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H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office

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Re: H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office

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Yes, but saying just "congress" implies both chambers passed it

Not necessarily. In the US traditionally the House Reps are referred to as congressmen (unlike the rest of the world) and the Senate, senators. So sometimes Congress is shorthand for the House. Though I agree it shouldn’t be.

Re: H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office

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Yes, but saying just "congress" implies both chambers passed it

Not necessarily. In the US traditionally the House Reps are referred to as congressmen (unlike the rest of the world) and the Senate, senators. So sometimes Congress is shorthand for the House. Though I agree it shouldn’t be.

This is false. Traditionally, when only one chamber of Congress passes a bill, headlines explicitly state which chamber. "The House passed a bill that..." or "The Senate passes a bill that..."

The OP is correct that Congress implies both chambers. Yes, "Congressman" or "Congresswoman" refers to House members. But the headline says "Congress".

Re: H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office

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Not necessarily. In the US traditionally the House Reps are referred to as congressmen (unlike the rest of the world) and the Senate, senators. So sometimes Congress is shorthand for the House. Though I agree it shouldn’t be.

This is false. Traditionally , when only one chamber of Congress passes a bill, headlines explicitly state which chamber. "The House passed a bill that..." or "The Senate passes a bill that..." The OP is correct that Congress implies both chambers. Yes, "Congressman" or "Congresswoman" refers to House members. But the headline says "Congress".

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Re: H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office

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The author, Joe Mullin, is a policy analyst:

https://www.eff.org/about/staff/joe-mullin>.

He's been working in that capacity with the EFF since at least 2018: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/02/ipr-process-saves-80-c...>.

Your further objections are ... facile.

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