Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]R. Why doesn't some idiot out there tell me why I should contact anyone about this? What's in it for the Congressmen? They don't care about me, or even you. Jerry R. Clayton McKee wrote: > The bastards are loose again. > > SERIOUS... > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Illustrators' Partnership of America < > illustratorspartnership@cnymail.com> > Date: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 8:23 PM > Subject: URGENT >> House is Moving on the Orphan Works Bill NOW << > To: skoogfors@gmail.com > > > FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP > > THE HOUSE ORPHAN WORKS BILL (H.R. 5889) > IS MOVING IN THE HOUSE NOW > > 10.2.08 > > Phone, fax, email these Congressman immediately > > DELAHUNT Phone (202) 225 3111 Fax (202) 225-5658 > Phone: (617) 770-3700 Fax: (617) 770-2984 > > CONYERS Phone: (202) 225-5126 Fax: (202) 225-0072 > Phone: (313) 961-5670 Fax: (313) 226-2085 > > NADLER Phone: (202) 225-5635 Fax: (202) 225-6923 > Phone: (212) 367-7350 Fax: (212) 367-7356 > > BERMAN Phone: (202) 225-4695 Fax: (202) 225-3196 > Phone: (818) 994-7200 Fax: (818) 994-1050 > > EXPRESS YOUR OUTRAGE AT THE WAY THIS IS BEING DONE > > We've been getting assurances all day that the bill was "dead for > this > year." > > TELL THEM NOT TO PASS THIS ANTI-COPYRIGHT LAW > > * UNDER COVER OF NIGHT > * UNDER COVER OF ECONOMIC CRISIS > * UNDER COVER OF ANOTHER TELEVISED DEBATE > > TELL THEM THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS WAY TO RE-WRITE THE COPYRIGHT LAWS > OF > THE > UNITED STATES > > - Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Board of the > Illustrators' > Partnership > > Please post or forward this message immediately to any interested > party. > _______________________________________________________________ > > For news and information: > Illustrators' Partnership Orphan Works Blog: > http://ipaorphanworks.blogspot.com/<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001V4BoLmc > dcX2dZnDvlKp6DmnWbx4iKjGgs0eoTbDSHirnXssPj2VtKQ9af- > utBqeSt6RQBQzVQEArh > D1Kz6wvFP6J7o-lia4MxWA_Eb2hGJEJ7mCUx-3WFHlxIvrkoF4n> > > Over 75 > organizations<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001V4BoLmcdcX0OANmV1pic3XrukT7m9 > H1U7mu2_qZrWliD96hbqdgHcuw-IYlIK4MY3ApwPBdXps77-4v2I3C36-bjYQ_GcZ- > HzAG > wqScbTFK8uRvjEqFngTQKu3v0GJ- > gx3u21CyP0iSbIHU5q2uRNs99pGsGa6BThKuNLaobH > TLFiuqVbXs_FGCzCANosvpZ>oppose > this bill, representing over half a million creators.Illustrators, > photographers, fine artists, songwriters, musicians, and > countless licensing firms all believe this bill will harm their > small > businesses. > > U.S. Creators and the image-making public can email Congress through > the > Capwiz site: > http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp? > e=001V4BoLmcdcX0OavBMeMLhUdY1oQsVQO4bLb9JWqHS85GCYM50IACq0H31QtbwLfqWR > SyxtyXaR6e87oi0DUFws7oS5UomP56sN3wD9LUAMd-jPGFVNFcSEtWay- > dvTvzt3S2uk0l > qfBjS26qaNS4_kQ==>2 > minutes is all it takes to tell the U.S. Congress to uphold > copyright > protection for the world's artists. > > INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS please fax these 4 U.S. State Agencies and > appeal to > your home representatives for intervention. > http://www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?searchter > m=00267<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001V4BoLmcdcX2FbfvS_E0KspcCJUBPkscwkQW > xXjCNRv84bUCWYWC_b8fJDh0BFSTZ3EaN3BRVTDdOaIUikr40RTqYAXE8uRNkOpBfYtiR3 > rjiAXlyYa1wAxgyjxDCwnZmhcR3205317trkN5L-oSREBvVQ4JS- > 3pdtR9kpSwI1VQhmlI > 3XHJgkXlqgCT1AXd5> > > CALL CONGRESS: 1-800-828-0498. Tell the U.S. Capitol Switchboard > Operator > "I would like to leave a message for Congressperson __________ that > I > oppose the Orphan Works Act." The switchboard operator will patch > you > through to the lawmaker's office and often take a message which also > gets > passed on to the lawmaker. Once you're put through tell your > Representative > the message again. >