NEW YORK, NY -- February 4, 2005 -- Yesterday, the Online Publishers Association (OPA) submitted its full position on H.R. 29, the SPY ACT, to the House Energy and Commerce Committee elaborating on its initial comments submitted on January 25, 2005, pursuant to the Committee's formal request.

The OPA is pleased to be one of the many industry groups providing input into this important piece of legislation and will remain appropriately engaged with lawmakers throughout the legislative process.

The OPA's full position on the Act is published at www.online-publishers.org/spyact.

About the Online Publishers Association

Founded in June 2001, the Online Publishers Association (OPA) is an industry trade organization whose mission is to advance the interests of high-quality online publishers before the advertising community, the press, the government and the public. Members of OPA represent the standards in Internet publishing with respect to editorial quality and integrity, credibility and accountability. OPA member sites have a combined, unduplicated reach of 113.4 million visitors, or 70.4 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience (Source: comScore Media Metrix, December 2004 combined home/work/university data). For more information about the Online Publishers Association, visit www.online-publishers.org.

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Lisa Carparelli
Online Publishers Association
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