{"id":2205,"date":"2013-12-04T09:43:51","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T14:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2013-12-04T09:43:51","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T14:43:51","slug":"tell-congress-fight-patent-trolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/04\/tell-congress-fight-patent-trolls\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell Congress: Fight Patent Trolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives will vote on the Innovation Act of 2013 (<a href=\"http:\/\/thomas.loc.gov\/cgi-bin\/query\/z?c113:H.R.3309.IH:\/\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 3309<\/a>) this week. \u00a0As the <a href=\"https:\/\/trollingeffects.org\/call\" target=\"_blank\">EFF notes<\/a>, this bill will make life harder for the trolls by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>making it easier and cheaper to fight against the trolls in court;<\/li>\n<li>requiring trolls to make their cases for infringement publicly and with specifics;<\/li>\n<li>protecting end users and consumers when they face suits from patent trolls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While he have long viewed patents as barriers to innovation and have called for their elimination, this bill that makes it easier to fight patent trolls and deserves your support.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact your Representative by using <a href=\"https:\/\/trollingeffects.org\/call\" target=\"_blank\">EFF&#8217;s page<\/a> or if you know who your Representative is, contact them by one of the methods listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st CD Representative\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/neal.house.gov\/\" href=\"http:\/\/neal.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Neal<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Congressman-Richard-Neal\/325642654132598\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Congressman-Richard-Neal\/325642654132598\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/RepRichardNeal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/RepRichardNeal\" target=\"_blank\">@RepRichardNeal<\/a>\u00a0\/ (202) 225-5601 \/ (413) 785-0325<\/li>\n<li>2nd CD Representative\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/mcgovern.house.gov\/\" href=\"http:\/\/mcgovern.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">James McGovern<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepJimMcGovern\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepJimMcGovern\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/RepMcGovern\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/RepMcGovern\" target=\"_blank\">@RepMcGovern\u00a0<\/a>\/ (202) 225-6101 \/ (508) 831-7356<\/li>\n<li>3rd CD Representative\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/tsongas.house.gov\/\" href=\"http:\/\/tsongas.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Niki Tsongas<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nikitsongas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nikitsongas\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/nikiinthehouse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/nikiinthehouse\" target=\"_blank\">@nikiinthehouse<\/a>\u00a0\/ (202) 225-3411 \/ (978) 459-0101<\/li>\n<li>4th CD Representative\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/kennedy.house.gov\/\" href=\"http:\/\/kennedy.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph P. Kennedy III<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Joseph-P-Kennedy-III\/268422159843522?fref=ts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Joseph-P-Kennedy-III\/268422159843522?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/joekennedy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/joekennedy\" target=\"_blank\">@joekennedy<\/a>\u00a0\/ (202) 225-5931 \/ (617) 332-3333<\/li>\n<li>6th CD Representative\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/tierney.house.gov\/\" href=\"http:\/\/tierney.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Tierney<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/RepTierney\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/RepTierney\" target=\"_blank\">@RepTierney<\/a>\u00a0\/ (202) 225-8020 \/ (781) 595-7375<\/li>\n<li>7th CD Representative\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/capuano\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/capuano\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Capuano<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepMichaelCapuano\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepMichaelCapuano\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mikecapuano\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mikecapuano\" target=\"_blank\">@mikecapuano<\/a>\u00a0\/ (202) 225-5111 \/ (617) 621-6208<\/li>\n<li>8th CD Representative\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/lynch.house.gov\/\" href=\"http:\/\/lynch.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Lynch<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/repstephenlynch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/repstephenlynch\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/RepStephenLynch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/RepStephenLynch\" target=\"_blank\">@RepStephenLynch<\/a>\u00a0\/ (202) 225-8273 \/ (617) 428-2000<\/li>\n<li>9th CD Representative\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/keating.house.gov\/\" href=\"http:\/\/keating.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">William Keating<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepBillKeating\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepBillKeating\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/WilliamKeating\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/WilliamKeating\" target=\"_blank\">@WilliamKeating<\/a>\u00a0\/ (202) 225-3111 \/ (617) 770-3700<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, don&#8217;t forget the other ways you can help fight patents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/help-build-the-party\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\">sign up to be a Pirate volunteer<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>donate to us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.piryx.com\/donate\/ZeBuHGQi\/Massachusetts-Pirate-Party\/\" target=\"_blank\">on-line<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/help-build-the-party\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">by mail<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Representatives will vote on the Innovation Act of 2013 (H.R. 3309) this week. \u00a0As the EFF notes, this bill 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