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Category — Lobbying
Information Policy Action Committee is Formed to Lobby Congress for Pro-Technology Reform
Categories: Lobbying
Ren Bucholz (EFF), David Alpert (Google) and Mark Stoller, have banded together to form a new Political Action Committee called the Information Policy Action Committee (IPAC) to lobby Congress for “pro-Geek”, “pro-technology” reform. Because the EFF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, it can’t get involved in any electoral politics. The RIAA & MPAA are not barred by law from lobbying Congress. The founders of IPAC realized that “geeks need to be engaged in electoral politics in a direct way” as a tool to counter the multi-million-dollar lobbying efforts of the industry heavyweights. From the IPAC website:
We believe that technological innovation and individual creativity are vital to the future of this country. We believe that a prosperous and democratic society depends on freedom for all individuals to pursue scientific invention and artistic expression. Unfortunately, new, more draconian copyright and patent laws threaten to stifle these freedoms and restrict public participation in science, art, and political discourse.
Sources: IPAC | TWiT – see episode 49A | 
TWiT Podcast 49A: Interview with IPAC Founder Ren Bucholz
Related Story: IPAC Send Senators iPods: IPAC | Content Added to Senators’ iPods | Engadget | ars technica | Boing Boing
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Del.icio.us GamePolitics.com Launches a Google-map-based Video Game Legislation Tracker
Categories: Lobbying • Violent Game Laws
The legislation tracker organizes pending, passed, or killed video game legislation throughout the U.S. It interactively highlights the name of the bill, its status, sponsors and other relevant information.
Source: GamePolitics.com
Police Org Mounts 25-To-Life Campaign
Categories: Lobbying • Violent Game Law Cases
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has called on retailers not to stock the game, which involves gang violence against police.
Sources: Next Generation | 1Up.com | 
Click Here to Watch CNN Video Coverage of Story.
Game Law: Prior Restraint the Games – a Rant
Categories: Lobbying • Violent Game Law Cases
In this self-declared “rant” attorney Tom Buscaglia urges the gaming community to educate themselves on candidate positions and to get out and vote before the gaming industry is handicapped by legislation.
Source: GamaSutra Feature
