Internet Censorship: S.978 Could Put Bieber in Jail

If there’s one bill in Congress that pits people of all political stripes against big corporations and the politicians they fund, S.978 is it. The word around the campfire is that the bill is set to be introduced in The House of Representatives this Wednesday (October 26, 2011). The bill would make web streaming of copyrighted content a felony with a prison sentence of up to 5 years. That means you could go to jail for posting a video to YouTube with the wrong background music, all in the name of protecting big media companies that don’t want to update their old business models for the age of peer-to-peer sharing.

Fight for the Future, a new organization from some of the folks who helped built OpenCongress, are launching today with a pretty hilarious, but also very serious, take on the bill. As they explain, if this bill is enacted even big-label pop stars who launched their careers doing covers, like Justin Bieber, could face jail time. From their press release:

Music and film companies are pushing a law that would make streaming any copyrighted material a felony with a five-year jail sentence. The irony is, if they succeed, even their own stars would face jail time.

Teen pop star Justin Bieber himself got famous posting videos of himself singing unauthorized covers of popular R&B songs to YouTube. Totally jail-able. The law is S.978, and it’s a real threat: The bill has already passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, and we expect introduction in the House soon.

Of course, if Bieber could go to jail, almost any aspiring singer could too. So could any fan singing or dancing along with their favorite song, or posting a video of a performance (say, a kids’ school play), as long as it got enough views and brought some measurable benefit to the person posting.

We’ve already seen the music and movie companies use civil penalties written for large-scale commercial piracy to sue 14-year-olds and their families into bankruptcy, so the idea of this one day being used to jail ordinary users is hardly far-fetched.

Thing is, this isn’t some fringe bill with no chance of passing. It has already been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, word in the intellectual-property scene is that a companion version is about to be introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21], the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the House. Add to that the millions of dollars that corporate backers of the bill are donating to Congress and it becomes even easier to imagine this thing being pushed through.

Fight for the future is collecting signatures on a petition to Congress in opposition to this bills. Of course you can also use the OpenCongress Contact-Congress platform to email your members of Congress about it.

The Money Trail, Supporters and Opposition

Interests that support this bill:

• Book, newspaper & periodical publishing

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$103,500
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$92,200
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]	$55,564
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$51,050
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$48,130
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA]	$38,945
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$28,750
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]	$27,300
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]	$24,800
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]	$20,300
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]	$35,350
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]	$30,740
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]	$24,900
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4]	$21,650
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]	$15,200
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]	$14,100
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]	$13,500
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]	$12,300
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]	$10,740
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]	$9,650

• Printing and publishing (printed & online)

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$2,400
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]	$1,750
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]	$1,500
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]	$1,000
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]	$500
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$500
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]	$250
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]	$0
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]	$0
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]	$0
Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]	$4,800
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]	$4,600
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]	$4,000
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]	$3,000
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]	$2,400
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]	$1,000
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]	$1,000
Rep. Mike Quigley [D, IL-5]	$1,000
Rep. Todd Young [R, IN-9]	$500
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]	$275

• Recorded Music & music production

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$63,300
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$61,800
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$51,620
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$34,250
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$20,800
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]	$16,000
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]	$10,000
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]	$8,750
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]	$8,500
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]	$7,750
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]	$56,650
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]	$29,991
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]	$29,400
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]	$10,500
Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]	$8,000
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]	$7,000
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]	$6,500
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]	$6,300
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]	$6,000
Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]	$6,000

• Movie Theaters

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]	$8,800
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$7,200
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$1,000
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]	$500
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]	$500
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA]	$250
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$250
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]	$200
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]	$0
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]	$0
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]	$4,800
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]	$2,400
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32]	$1,650
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]	$1,000
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]	$1,000
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]	$1,000
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3]	$1,000
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]	$500
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]	$500
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]	$500

• Motion Picture production & distribution

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$96,325
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$79,300
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$78,700
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$77,200
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$45,800
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]	$30,500
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]	$29,200
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]	$25,500
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]	$16,200
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]	$14,900
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]	$85,050
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]	$17,650
Rep. Karen Bass [D, CA-33]	$12,850
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]	$12,800
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]	$12,150
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]	$11,500
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]	$11,050
Rep. John Garamendi [D, CA-10]	$10,950
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8]	$10,800
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]	$8,800

• Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$71,850
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$63,499
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$58,100
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$25,250
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]	$19,300
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$17,700
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]	$14,450
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]	$13,800
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]	$11,150
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]	$10,600
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]	$70,350
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]	$21,600
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]	$20,344
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]	$18,950
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]	$16,700
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]	$16,000
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]	$15,600
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]	$14,900
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]	$12,600
Rep. Karen Bass [D, CA-33]	$11,500

• Commercial TV & radio stations

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$40,100
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$34,650
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]	$28,600
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]	$24,100
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]	$15,100
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]	$14,600
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]	$13,000
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]	$11,000
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]	$10,600
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]	$9,400
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]	$37,500
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]	$21,100
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]	$19,150
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]	$18,100
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]	$15,650
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]	$14,750
Rep. Stephen Fincher [R, TN-8]	$14,400
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]	$14,200
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]	$13,000
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]	$13,000

• TV production & distribution

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$23,900
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$21,700
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$16,750
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$13,350
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]	$8,900
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$8,650
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]	$6,800
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]	$5,500
Sen. Dean Heller [R, NV]	$5,000
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]	$4,850
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]	$24,800
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]	$17,650
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32]	$16,800
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]	$16,800
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]	$6,500
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]	$6,500
Rep. Steven Pearce [R, NM-2]	$5,800
Rep. John Garamendi [D, CA-10]	$4,800
Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14]	$4,800
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]	$4,800

• Telecommunications

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]	$43,900
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$20,100
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]	$16,300
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]	$14,250
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$10,700
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]	$10,600
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]	$9,000
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]	$8,500
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]	$7,000
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]	$6,900
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]	$35,980
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]	$26,250
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]	$24,850
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]	$18,091
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]	$11,100
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]	$10,000
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]	$8,900
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]	$8,700
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]	$8,250
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]	$8,000

• Computer software

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]	$93,225
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$82,455
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$67,600
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA]	$48,150
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$46,950
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$45,250
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$42,700
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]	$42,100
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]	$41,200
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]	$33,150
Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]	$41,800
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]	$35,900
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]	$31,950
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]	$31,250
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]	$29,200
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]	$25,100
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]	$24,600
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]	$19,450
Rep. Mark Critz [D, PA-12]	$18,000
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]	$18,000

• Attorneys & law firms

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$1,964,983
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$1,520,455
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$1,338,301
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$749,594
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]	$577,126
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]	$529,158
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$414,760
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]	$411,171
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]	$323,713
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA]	$278,720
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]	$330,939
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]	$253,550
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7]	$241,900
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]	$213,119
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]	$200,530
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9]	$194,748
Rep. Terri Sewell [D, AL-7]	$186,256
Rep. Ted Deutch [D, FL-19]	$183,221
Rep. John Carney [D, DE-0]	$162,550
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8]	$156,050

• General business association

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]	$11,875
Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS]	$10,250
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]	$10,000
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]	$8,000
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]	$6,500
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]	$5,500
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA]	$5,200
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]	$3,875
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]	$3,375
Sen. Patrick Toomey [R, PA]	$3,000
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]	$13,000
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]	$11,000
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]	$7,500
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]	$7,000
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]	$6,000
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]	$6,000
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3]	$5,500
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7]	$5,000
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]	$5,000
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]	$5,000

• Chambers of commerce

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]	$10,500
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]	$7,000
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]	$5,000
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]	$5,000
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$4,750
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]	$2,500
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$2,400
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]	$2,000
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]	$1,750
Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS]	$1,500
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]	$12,400
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]	$2,500
Rep. Phil Roe [R, TN-1]	$2,400
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11]	$2,000
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32]	$1,650
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]	$1,500
Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]	$1,350
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]	$1,250
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]	$1,200
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]	$1,000

• Professional sports, arenas & related equip & svcs

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$58,800
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$39,200
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$36,350
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]	$31,900
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]	$31,150
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]	$23,500
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]	$17,700
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]	$16,800
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$12,900
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]	$11,000
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R, FL-16]	$17,400
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R, KS-3]	$14,399
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]	$13,600
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]	$12,000
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]	$11,000
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]	$10,500
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]	$10,000
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]	$10,000
Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]	$10,000
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]	$10,000

