RETRACTION! RED ALERT - STAND DOWN on HR 985!I am soo sorry. This alert was sent to me , yes. But I checked the bill myself. It is my responsibility to verify - I did, but I blew it. This is my fault & no one elses.
This bill applies to the press - not the Government.http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://thomas.lo...SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.In this Act:
(1) COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER- The term `communications service provider'--
(A) means any person that transmits information of the customer's choosing by electronic means; and
(B) includes a telecommunications carrier, an information service provider, an interactive computer service provider, and an information content provider (as such terms are defined in sections 3 and 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153, 230)).
(2) COVERED PERSON- The term `covered person' means a person who regularly gathers, prepares, collects, photographs, records, writes, edits, reports, or publishes news or information that concerns local, national, or international events or other matters of public interest for dissemination to the public for a substantial portion of the person's livelihood or for substantial financial gain and includes a supervisor, employer, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of such covered person