Just resending this as a reminder of a great opportunity to get your community organized against DRM and have some fun doing it. Don't worry - I won't spam you any more.
On Thu 17 Apr 2014 03:50:48 PM EDT, Zak Rogoff wrote: > Hello, > > This is Zak Rogoff, a campaigns manager at the Free Software > Foundation. If you're getting this email, you've helped organize an > event Day Against DRM in recent years. Thank you, and we'd love help > you do it again! DaDRM 2014 is coming up on Tuesday, May 6th. > >You can find more info about the Day at DayAgainstDRM.org > > > There will be more coming soon on the International Day Against DRM > list (join at > <http://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm/mailinglist>), > including a call to action on the Day itself, sharable media and > promotions on DRM-free ebooks. > > **For now we need your help to help make the day a success, by > planning social events to help spread the word about DRM and give our > community a place to come together.** > > We're hoping to have more events than ever this year, and make a big > splash in the media. > > Here are some ideas for events (more to come later, and please reply > to this email if you have any other good ones): > > * DRM-free music/movies/games party. Challenge yourself to make it so > that none of the media at the event has DRM. If possible, host a > concert by a band that releases DRM-free music. You can refer to our > Guide to DRM-free living at <https://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide> > * Hold signs or hand out copies of DRM-free media and flyers about the > issues with DRM (FOSS Bangladesh did this in 2013). You can refer to > our DRM FAQ at <https://www.defectivebydesign.org/faq> > * Host a house party/discussion group > * Protest a local store that sells DRM-encumbered products (community > members did this in Seattle in 2013) > * Write a letter to the editor of a publication > * Speak to a local group or get on a radio/TV show > > If you'd like to host an event in your area or online, please add it > to the International Day Against DRM page on the LibrePlanet wiki at > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Defective_by_Design/Day_Against_DRM_2014> > . The Defective by Design campaign would be glad to help you promote > it to people around you (see instructions on the page), or you can > keep it to just you and your friends if you prefer. > > **Don't forget to join the International Day Against DRM announcements > list for updates: > <http://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm/mailinglist>.** If > you'd like to bounce ideas for events off someone, need help > organizing an event or just want to talk about DRM, start a > conversation on the DRM elimination crew discussion list at > <https://lists.defectivebydesign.org/mailman/listinfo/drm-elimination-crew> > . > > -- > Zak Rogoff > > Campaigns Manager > Free Software Foundation > GPG ID: B5090AC8 -- Zak Rogoff Campaigns Manager Free Software Foundation GPG ID: B5090AC8
