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• GetSource

  January 2012

  I'd love to join a meeting in LA (or nearby), if someone manages to schedule one.
• StopSOPA-HQ

  January 2012

  @chi_ho @eml - can you guys possibly follow up on your requests either today or tomorrow? Being persistant really helps your requests.
• StopSOPA-HQ

  January 2012

  @GetSource - It would help if you requested meetings under the California for Internet Freedom banner with both of your Senators at the LA office. The more they hear that group name, the more likely they are to set up a group meeting!
• jtwg

  January 2012

  I live in San Diego, but would be willing to burn a vacation day to travel to Los Angeles for a meeting with Barbara Boxer. I am a web developer who has been professionally employed in the industry since 1996. It looks like we need a group of people to request a meeting with her.

  
  

  Anyone else up for this?
• thenerdypengwin

  January 2012

  @ Piper & wallace_clan_man 

  I'm in rside.  If you get a meeting, I'm there.  But, I'm a student, so my schedule is a little more rough.
• standingup2012

  January 2012

  I have sent an email to congress in the State of California.
  
• tywebb

  January 2012

  Request for meeting sent to both Senators for Sacramento. Will attend any SF Bay Area meeting if granted one.
• StopSOPA-HQ

  January 2012

  @tywebb @standingup2010 Thanks! Be sure to follow up if you don't get a response; that will show the Senators' offices how serious you are, and make you impossible to ignore.
• Sharanyan

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  I'm from Michigan and I will be in Santa clara from the 21st of Jan. If someone succeeds in scheduling a meeting please let me know, I want to join you guys. 
  
  You can find me at rsharanyan@gmail.com. thanks!
• lopezdca

  January 2012

  If anyone has a meeting set up in the LA/OC/SanBern/Inland Empire area, I'm down and I'm sure I could bring at least 3 other people with me, if not more.  I'll be checking back on this board so if anyone gets a meeting set up, please let us know!
• StopSOPA-HQ

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  @lopezdca If you have 3+ other people already lined up, why not request a meeting yourself? It's helpful to have as many people as possible submit requests, so that the Senators' offices know just how widespread the opposition to this bill really is. So if you have a few free minutes, please go for it!
• maricela26

  January 2012

  I just submitted a request to meet with Sen. Boxer. I will get back if I hear anything. The more requests the better right!? I have never done anything like this before!
• Dustin

  January 2012

  Submitted a meeting request for Newport Beach
• Alexgrande

  January 2012

  I'll come for the sf meeting
• jasoncrawford

  January 2012

  Doesn't look like anyone has a San Francisco meeting yet? I can request one but I don't have a group. I just asked a bunch of friends if they would join me so I can list a bunch of names on the form when I sign up.

  
  

  Anyone else doing this, feel free to list my name: Jason Crawford.
• Maja

  January 2012

  Please count me in for LA.  maria.kermath@gmail.com
  
• lovelybison

  January 2012

  Just put in a request San Francisco January 18th. Will let you know.
  
• StopSOPA-HQ

  January 2012

  @jasoncrawford @Maja - There are lots of people who are also looking to come to a meeting in SF (like @Alexgrande for instance) or LA. It would help if either of you requested meetings in those cities. Alternatively, next time you're by either of their offices, just drop in and tell the staff how you feel! We're really just looking to get a lot of physical presence at both Senator's offices. Obviously panned meetings with ranking staff members are amazing, but quick drop-bys have a major impact!
• Jeshii

  January 2012

  Let us know if an LA meeting gets set up.
  
• onosway

  January 2012

  Requested.
• Brett

  January 2012

  Trying to schedule a meeting for San Diego.  Down with SOPA!!  
• stefancarpentier

  January 2012

  Just asked for a meeting.
  -------------------------------------------------
  Stefan
  
  
  
  Hi there
  
  I am very interested to meet with the responsible people to talk about this SOPA vote and the effort that drives it.
  
  I would like to state my personal concerns with it as well as principal problems I have with restricting people.
  
  I am in touch with "California for Internet Freedom " and we all
  together have what I consider a strong and diverse group with innovative
  ideas and views.
  
  
  
  If you would be so nice and consider meeting with me/us BEFORE the vote in 2 weeks, that would be much appreciated.
  