• Teamsters union

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]	$10,000
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$10,000
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]	$10,000
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$10,000
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$10,000
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]	$7,500
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR]	$5,000
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]	$5,000
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$5,000
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]	$5,000
Rep. John Garamendi [D, CA-10]	$15,000
Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23]	$14,000
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32]	$13,500
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4]	$12,500
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]	$10,750
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]	$10,000
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]	$10,000
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]	$10,000
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]	$10,000
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]	$10,000

• Entertainment unions

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$12,500
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$8,400
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]	$4,800
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$4,700
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]	$3,000
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]	$3,000
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]	$2,500
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]	$2,500
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]	$2,000
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]	$2,000
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]	$22,000
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]	$6,500
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]	$6,000
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]	$6,000
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]	$5,900
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]	$5,000
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]	$5,000
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]	$5,000
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]	$4,800
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]	$4,000

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups:

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]	$2,335,183
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$2,016,955
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$1,650,251
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$1,163,223
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]	$767,772
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$737,110
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]	$714,176
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]	$471,721
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]	$423,313
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]	$413,000
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]	$454,598
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]	$360,989
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]	$320,580
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7]	$249,800
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]	$243,319
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]	$239,300
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]	$218,080
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9]	$216,748
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8]	$213,550
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]	$209,610

Specific Organizations Supporting S.978

• American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
• Directors Guild of America
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States
• Screen Actors Guild
• Motion Picture Association of America
• Recording Industry Association of America
• Independent Film and Television Alliance
• National Association of Theatre Owners
• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• American Federation of Musicians
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• NBC Universal
• Viacom
• Sony Pictures Entertainment
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
• Association of American Publishers
• Association of Independent Music Publishers
• American Photographic Artists
• Broadcast Music, Inc.
• Business Software Alliance
• CBS Corporation
• Church Music Publishers Association
• Entertainment Software Association
• Graphic Artists Guild
• National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
• National Association of Broadcasters
• National Collegiate Athletic Association
• National Music Publishers’ Association
• National Basketball Association
• News America Holdings
• Newspaper Association of America
• Picture Archive Council of America
• Professional Photographers of America
• Professional School Photographers Association
• Reed Elsevier
• PPL & VPL
• SESAC
• Software & Information Industry Association
• Universal Music Group
• Magazine Publishers of America
• The Walt Disney Company
• Writers Guild of America, West
• U. S. Chamber of Commerce
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• Entertainment Merchants Association
• Global Intellectual Property Center
• Time Warner
• AT&T

Interests that oppose this bill:

• Human Rights

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$2,200
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$600
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]	$500
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$500
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$250
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]	$0
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]	$0
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]	$0
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]	$0
Sen. James Risch [R, ID]	$0
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]	$250
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1]	$250
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]	$250
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]	$0
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]	$0
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]	$0
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]	$0
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]	$0
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]	$0
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]	$0

• Militias & Anti-Government Groups

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]	$0
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]	$0
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]	$0
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]	$0
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]	$0
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]	$0
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE]	$0
Sen. James Risch [R, ID]	$0
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK]	$0
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]	$0
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]	$0
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]	$0
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]	$0
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]	$0
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]	$0
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]	$0
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]	$0
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]	$0
Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]	$0
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]	$0

• Consumer groups

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]	$0
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]	$0
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]	$0
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]	$0
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]	$0
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]	$0
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE]	$0
Sen. James Risch [R, ID]	$0
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK]	$0
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]	$0
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]	$0
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]	$0
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]	$0
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]	$0
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]	$0
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]	$0
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]	$0
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]	$0
Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]	$0
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]	$0

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups:

Name	Amount Received
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]	$2,200
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]	$600
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]	$500
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]	$500
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]	$250
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]	$0
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]	$0
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]	$0
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]	$0
Sen. James Risch [R, ID]	$0
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]	$250
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1]	$250
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]	$250
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]	$0
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]	$0
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]	$0
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]	$0
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]	$0
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]	$0
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]	$0

Specific Organizations Opposing S.978

• U.S.W.G.O.
• Demand Progress
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Censorship in America

 

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