All Annotations of RIAA spent $2 million lobbying for tougher IP laws in 2007[Preview]

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• lobbying Congress for tougher copyright laws, an endeavor that the group spent nearly $2.1 million on in 2007
• RIAA spent $2.08 million lobbing Congress on three pieces of legislation near and dear to its heart
• Intellectual Property Enforcement Act
• PRO-IP Act would also increase penalties for copyright and trademark infringement, allowing for the seizure of equipment used for copyright infringement
• The RIAA's interest in the College Opportunity and Affordability Act comes from a very controversial provision that requires schools to make plans to implement copyright filters on their networks and offer legal alternatives to file-sharing