you individually now, thanks for using OpenCongress. <br/>View <a href="/article/show/1783-Health-Care-Reform-and-OpenCongress">Article</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/bill/111-s560 2010-03-10T14:40:49Z A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes.<br/>View <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s560/show">Bill</a> on OpenCongress 2009-12-17T11:37:55Z View <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/users/carlt/profile">carlt's Profile</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/bill/111-h3200 2009-09-30T10:07:29Z America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009<br/>View <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/show">Bill</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-09:/bill/111-h1388 2009-08-04T19:22:24Z To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.<br/>View <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1388/show">Bill</a> on OpenCongress tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/412223 2009-07-30T03:38:58Z View profile for <a href="/people/show/412223_Kirsten_Gillibrand">Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY</a>