The e-petition has already gotten 6000 signatures in less than 3 days! This obviously attests to the depth of concern over these regulations. If you haven’t yet, please sign the petition and tell your friends to do the same. You’ll be joining the likes of Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, Larry Fink, John Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Kopple, St. Clair Bourne, Jennie Livingston, Albert Maysles, producers from 60 Minutes, Sesame Street, MTV, VH1, Court TV and more, and photo editors from Magnum, Getty, USA Today, Time Magazine, Fortune Magazine, and Forbes.

Click here to sign the petition calling for these regulations to be thrown out, and for a new public hearing to be held.

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