{"id":865,"date":"2012-02-28T16:55:29","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T21:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=865"},"modified":"2012-03-04T23:06:27","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T04:06:27","slug":"our-testimony-for-h-2842","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/28\/our-testimony-for-h-2842\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop H.2842!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We sent the following testimony on H.2842<\/a>, a bill before the Massachusetts Legislature. \u00a0We believe that H.2842 would hurt Massachusetts businesses, harm open source software and reduce competition in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

Please tell the Joint Committee on the Judiciary that you oppose H.2842 by contacting the chairs of the committee listed below. \u00a0If your Representative or Senator is on the committee<\/a>, please contact them as well.<\/p>\n

Senator Cynthia Stone Creem
\nPhone: 617-722-1639
\nFax: 617-722-1266
\nEmail: Cynthia.Creem@masenate.gov<\/a>
\n<\/code><\/p>\n

Representative Eugene L. O'Flaherty
\n617-722-2396
\nFax: 617-722-2819
\nEmail: Gene.O'Flaherty@mahouse.gov<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n

We formatted the text of the bill for easier reading here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From:<\/p>\n

James O’Keefe
\non behalf of the Massachusetts Pirate Party<\/p>\n

To:<\/p>\n

Senator Cynthia Stone Creem
\nChair, Joint Committee on the Judiciary
\nState House
\nRoom 405
\nBoston, MA 02133<\/p>\n

Dear Chair Creem,<\/p>\n

Thank you and the members of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary for providing us with the opportunity to provide testimony opposing H.2842: An Act relative to unfair competition.<\/p>\n

H.2842 would hold liable any company which has a supplier that uses unlicensed software. Such a company would then face penalties including:<\/p>\n