  
  
  
  
• StopSOPA-HQ

  January 2012

  @maricela26, @Dustin, @lovelybison, @onosway, @Brett -- THANK YOU!!!  Comment here when/if you get a response.
• StopSOPA-HQ

  January 2012

  Thank you, @stefancarpentier!

  
  
• Frederick_Curbelo

  January 2012

  Message sent to both Feinstein and Boxer. 

  
  

  Boxer Message as below:

  
  

  Hi, my name is Frederick Curbelo. I'm with California for Internet freedom, and I'm calling to request a meeting with Senator Boxer during the January recess.  The PROTECT IP vote is happening on January 24th, and I wanted the Senator to understand my concerns before the vote happens. On behalf of California for Internet Freedom, I am requesting a meeting at a time suiting the Senator's convenience on or prior to January 23rd 2012.
  

  We can set up a phone conference or I can provide web/video/Skype conference capabilities as well due to the current open nature of the Information Technology and Internet industry.

  
  

  It's good to be an American, let's keep it that way.

  
  

  Sincerely,

  
  

  Frederick Curbelo

  
  

  CA 95648
• Camburn045

  January 2012

  Attention,  anyone in the los angeles area that gets a meeting.  Please post when and where to be.  I would like to be part of it.
  
• NotPhilCollins

  January 2012

  Requested a meeting in San Francisco prior to the vote.
• erikespe1968

  January 2012

  I'd be happy to join anyone/everyone here for a meeting with the Senators who are both in San Francisco area. Should each of us request a meeting with them since they obviously would meet us as a group.
  
• davidnotdave

  January 2012

  Requested meetings with both. Tweeted to Sen Reid and Schumer as well as Mayor Bloomberg asking him to talk to Schumer. 
• saad

  January 2012

  I'll join any meeting arranged in the SF Bay Area.
• StopSOPA-HQ

  January 2012

  @Camburn045 - there is strength in numbers, but we need you to take action!

  
  

  @NotPhilCollins @erikespe1968 @davidnotdave - Thanks for requesting meetings guys! If you don't receive a response soon, feel free to drop by your local office unannounced and have a chat with a staffer.
• smlake

  January 2012

  Requested a Los Angeles area meeting with Sen. Boxer and/or her staff via webform.
• monga

  January 2012

  I want to know why these Senators don't do their JOB and pass a budget which they've been delaying for almost 3 years now instead of messing with the Internet.

  
  

  Here's an Android App that will allow you to scan UPCs and see which companies are supporting SOPA so that you can boycott their products.

  
  

  https://market.android.com/details?id=com.boycottsopa.android

  
  

  I will keep watching this thread and will be happy to join anyone who schedules a meeting in Los Angeles! 
• damarisgpa

  January 2012

  sent request...received reply from Sen. Feinstein...
  
• Seth0067

  January 2012

  Done, done and done.  Asked for a meeting on the 16th but flexible on date as well as time.
• Shermanus

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  I sent a very polite request by email to both honorable senators. Did get the usual answer from Feinstein: "This email is to confirm that your scheduling request has been successfully received....."

  Nothing from Boxer so far.

  
  

  
  

  
  
• Shermanus

  January 2012

  Also wondering if, being an entertainment company, a letter such as the following will help (This is a modified letter, as sent by Google and others):

  
  

  Re.: SOPA

   In line with many content owners, we support the bills’ stated goals—providing additional enforcement tools to combat all websites that are dedicated to copyright infringement of which we have also been a victim for some time. Unfortunately, the bills as drafted would expose law-abiding Internet and technology companies to new and uncertain liabilities, private rights of action, and technology mandates that would require monitoring of websites. We are concerned that these measures pose a serious risk to our industry’s continued track record of innovation and creativity, as well as to this nation’s cybersecurity. We cannot support this bill as written and ask that the legislature consider more targeted ways to combat “rogue” websites dedicated to copyright infringement and trademark counterfeiting, while preserving the innovation and dynamism that has made the Internet such an important driver of economic growth and job creation.

   One issue merits special attention: We are very concerned that the bills as written would seriously undermine the (DMCA) safe harbor provision for Internet companies that act in good faith to remove infringing content from their sites. Since their enactment in 1998, the DMCA’s safe harbor provisions for online service providers have been a cornerstone of the U.S. Internet, content providers and technology industry’s growth and jeopardize a foundational structure that has worked for content owners and lawful Internet companies alike.

