On Wed, 2001-10-10 at 22:36, John Hebert wrote: > Uh, what exactly do you mean by this comment, Dustin? > When you say "you", who do you mean?
You had asked whether the Clickers would "agree." I was simply saying that I thought we were going to meet about this to discuss the SSSCA, not to sit around and just agree with one another that the SSSCA is bad. If we just want to discuss it then all should be welcome, regardless of whether they agree with the SSSCA or not. Regards, Dustin > > John Hebert > > --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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! 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