Library Copyright Alliance Sends Letter of Support to Six Member of the Hosue of Representatives Re: SOPA
The letter was written by ARL’s Brandon Butler (on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance), has sent a letter to six member of the U.S. House of Representatives (and House Judiciary Committee) thanking them for their, “vigorous advocacy of First Amendment rights and the value of an open and secure Internet during last week’s markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).”
The letter was sent to:
- Rep. Jason Chaffetz
- Rep. Darrell Issa
- Rep. Zoe Lofgren
- Rep. Dan Lungren
- Rep. Jared Polis
- Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
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The Library Copyright Alliance is made up of ALA, ARL, and ACRL.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.