  What do you guys think ?

  -------
• Shermanus

  January 2012

  BTW:

  
  

  HERE IS A LIST OF SOPA SUPPORTERS (Know anybody to contact?):
  
  
  
  1-800 Contacts, Inc.
  
  1-800-PetMeds
  
  2b1 Inc
  
  3M Company
  
  60 Plus Association
  
  ABRO Industries, Inc.
  
  Acushnet Company
  
  Adidas America
  
  Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)
  
  Allen Russell Photography
  
  Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP)
  
  Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
  
  Alliance of Visual Artists (AVA)
  
  Altria Client Services
  
  American Apparel and Footwear Association
  
  American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
  
  American Board of Internal Medicine
  
  American Federation of Musicians
  
  American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
  
  American Gramaphone LLC
  
  American Made Alliance
  
  American Mental Health Counselors Association
  
  American Photographic Artists
  
  American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
  
  American Society of Media Photographers
  
  American Society of Picture Professionals
  
  American Watch Association
  
  Anatoly Pronin Photography
  
  Andrea Rugg Photography
  
  Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Initiative (ACAPI)
  
  Applied DNA Sciences
  
  Art Holeman Photography
  
  Association of American Publishers (AAP)
  
  Association of Equipment Manufacturers
  
  Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP)
  
  Association of Talent Agents (ATA)
  
  Association of Test Publishers
  
  AstraZeneca plc
  
  Australian Medical Council
  
  Autodesk, Inc.
  
  Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
  
  Baker & Taylor Ent.
  
  Bay State Psychological Associates
  
  Beachbody, LLC
  
  Beam Global Spirits & Wine
  
  Blue Sky Studios, Inc.
  
  BMG Chrysalis
  
  Bose Corporation
  
  Braasch Biotech LLC
  
  Brian Stevenson Photography
  
  Brigid Collins Family Support Center
  
  Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
  
  Bulding and Construction Trades Department
  
  Burberry
  
  C. F. Martin & Co., Inc.
  
  Callaway Golf Company
  
  Cascade Designs Incorporated
  
  Caterpillar Inc.
  
  Caveon, LLC
  
  CBS Corporation
  
  Cengage Learning
  
  Center for Credentialing & Education
  
  Center Stage Photography
  
  CFA Institute
  
  Chanel USA
  
  Christian Music Trade Association
  
  Christopher Semmes Photography
  
  Church Music Publishers Association
  
  CMH Images
  
  Coach
  
  Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (CACP)
  
  Coalition Against Online Video Piracy (CAOVP)
  
  Columbia Sportswear Company
  
  Comcast Corporation
  
  Commercial Photo Design
  
  Commercial Photographers International
  
  Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System
  
  Concerned Women for America (CWA)
  
  Consumer Healthcare Products Association
  
  Copyhype
  
  Copyright Alliance
  
  Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
  
  Coty Inc.
  
  Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB)
  
  Council of Fashion Designers of America
  
  Country Music Association
  
  Country Music Television
  
  Creative America
  
  CropLife America
  
  Cross-Entertainment LLC
  
  CSA Group
  
  CVS Caremark
  
  D’Addario & Company, Inc.
  
  Dan Sherwood Photography
  
  Danita Delimont Stock Photography
  
  Dayco Products, LLC
  
  Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
  
  Dennyfoto
  
  Derek DiLuzio Photography
  
  DeVaul Photography
  
  Directors Guild of America (DGA)
  
  Direct Selling Association (DSA)
  
  Directional Insight
  
  Disney Publishing Worldwide, Inc.
  
  Distefano Enterprises Inc.
  
  Doriguzzi Photographic Artistry
  
  Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
  
  Dolce & Gabbana USA, INC.
  
  Dollar General Corporation
  
  Don Grall Photography
  
  Dunford Architectural Photography
  
  Eagle Rock Entertainment
  
  Ed McDonald Photography
  
  Educational & Industrial Testing Service
  
  Electronic Arts, Inc.
  
  Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA)
  
  Eli Lilly and Company
  
  Elsevier
  
  EMI Christian Music Group
  
  EMI Music Publishing
  
  ESPN
  
  Englebert Photography
  
  Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
  
  ERAI, Inc.
  
