Who is responsible for Bill S.978? (new, vile copyright law)?

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The bill that will make it illegal to post music videos, game reviews, game streams, etc etc- punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

Your freedom will be severely limited after this monstrosity is passed.

Who drafted that bill. Who petitioned for it?

Answer 1

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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Cosponsors: Chris Coons [D-DE], John Cornyn [R-TX]

Supporting organizations:

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Newspaper Association of America

National Association of Broadcasters

Motion Picture Association of America

American Intellectual Property Law Association

AT&T

Business Software Alliance

Association of American Publishers

Recording Industry Association of America

NBC Universal

American Federation of Musicians

Directors Guild of America

National Music Publishers' Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Graphic Artists Guild

Writers Guild of America, West

Magazine Publishers of America

Software & Information Industry Association

Entertainment Software Association

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Screen Actors Guild

Viacom

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States

Entertainment Merchants Association

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Independent Film and Television Alliance

National Association of Theatre Owners

Sony Pictures Entertainment

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Association of Independent Music Publishers

American Photographic Artists

Broadcast Music, Inc.

CBS Corporation

Church Music Publishers Association

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

National Basketball Association

News America Holdings

Picture Archive Council of America

Professional Photographers of America

Professional School Photographers Association

Reed Elsevier

PPL & VPL

SESAC

Time Warner

Universal Music Group

The Walt Disney Company

U. S. Chamber of Commerce

opposing organizations:

Global Intellectual Property Center

Electronic Frontier Foundation

U.S.W.G.O.

Demand Progress

Source(s): http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112...