Tell Tim I think it very well done - easily understood and all major points covered.
Tagged it for the Vlogpresskit.
Best,
Jan
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On Jul 18, 2006, at 3:16 PM, Steve Garfield wrote:
x-tad-smallerTim just sent me this and is looking for feedback./x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerBegin forwarded message:/x-tad-smaller
From: Tim Schneider [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: July 18, 2006 2:49:27 PM EDT
To: Steve Garfield
Subject: Vloggers and Nasty Legislation
x-tad-smallerHi Steve,/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerLately I've been trying to get up to speed on vlogging, and you seem to/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerbe one of the primary authorities on that particular topic. I used your/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerexcellent Squidoo lens (I was skeptical of Squidoo, but I've found it/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smalleruseful at the oddest times!) to get up to speed on the world of/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallervlogging, and of course, I watched Vlog Soup. I thought you might be/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerable to provide some insight into an issue I've been working on./x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerI work at Public Knowledge ( /x-tad-smallerx-tad-smallerhttp://www.publicknowledge.org/x-tad-smallerx-tad-smaller ), a DC/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerbased advocacy group dedicated to fortifying and defending a vibrant/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerinformation commons. We've been actively fighting a pair of legislative/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallertechnology mandates, the broadcast flag and analog hole legislation,/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerwhich the content industry is pushing to prevent their content from/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerbeing distributed over the Internet. In short, they prevent device/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallermanufacturers from making TVs, DVRs, etc. that would make it possible to/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerexcerpt and post protected content on the Internet. The broadcast flag/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smalleris included in the current telecom legislation no pending before Congress./x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerVloggers, particularly those who regularly do any form of public affairs/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smalleror media criticism, stand to lose the most. Both mandates effectively/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallereliminate traditional fair use rights to broadcast television and other/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerforms of protected digital content. They are aimed specifically at/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerInternet redistribution. With these mandates in place it would be/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerincreasingly difficult to take excerpts of video programming (especially/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerbroadcast news) and include it in a vlog. We'd like to to make vloggers/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smaller(and by extension, their audiences) aware of this threat to their fair/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smalleruse rights./x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerI've put together a resource aimed at video bloggers, it's posted here:/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerhttp://www.publicknowledge.org/node/536/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerI'd really appreciate any feedback (this is a first effort), and/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallersuggestions on how I might best reach out to vloggers, in particular/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerthose who use and offer commentary on excerpted programming from/x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallertelevision or elsewhere./x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smallerThanks so much for your time./x-tad-smaller
x-tad-smaller-Tim Schneider/x-tad-smaller
--Steve
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