Constituent lobbyists Joannie Ashbrook and Jennie Woodard report a familiar mix of responses from HR 550 House visits. Rep. Gene Green's (D-TX) staffers were very receptive and indicated that he would likely vote for the bill, despite the fact that he is also a co-sponsor of HR 278,...

Congressman Holt addressing HR 550 Lobby Days attendees at Thursday's Capitol Hill reception.

As expected, citizen lobbyists today encountered a range of responses, both positive and negative, to their efforts to push for the passage of HR 550. Mark Fresolone, a NJ activist, thinks that the lobbying effort is making headway but also that political maneuvering and misinformation continue to slow progress.
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How does one become a voting lobbyist? Enthusiastic activists from 26 states are just now finishing up three hours of training from event coordinators that included a briefing on HR 550 and similar Senate legislation, a run-down on how to conduct a successful and effective meeting with Congressional staff, media...

CNN has a report detailing an unsavory practice euphemistically called "price customization." In short, websites examine the web data you automatically shed (cookies, IP address, etc.) so they can charge you a different price for a product or service depending on your "identity" and shopping habits.
The article...

On June 2, the California Court of Appeal issued an Order to Show Cause, asking Apple to show the Court "why a peremptory writ should not issue as requested in the petition for writ of mandate and/or prohibition" that EFF filed on behalf of three online journalists. Apple's...

Extraordinarily good news from Communications Daily (behind a pay wall, unfortunately):

The Motion Picture Association of America is unlikely to push for a broadcast flag component in DTV legislation establishing a 2008 hard date because the bill's main author, House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX), is against the...