The Record Industry & Your Legislators

The Senate might vote on HR2391, the Intellectual Property Protection Act, a comprehensive bill that opponents charge could make many users of peer-to-peer networks, digital-music players and other products criminally liable for copyright infringement. The bill would also undo centuries of "fair use" -- the principle that gives Americans the right to use small samples of the works of others without having to ask permission or pay.

The preceding is an excerpt from WIRED Magazine. (for the article click HERE). The Biddies would NEVER presume to tell you how to feel about this issue, but should you have an opinion on it, we WOULD engourage you to write your congressperson about it! You can find information on contacting said congressperson here at CastThatBallot.com.

Incidentally, do you know about THOMAS? (click here to see it) THOMAS is a site where you can go to read up on EVERYTHING that Congress is working on - ALL OF IT! Cool, huh? The Bill in question is located here.