Many of you have seen about the new amendment to the DMCA (PDF) being sent to Congress by the Dep. of Justice. This is a concerted effort to escalate Hollywood's war on America by creating a generation of criminals and sending them off to jail. That's right: the "Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006" (IPPA) would double the authorized prison terms for existing copyright infringement, create a host of new offenses, and establish a division within the FBI to hunt down infringers. The Members of Congress in the pockets of the Hollywood cartels want to divert $20 million a year and FBI agents from fighting real criminals so they can go after people without computers.

Now is the time to fight back and prevent this from passing. This is the epitome of bad policy, and it's a direct result of the Hollywood Cartel's influence in Congress. You can join the fight by calling your Congress member or your Senator. Tell them that you will not vote for their reelection if they do not publicly denounce this bill. When you call make sure to be polite, but firm. If the person on the phone doesn't have an answer for you ask to speak to someone that does. If nobody has an answer for you, make sure to ask them to call you back when they do have an answer.