All you people who still owe me articles on non-infringing uses of Freenet know who you are. If you have a non-infringing use of Freenet and haven't documented it yet, send me a proposal off-list, or hell, send it to Fast Company, send it to Martha Stewart Living, send it to Playboy, Wired, whatever, just get it on paper. ----- Forwarded message from Janice Mantell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 16:08:02 -0700 From: Janice Mantell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0 Dear Don, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is deeply concerned that the creators and developers of peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies have become music industry targets, especially in the wake of the recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeal's Napster decision and injunction and the music industry's public vows to sue other P2P systems. Given the urgency of the legal issues looming on the horizon, we are taking this rare step of emailing you to ask for your help in supporting EFF's efforts to protect P2P technologies and in fighting threats to online freedom of expression, fair use, and personal use rights. You can help by joining EFF as a member today. If you're already a member, please help by making an additional gift donation. We believe it is only a matter of time before the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sues individual developers of P2P technologies in an attempt to hold them responsible for copyright-infringing uses by users of those technologies. We also expect that ISPs will begin receiving litigation threats and may even be included in litigation themselves. We have begun meeting with P2P developers to discuss the possible legal challenges they may face. We want to be as well prepared as possible for this fight, since those who wish to shut down or control P2P technology are some of the best-funded corporations and media conglomerates in the world. EFF is ahead of the curve in exploring the legal and technical issues surrounding file-sharing technology and free expression on the Internet and in strategizing to assist P2P technology developers to avoid litigation. As part of our continuing efforts to spur discussion and assist P2P developers about the legal issues involved in P2P, we've made the following articles available on our website at http://www.eff.org/intellectual_property/P2P, and we're also happy to talk with developers further: - EFF Staff Attorney Robin Gross's insight into the recent Napster decision; - A white paper summary written by Fred von Lohmann, fellow at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, discussing post-Napster legal tips for peer-to-peer developers. As many of you know, EFF has a history of success in protecting online civil liberties, beginning with Steve Jackson Games v. U.S. Secret Service (email privacy), then Bernstein v. U.S. Department of Justice (export controls on encryption), and now Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Reimerdes (motion picture studios v. 2600 Magazine protection of tools that circumvent technical protection measures). We depend on our members' financial support for us to continue to be effective in protecting online rights. Over 75% of our annual budget comes from membership dollars and individuals' donations. Please help us by joining EFF today via our website: http://www.eff.org/join. Your gift today will support: - EFF's costs in any litigation where software designers and/or ISPs are sued for misdeeds of third parties, and amicus (friend of the court) briefs or other legal support in other situations; - EFF's participation in standards/technical groups to ensure hardware specifications remain open and free for exchange; - EFF's Campaign for Audiovisual Free Expression (CAFE), our public awareness effort to teach musicians, students and others about their digital rights and responsibilities; and - EFF's Open Art License (OAL), which allows for legal sharing of creative expression through P2P systems, providing a precedent-setting platform for lawful content and giving the idea of legal content sharing credibility before the courts. If you'd like to discuss making a stock donation or other major gift or if you'd like further information -- please don't hesitate to contact our development director, Janice Mantell, for assistance in facilitating your donation. She can be reached at tel: 415-436-9333 x 110 or via email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you so much for your help! Shari Steele EFF Executive Director EFF is the leading civil liberties organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the information society, and maintains one of the most-linked-to websites in the world. *********************************** Janice Mantell Development Director Electronic Frontier Foundation 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Tel: 415-436-9333 ext. 110 Fax: 415-436-9993 Website: www.eff.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Best Regards, Heidi H. Harries Membership Coordinator Electronic Frontier Foundation 454 Shotwell St., SF, CA 94110 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: http://www/eff/org phn/fax: 1 415 436 9333 ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Don Marti "I've never sent or received a GIF in my life." 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