"Our separate struggles are really one." - Dr Martin Luther King to Cesar Chavez.
Please consider forwarding to open access advocates in the US. - Heath Texas Ambassador for the OKFn ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sam Adler-Bell, DemandProgress.org <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 4:51 PM Subject: Aaron's Law introduced today To: Heath Rezabek <[email protected]> Heath, *The Internet and all those who care about Aaron Swartz took a big step forward today* Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Sen. Ron Wyden just introduced* "Aaron's Law"*, which would fix some of the worst parts of the *Computer Fraud and Abuse Act * (CFAA), including those which *make it a potential crime to violate terms of service agreements **-- that fine print that nobody reads at the bottom of a website.* *Click here to sign on as a "citizen cosponsor" of Aaron's Law and tell your lawmakers to cosponsor the bill in Congress.*<http://act.demandprogress.org/go/976?t=1&akid=2191.2338795.L3jTdM> The CFAA is the law under which Aaron and other innovators and activists have been *threatened with decades in prison.* It is so broad that law enforcement says it *criminalizes all sorts of mundane Internet use*: Potentially even breaking a website's fine print terms of service agreement. *Don't*set up a MySpace page for your cat. *Don't* fudge your height on a dating site. *Don't* share your Facebook password with anybody:* You could be committing a federal crime.* *Click here to show your support for "Aaron's Law" and help us put an end to CFAA abuse and overreach.*<http://act.demandprogress.org/go/976?t=2&akid=2191.2338795.L3jTdM> It's up to us to *keep the Internet open,* a place for *sharing ideas*, *exploration *and* activism* -- not for stifling creativity and criminalizing innovators. As the bill's sponsors put it in a Wired.com Op-ed, "The events of the last couple of years have demonstrated that the *public can speak loudly thanks to the Internet. And when it does, lawmakers will listen."* *Let's make sure they hear us. Join us in calling on Congress to pass "Aaron's Law."*<http://act.demandprogress.org/go/976?t=3&akid=2191.2338795.L3jTdM> Thank you, Demand Progress *If you're already on Facebook, click here to share with your friends.<http://act.demandprogress.org/go/977?t=4&akid=2191.2338795.L3jTdM> * *If you're already on Twitter, click here to tweet about the campaign<http://act.demandprogress.org/go/978?t=5&akid=2191.2338795.L3jTdM> .* Paid for by Demand Progress (DemandProgress.org<http://demandprogress.org/?akid=2191.2338795.L3jTdM>) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. *One last thing -- Demand Progress's small, dedicated, under-paid staff relies on the generosity of members like you to support our work. Will you click here to chip in $5 or $10?<https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&[email protected]&lc=US&item_name=Donate%20to%20Demand%20Progress&no_note=1&no_shipping=1¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted>Or you can become a Demand Progress monthly sustainer by clicking here. <http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/dp_sustainer/?recurring=1&akid=2191.2338795.L3jTdM>Thank you! * You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time.<http://act.demandprogress.org/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?akid=2191.2338795.L3jTdM> http://act.demandprogress.org/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe/?akid=2191.2338795.L3jTdM -- Heath Rezabek Outreach & Collaborations Coordinator, Starship Congress USA (512) 507-1101 [email protected] @starshipcongrss <https://twitter.com/StarshipCongrss>starshipcongress.com
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