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

[Michael Cannon]

Good call, Lawrance.

Palm against Adobe.

Wack a mole.

Mike
--- Laurence O Garfield <lgarfiel@students.depaul.edu>
wrote:
> 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 -----
> >
> > --
> >
>
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> >    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
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > http://www.freesklyarov.org/ -- FREE DMITRY!
> > sklyarov-chicago@ufo.chicago.il.us
> >
>
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> >
> 
> 
> 
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