Freedom of expression is once again under attack by the entertainment industry in the form of S. 978. What is S. 978? S. 978 is a bill drafted by the entertainment industry to make it a FELONY to download copyrighted material more than ten times. When you consider that:
As the writers at TechDirt point out, under this bill you could go to jail for posting video of your friends singing karaoke
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A lot of videos are streamed here to make a political point but if this bill becomes law then a lot of freedoms will be curtailed. Apparently these big Hollywood entertainment companies feel they can shit on people's right to information but if you step on their rights they scream holy hell. S. 978 is bullshit and if you feel the same way then fill out the petition by clicking on the above link. The freedoms you safeguard may be your own so sign that petition today.
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Who is/are the Senator(s) who are sponsoring this bill? I'm not finding this info in my first few attempts. This would be most helpful in targeting opposition to the bill...
I'm not sure. You can click on the link and ask Demand Progress who's sponsoring this bill.
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