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Who is responsible for Bill S.978? (new, vile copyright law)?
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?
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- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
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