[UFO Chicago] Fw: DMCA Community Declaration

[Thomas]

just passing this on

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nils Lohner" <lohner@debian.org>
To: <debian-news@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:21 AM
Subject: DMCA Community Declaration


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> The Debian Project                                http://www.debian.org/
> DMCA Community Declaration                              press@debian.org
> July 25, 2002
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> As many of you know, a programmer has been arrested for developing a
> utility to circumvent copy protection schemes in some of Adobe's
> products. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) makes the practice
> of developing (not using, but _developing_!) such utilities illegal.
> 
> There is a community declaration regarding the DMCA online which has
> already been signed by the Debian Project Leader and SPI president as 
> well as many other community leaders and members.  This declaration 
> states the basic problems with the DMCA, and addresses why such a law
> should not exist.
> 
> We urge you to go to the web site of the declaration and, if you agree
> with the statements regarding the DMCA, to sign it.  The web site is:
> 
> http://www.dibona.com/dmca/
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> 
> For more information regarding the history of this issue, please visit
> the following two sites:
> 
> http://www.freesklyarov.org/
> http://boycottadobe.com/
> 
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> Nils Lohner                             E-Mail: lohner@debian.org
> Debian Press Team                       Press:  press@debian.org
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