[sklyarov-chicago] Future Plans...?

Igor Matlin legalalien@runbox.com
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 23:22:53 GMT


> In fact, I think Bush is just dumb enough that we could get his support
> for repealing this law if we can dupe him into thinking that's it part of
> the "trash that needs to be collected" from the Clinton administration.
>=20

He may as well be...but he does not exist in a vacuum (even if you think hi=
s head's got plenty of it :-).  His advisers will need to be convinced.  In=
 any case, I have more hope for the court system.

> Here here!! (or is it "hear hear"?  Any Brits on the list?)

Hear :-) is a place to start: http://www.freesklyarov.org/ and http://www.d=
ibona.com/dmca/

> Unfortunately, the politics of the situation cannot be ignored.  This is a
> political issue and our voice will not be heard if we resign ourselves to
> a "technical" discussion of the facts.

Well...I know we can't ignore politics altogether, but I just hope we remai=
n focused on DMCA, and not degenerate into "F@#$ the [insert your favorite =
political party]" type of discussion.

ttyl,

-Ig.




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