  Eric Meola Studio Inc
  
  Estée Lauder Companies
  
  Evidence Photographers International Council
  
  Ex Officio
  
  Exxel Outdoors
  
  FAME Publishing Co., LLC.
  
  FAME Recording Studios
  
  Far Bank Enterprises
  
  Fashion Business Incorporated
  
  Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
  
  Fender Musical Instrument Company
  
  Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)
  
  Ford Motor Company
  
  Fortune Brands, Inc.
  
  Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
  
  Fred J. Lord Photography
  
  GAR Associates
  
  Gelderland Productions, L.L.C.
  
  Gemvision Corporation
  
  Gibson Guitar Corp.
  
  GlaxoSmithKline
  
  Go Daddy
  
  Gospel Music Association
  
  Governors America Corp.
  
  Graduate Management Admission Council
  
  Graphic Artists Guild
  
  Greeting Card Association (GCA)
  
  Greg Nikas Photography
  
  Guru Denim
  
  H.S. Marketing & Design, Inc.
  
  Hachett Book Group
  
  Harley-Davidson Motor Company
  
  HarperCollins Publishers
  
  Harry Fox Agency
  
  Hastings Entertainment, Inc.
  
  Hyperion
  
  ICM Distributing Company, Inc.
  
  IDS Publishing
  
  IEC Electronics corp.
  
  Images Plus
  
  Imaging Supplies Coalition (ISC)
  
  Independent Distributors of Electronics Association (IDEA)
  
  Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA)
  
  INgrooves
  
  Innate-gear
  
  International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE)
  
  International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC)
  
  International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
  
  International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
  
  International Trademark Association (INTA)
  
  International Union of Police Associations
  
  IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries
  
  Ira Montgomery Photography
  
  J.S. Grove Photography
  
  James Drug Inc.
  
  Jaynes Gallery
  
  JCPage Photography
  
  Jean Poland Photography
  
  Jeff Stevensen Photography
  
  John Fulton Photography
  
  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  
  Johnson & Johnson
  
  Juicy Couture, Inc
  
  Julien McRoberts Photography
  
  K&R Photographics
  
  Kate spade
  
  Kekepana International Services
  
  Kenneth Garrett, photographer for National Geographic 
  
  Killing Jar Productions LLC
  
  Lacoste USA
  
  Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
  
  Lexmark International, Inc.
  
  Light Perspectives
  
  Linda Olsen Photography
  
  Little Dog Records
  
  Liz Claiborne, Inc
  
  Lost Highway Records
  
  L’Oréal USA
  
  Lucky Brand Jeans
  
  LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
  
  Macmillan
  
  Major County Sheriffs
  
  Major League Baseball 
  
  Majority City Chiefs
  
  Marcia Andberg Associates LLC
  
  Mark Niederman Photography
  
  Marmot
  
  Marona Photography
  
  Marvel Entertainment, LLC
  
  MasterCard Worldwide
  
  MCA Records
  
  McLain Photography Inc
  
  Merck & Co., Inc.
  
  Mercury Nashville
  
  Messy Face Designs, Inc.
  
  Michael Stern Photography
  
  MicroRam Electronics, Inc.
  
  Minor League Baseball (MiLB)
  
  Minter Works of Art
  
  Mira Images
  
  Monster Cable Products, Inc.
  
  Moose’s Photos
  
  Morningstar Films LLC
  
  Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA)
  
  MotionMasters
  
  Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association
  
  Moving Picture Technicians
  
  MPA – The Association of Magazine Media
  
  Mr. Theodor Feibel (sole proprietor)
  
  Music Managers Forum-U.S.
  
  
  to be continued...

  
  
• Shermanus

  January 2012

  Nashville Songwriters Association International
  
  Natalie Neckyfarow Actor/Dancer/Singer
  
  National Association of Broadcasters
  
  National Association of Manufacturers
  
  National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators
  
  National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM)
  
  National Association of State Chief Information Officers
  
  National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO)
  
  National Basketball Association (NBA)
  
  National Board for Certified Counselors
  
  National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation
  
  National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA)
  
  National Center for Victims of Crime
  
  National Crime Justice Association
  
  National District Attorneys Association
  
  National Domestic Preparedness Coalition
  
  National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
  
  National Football League (NFL)
  
  National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA)
  
  National Narcotics Offers’ Associations’ Coalition
  
  National Retail Federation (NRF)
  
  National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA)
  
  National Songwriters Association
  
  National Troopers Coalition
  
  NBCUniversal
  
  Nervous Tattoo Inc., dba Ed Hardy
  
  New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
  
  New Era Cap Co Inc
  
  New Levels Ent. Co. LLC
  
  News Corporation
  
  Next Decade Entertainment, Inc.
  
