GREAT!! Thanks, Chuck! If the professor can do it, I'll volunteer to make up a flyer and post a few around campus, etc. I'll bet there are plenty of people interested.
The BRLUG meeting will actually be on 11/5/2001 at 7pm in Coates Hall. I don't have a room number. John Hebert --- "Charles J. Lingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a daughter who is a student at LSU Law > School. She will ask for a > professor to discuss SSSCA, (and DMCA), what it's > supposed to do, what he/she > thinks it will do, and field questions. I'll let > you know as soon as I have > an answer. This is for Monday 11/1/2001 at 7PM, > in Coates hall, right? > > Chuck Lingo > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Jerald Sheets wrote: > > > Who you callin' sonny, you little whipper > snapper... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Dustin Puryear > > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:38 PM > > To: BRLUGLIST > > Subject: RE: [brluglist] possible topic for > November meeting: SSSCA? > > > > On Wed, 2001-10-10 at 17:13, Jerald Sheets wrote: > > > My whole point is that the congresspersons would > be considerably more > > > likely to listen to the group as a whole given > the demographic & > > > community pull. It had nothing at all to do > with "agreeing" with each > > > other. I was responding directly to Shannon's > statement. > > > > Uh, Jerald, my reply was to John. Note his email > below. Slow down sonny. > > > > Regards, Dustin > > > > > > > > --JMS > > > > > > On Wed, 2001-10-10 at 14:55, Dustin Puryear > wrote: > > > > Ok, I obviously misunderstood what you wanted > to do. I thought you > > > > wanted to discuss the SSSCA and DMCA, not just > agree with one another > > > > that the legislation is bad. If that isn't the > case then it shouldn't > > > > matter what the opinion of the Clickers will > be. > > > > > > > > Regards, Dustin > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2001-10-10 at 15:37, John Hebert > wrote: > > > > > But would all the Clickers agree? Copyright > and IP are > > > > > very fuzzy issues that are widely > misunderstood. It is > > > > > easy for the RIAA and the MPAA to build a > case against > > > > > piracy, as it can be shown to impact their > industries. > > > > > However, the other side of the coin is that > open > > > > > source software would be made illegal, or at > least > > > > > those parts that would implement DRM. > > > > > > > > > > Before we ask the CCCC to get involved, how > about we > > > > > all discuss this in depth, so as to become > familar > > > > > with the issue? Let's prepare ourselves > before we try > > > > > to make a big noise with our > representatives. > > > > > > > > > > Again, I'd really like to have someone > knowledgeble > > > > > speak about IP and copyright law. Does > anybody know > > > > > someone like this? > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > --- Jerald Sheets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > Well maybe not us by ourselves, but > perhaps we > > > > > > joined with our friends > > > > > > at the Clickers to request their > presence... > > > > > > > > > > > > 20 vs 2000....I know I'd listen. > > > > > > > > > > > > --JMS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2001-10-10 at 13:03, Shannon Roddy > wrote: > > > > > > > Too bad Breaux or Landrou (sp?) probably > would not > > > > > > take the time to come > > > > > > > and talk to us. Wee could grill them > and see what > > > > > > they think or if they > > > > > > > even have enough knowledge to be voting > on the > > > > > > damn thing. I think what > > > > > > > happens most of the time is that the > people making > > > > > > the laws do not know > > > > > > > enough about the subject, so the > lobbyists win > > > > > > (like the RIAA, > > > > > > > Hollywood, etc.). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Shannon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2001-10-10 at 12:52, Randy le > Jeune wrote: > > > > > > > > I think it would be a good topic as it > concerns > > > > > > all of us. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Randy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 > 12:43 PM > > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Subject: [brluglist] possible topic > for November > > > > > > meeting: SSSCA? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd like to suggest that we discuss > the SSSCA > > > > > > bill. > > > > > > > > You can find out more about it at the > following: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.eff.org/alerts/20010921_eff_sssca_alert.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.redhat.com/opensourcenow/article2.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and many other places on the web via > Google, > > > > > > etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also wanted to ask if any BRLUG > members knew a > > > > > > > > lawyer or possibly an LSU faculty > member > > > > > > interested in > > > > > > > > the SSSCA bill and would be willing to > speak > > > > > > about it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! > Personals. > > > > > > > > http://personals.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > > > > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User > Group > > > > > > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more > information. > > > > > > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to > change > > > > > > > > your subscription information. > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > > > > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User > Group > > > > > > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more > information. > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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