> > > Oh, and our leader, Seth Cohn, posted an article. I like
> the idea.
> > > Turn off webpages, sendmail, etc, and on and on on a
> certain date in
> > > protest of DMCA et al.
>
> I would think that the admins would be causing themselves a lot of
> grief. Do they really want to hear "Why is the internet
> broken?" about
> a billion times? From their bosses even? Sure, it would
> provide a good
> opportunity to explain the evils of restrictive software licenses, but
> is it really worth possibly getting fired over?
>
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> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have to agree. I am as ANTI DMCA as a person can be. I think it is
against the UN Universal Declaration of Human rights as pointed out by a
letter that appeared in the latest version of 2600...
Article 19) Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression;
this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to
seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media regardless
of frontiers.
Articl 30) Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for
any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform
any act aimed at the destruction of any rights and freedoms set forth
herein.
This would seem to make DVD region coding against UN policy. If the United
States had even once, in it's entire history, NOT broken a treaty it signed,
this might hold water... Unfortunately, the US really is the bastard that
most nations think it is.
Unfortunately, my work place is not where I choose to stand on my soapbox.
The webserver is under my complete control and guidance. This is a heafty
responsibility that I will not abuse. If I had my own web site, the story
would be different.
Tim