  NHL Enterprises, L.P.
  
  Nicholas Petrucci, Artist, LLC
  
  Nike, Inc.
  
  Nintendo of America Inc.
  
  Nissle Fine Art Photography
  
  North Dakota Pharmacists Association
  
  North Dakota Pharmacy Service Corporation
  
  Oakley, Inc.
  
  One Voice Recordings
  
  OpSec Security, Inc.
  
  Outdoor Industry Association
  
  Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)
  
  Outdoor Research, Inc
  
  Pacific Component Xchange, Inc.
  
  Party Killer Films LLC
  
  Pearson Clinical Assessment
  
  Pearson Education
  
  Peavey Electronics Corporation
  
  Penguine Group (USA) Inc.
  
  Perry Ellis International
  
  Personal Care Products Council
  
  Peter C. Brandt, Architectural and Fine Art Photography
  
  Peter Hawkins Photography, Inc.
  
  Pfizer Inc.
  
  PGA of America
  
  Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
  
  Philip Morris International
  
  Photojournalist Dave Bartruff
  
  Picture Archive Council of America (PACA)
  
  Pigfactory Music
  
  PING
  
  PNW Images
  
  Premier League
  
  Production Music Association (PMA)
  
  Professional Photographers of America
  
  Provident Music Group
  

  to be continued...
• Shermanus

  January 2012

  Quality Float Works, Inc.
  
  Raging Waters Music
  
  Ralph Lauren Corporation
  
  Ramsay Corporation
  
  Random House
  
  Raulet Property Partners
  
  Rebel Photo
  
  Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
  
  Red4 Music/Doogs Rock Inc
  
  Red Wing Shoe Company
  
  Reebok International Ltd.
  
  Reed Elsevier Inc.
  
  Republic Nashville
  
  Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
  
  Revlon
  
  Richard Flutie Photography
  
  Rite Aid
  
  Robin Davis Photography, Inc.
  
  Rodger Scott Craig, a member of Liverpool Express, The Merseybeats, Fortune, Harlan
  
  Cage, 101 South, and Mtunz Media
  
  Roger Smith Photography Services
  
  Rolex Watch USA Inc.
  
  Romance Writers of America (RWA)
  
  Rosetta Stone Inc.
  
  Saddle Creek
  
  Sage Studios LLC
  
  Sam D’Amico Photography
  
  Scholastic, Inc.
  
  Schneider Electric
  
  Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
  
  Sean McGinty Photography
  
  Secret Sea Visions (Photography)
  
  SESAC, Inc.
  
  SG Industries, Inc.
  
  Showdog Universal Music
  
  Shure Incorporated
  
  SIGMA Assessment Systems
  
  Six Degrees Records
  
  Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
  
  SMC Entertainment
  
  SMT Corp.
  
  SoBe Entertainment
  
  Society of Sport & Event Photographers
  
  Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
  
  Sony Electronics Inc.
  
  Sony Music Entertainment
  
  Sony Music Nashville
  
  Sony Pictures Entertainment
  
  Soul Appeal Records and Music
  
  SoundExchange
  
  Southern Gothic LLC
  
  Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)
  
  SPI (The Plastics Industry Trade Association)
  
  Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
  
  Sports Rights Owners Coalition
  
  Spring Fever Productions LLC
  
  Spyder Active Sports, Inc
  
  State International Development Organization (SIDO)
  
  Stenbakken Photography
  
  Stephen Dantzig Photography
  
  Stock Artist Alliance
  
  Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC
  
  Student Photographic Society
  
  Studio 404
  
  SunRise Solar Inc.
  
  Taylor Glenn Photographs
  
  Taylor Guitars
  
  Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
  
  Tednologies, Inc.
  
  The Cambridge Don
  
  The Collegiate Licensing Company/IMG College
  
  The Donath Group, Inc.
  
