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The Intellectual Porperty Action Committee, a fair-use advocacy organization that lobbies against industry-friendly copyright legislation, is raising funds to give every member of Congress an iPod so they might better appreciate the value of stol—uh, easily accessible—music. Here are a few of the songs we’d like to download for our favorite legislators.
| SONG | ARTIST | DEDICATED TO |
|---|---|---|
| Been Caught Stealing | Jane’s Addiction | Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.) |
| Hammer to Fall | Queen | Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) |
| Girlfriend in a Coma | The Smiths | Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn) |
| Road to Nowhere | Talking Heads | Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) |
| Queen Bitch | David Bowie | Rep. “Mean” Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) |
| Bad Medicine | Bon Jovi | Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) |
| Don’t Fence Me In | Cole Porter | Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) |
| God is a Real Estate Developer | Michelle Shocked | Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) |
| Talk Talk | Talk Talk | Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) |
| Carolina on My Mind | James Taylor | Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) |
| Stuck in the Middle With You | Stealers Wheel | Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) |
| Lost Cause | Beck | Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) |
| If I Were the Man You Wanted | Lyle Lovett | Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) |
| Kickstart My Heart | Mötley Crüe | Senate President Dick Cheney |
