[sklyarov-chicago] [fegray@npl.uiuc.edu: [DOchsner@beacon.org: AAP opinion on Sklyarov not shared by publishers]]

[Laurence O Garfield]

Beacon Press.  Haven't heard of them, they must be a smaller company.
That's probably whey they're not pro-DMCA.

Proper course of action now: Ally TIGHTLY with Beacon, whoever they are.
Dissention within the IP ranks can do nothing but help us.  Are we allowed
to fax this to the Trib, Times, et al?  Also, look at FictionWise.com.
They're an ebook publishing company that does not have ANY encryption of
ANY kind on their stuff.  Most of it is in Palm DOC format, which is the
Palm equivalent of Notepad and just as secure.  I've spoken with one of
their founders, and their business is ballooning, despite (or I believe
because of) their lack of encryption or any copy prevention.  We need to
make companies like that more visible, to show that YES, people CAN make
money without violating the Constitution.

There are a few people I want to talk to as well before taking the next
steps.  More on that later.  Unfortunately, I don't think I will be able
to attend the get-together tonight, as I already have plans to meet with
someone else on a completely unrelated matter. :-)  (Y'all need to meet
closer to a train station.)

--Larry Garfield
lgarfiel@students.depaul.edu

DePaul Linux Users Group President

-- "If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you." :-)

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Peter A. Peterson II wrote:

> ----- Forwarded message from Fred Gray <fegray@npl.uiuc.edu> -----
>
> I just got permission to forward this.  Nice statement, eh?
>
> -- Fred Gray
>
> *** FREE DMITRY SKLYAROV *** http://www.freesklyarov.org ***
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Dan Ochsner <DOchsner@beacon.org> -----
>
> From: Dan Ochsner <DOchsner@beacon.org>
> To: "'pschroeder@publishers.org'" <pschroeder@publishers.org>
> Subject: AAP opinion on Sklyarov not shared by publishers
> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:19:22 -0400
>
> Pat Schroeder
> President and CEO
> Association of American Publishers
>
> Dear Pat Schroeder,
>
> The AAP's statement praising the arrest of Dmitry Sklyarov under the Digital
> Millennium Copyright Act does not represent the views of many book
> publishers, including Beacon Press. The Russian software writer's
> imprisonment is not an effective way to secure copyrights. Even Adobe
> Systems, which originally brought the complaint against Sklyarov, has
> withdrawn its support for his prosecution. We ask that the AAP follow suit
> immediately and publicly.
>
> Further, we urge the AAP not to misrepresent its membership by blindly
> supporting the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Many legal experts have
> stated that the DMCA is fundamentally flawed and unconstitutional. It
> violates the right of fair use, and it stifles the free speech of software
> writers. Left in place, it will hinder and perhaps prevent the development
> of a broad e-book marketplace.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dan Ochsner
> Digital Publishing Director
> Beacon Press, Boston
>
>
> DAN OCHSNER ~ production director
> digital publishing director ~ beacon press
> www.beacon.org
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
> --
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>    FREE DMITRY SKLYAROV -- FBI has imprisioned a Russian software
>    engineer for promoting and teaching the concept of "fair use".
> Read more: http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010719_eff_sklyarov_alert.html
>
>
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