  The Dow Chemical Company
  
  The McGraw-Hill Companies
  
  The Music People! Inc.
  
  The National Association of Theater Owners (NATO)
  
  The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
  
  The Perseus Books Groups
  
  The Recording Academy (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences)
  
  The Timberland Company
  
  The United States Conference of Mayors
  
  The Walt Disney Company
  
  Tiffany & Co.
  
  Time Warner Inc.
  
  Tony Bullard Photography
  
  Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.
  
  TRA Global
  
  Tricoast Worldwide
  
  Trio Productions, Inc. / Songscape Music,
  
  Twist & Shout, Inc.
  
  U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  
  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
  
  UMG Publishing Group Nashville
  
  Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
  
  United States Chamber of Commerce
  
  United States Tennis Association
  
  Universal Music Group
  
  Uniweld Products Inc.
  
  VF Corporation
  
  Viacom
  
  Vibram USA, Inc
  
  Virtual Chip Exchange USA, Inc.
  
  Visa, Inc.
  
  Voltage Pictures, LLC
  
  W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.
  
  W.W. Norton & Company
  
  Walcott Studio, LLC
  
  Wal-Mart
  
  Warner Music Group
  
  Warner Music Nashville
  
  Wendy Kaveney Photography
  
  Western Psychological Services
  
  Westmorland Images, LLC 
  
  Wolters Kluewer Health
  
  Word Entertainment
  
  Xerox Corporation
  
  Zippo Manufacturing Company
  
  Zumba Fitness, LLC

  
  
• Greg

  January 2012

  requested but had no names of participants for the San Franciso meeting to go with me.
• tbutka

  January 2012

  I just sent in the electronic form, and also downloaded and fax'd the pdf form.  I asked to be contacted/invited to any Los Angeles area meeting regarding the bill prior to the vote.
  
  Will get back with any response, and link to Facebook
  
  
  
• Caps

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  Contact me as I am willing to meet with anyone concerning turning this sick bill over.
  
  BTW - Shermanus, that letter is grand.
  
  
  Caps
  
  Los Angeles
  
• hselburn

  January 2012

  I have a mic, no webcam but I'd like to join the hangout. I might be able to go to a meeting depending on when and where.
• Williamb

  January 2012

  I live in San Diego if anyone else lives here and gets a meeting contact me and I'll go or drive.  I've submitted a request as well.... posted to many social media sites the Weblink http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa/ as well as this one. 
  
• Civilized_Or_Not

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  Sent in a meeting request for Sacramento. Awaiting response. Will update as information comes.
  
  
  "Hi,
  my name is X, I'm with California for Internet freedom, and I'm sending
  this message to request a meeting with Senator Feinstein during the
  January recess.  The PROTECT IP vote is happening on January 24th, and I
  wanted the Senator to understand my concerns before the vote happens.
  
  As
  you may well know, many Americans, including myself, are vehemently
  opposed to these internet censorship bills. They remove freedom from the
  hands of the American people, and without regards for civil liberty,
  pass it onto the corporations.
  
  Thank you for your time, and I hope to have the opportunity to state my case."
• christian

  January 2012

  I sent email letters requesting a meeting with Senators Boxer and Feinstein. I'm in San Diego County. 
• Ironwood

  January 2012

  If they do pass SOPA people need to unify and vote in younger people who have and idea of the importance of these issues.  Our current leaders are dinosaurs taking lead from the entertainment lobbyists.  Our only retaliation is to vote these people out of office and remove them from power.  Until we do they will continue to take their orders from the lobbyists who fund their re-election campaigns.  They have power over the internet and our lives until we choose to remove them from power.

  
  

  And if you think SOPA and PIPA are bad this is just the beginning.  They already passed a federal law requiring IP tracking by all ISP's in the U.S earlier this year.  We let them pass that.  Now they watch everywhere were you go online and keep your activities recorded.  Now the next step.  Tell us what we can view online and funnel our personal financial resources back to the entertainment industry so the lobbyist can hand it back to the politicians at re-election time.  

  
  

  Speak out and vote them out!

  
  

  
  
• Prishukla

  January 2012

  I'm in the SF BaY area.

  
  

  I wrote into both Feinstein and Boxer. LEt's see what happens!!
• garry

  January 2012

  I'm in LA and will attend a meeting.