Boxing Dispute Clouds Copyright Bill (McCain Adds "Poison Pill" To Bill?)

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- Congress will have a narrow opportunity when it returns to pass legislation making it a crime to use video cameras to record films in movie theaters, but the bill could be floored by a fight over a federal boxing commission.

The House would need to approve the copyright proposals when it reconvenes early next month to consider controversial intelligence reforms.

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Provisions of the Senate copyright bill previously passed under other legislation in the House but would need to be approved again because of minor differences between the bills. Industry and consumer lobbyists, however, believe the copyright proposals could be derailed in the House because of unrelated boxing reforms added to the measure.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., appended a proposal to create a three-person commission -- appointed by the president -- to license boxers, managers, promoters and sanctioning organizations. It would impose uniform health and safety standards, establish a centralized medical registry and provide uniform ranking criteria and contractual guidelines.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-copyright-bill,0,106262.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[Laelth]

1. Interesting.

Anybody know how or why McCain's amendment would serve as a poison pill? Who would be opposed to the proposed commission and who in congress could stop it?

-Laelth