[Sheflug] Fwd: DMCA Community Declaration

[Richard Ibbotson <nospam [at] sheflug.co.uk>]

Dear All

I'm sure that some of you out there will be interested in the 
forwarded message below.  It's already been signed by several 
thousand people.  Such folk as Miguel de Icazza and Eric Raymond have 
signed it.

So, please do join in if you wish to ......


----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
Subject: DMCA Community Declaration
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 17:21:54 +0200
From: "Nils Lohner" <nospam [at] debian.org>
To: debian-news [at] lists.debian.org


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--- The Debian Project                               
 http://www.debian.org/ DMCA Community Declaration                   
           press [at] 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/


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 [at] debian.org
Debian Press Team                       Press:  press [at] debian.org

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