Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If they see that it might become an international trade liability, it could affect how they would vote. s.d. On May 12, 2008, at 6:18 AM, Nathan wrote: > Right Tina, I did read the section. My point is that none of those > entities or persons has any influence on whether or not the bill is > passed. Perhaps people like the US Trade Representative or the > Undersec'y for Economic Affairs might have had some impact during > the committee process but if I understand things correctly, we are > well beyond that stage now and so the only people worth trying to > influence are the individual members of Congress who are to vote on > the bills--and those people are only influenced by their > constituents (and of course lobbyists etc.). Certainly not by > foreign photographers. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > On 12-mei-2008, at 10:54, Tina Manley wrote: > >> At 01:12 AM 5/12/2008, you wrote: >>> Unfortunately, I very much doubt that letters/e-mails/faxes from >>> outside the USA will make the slightest bit of difference, and >>> therefore I will not bother. Why? Very simple: the people who >>> have to >>> make the decision on this law are the members of Congress, and they >>> only care about what the people who vote for them think. Since >>> people >>> who reside outside the USA do not vote in congressional elections >>> (even those who are US citizens), their opinion matters not one bit. >>> >>> Nathan >> >> http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php? >> searchterm=00267 >> >> The International letters do not go to Congress. They go to: >> >> Ambassador Susan C. Schwab >> Office of the United States Trade Representative >> 600 17th Street, N.W. >> Washington, DC 20508 >> United States of America >> FAX: 001 (202) 395-4549 >> (Telephone: (202) 395-3000) >> >> >> Marybeth Peters >> Register of Copyrights >> U.S. Copyright Office >> 101 Independence Ave. S.E. >> Washington, D.C. 20559-6000 >> United States of America >> FAX: 001 (202) 707-8366 >> (Telephone: (202) 707-5959) >> >> >> Jon W. Dudas >> Director >> United States Patent & Trademark Office >> P.O. 1450 >> Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 >> United States of America >> FAX: 001 (571) 273-8300 >> (Telephone: (800) 786-9199) >> >> >> Reuben Jeffrey III >> Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs >> U.S. Department of State >> 2201 C Street NW >> Washington, DC 20520 >> United States of America >> FAX: 001 (202) 647-9763 >> (Telephone: (202) 647-7575) >> >> This bill will affect everybody's work, whether you live in the >> USA or not. >> >> TIna >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information