# DMCA question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 23, 2001, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmca-question/73554 "2001-07-23T18:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Iluvatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/aca169/32.png) [@Iluvatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iluvatar)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmca-question/73554/1 "2001-07-23T18:30:56Z")
Can someone point me to a website that tells who voted in favor of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act)? I’ve looked at [thomas.loc.gov](http://thomas.loc.gov) and a couple of other sites, but I can’t seem to find information about who voted for it. ---
**Author:** ![evilhanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@evilhanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhanz)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmca-question/73554/2 "2001-07-24T03:56:35Z")
It passed in the House on a voice vote (no record of individual votes). In the Senate, it passed unanimously. Chilling isn’t it? From: [Open Source Defense Fund](http://www.heimdall-linux.com/HTMLobj-115/osdfpapr.html) ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmca-question/73554/3 "2001-07-24T04:36:23Z")
BTW, the original bills were HR 2281 and S 2037 of the 105th Congress. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmca-question/73554/4 "2001-07-24T10:15:21Z")
I trust you realize that it’s a felony to even talk about getting DMCA repealed or modified :eek: