post about this yet; things have been really crazy for the past
couple days.
So... you know how people sometimes joke around about how the FBI
probably has a file on them, well, I think I can be pretty certain at
this point. Perhaps not for my political beliefs, but certainly as a
potential witness in an investigation. This past Thursday, the FBI
showed up at my house... seeing as the URL for my blog is http://
nogovernment.us -- when I see the badge, I'm hoping they're here
about that Metallica CD I downloaded off Napster back in 1999...
Nope, they want to talk about what I witnessed at the protest last
week. What protest you ask? Well, last Friday there was a protest in
San Francisco and during the protest an officer an officer ended up
injured. I didn't witness the actual incident, so I won't discuss
exactly what happened. But, my video was of interest to the FBI. How
did the FBI come across my video? Well, they probably just found it
when they turned on the local news as several local news stations
decided it'd be fun to use my video without consulting me first about
obtaining the rights. Fortunately, after sending a bill to all the
stations that had been using my footage most have complied or settled
for an amount I felt was reasonable. I hadn't heard back from the
local FOX affiliate until tonight, but they just dropped me a note
saying they're trying to figure out how to proceed... David: 3,
Goliath: maybe 1!
So, the great part of all of this is that we now have some seed money
to prepare to launch for the not-for-profit, Rise Up! Network (RUN);
soon to be 503(c), I helped to start the project a few months ago
with a number of people including Renegade Rene and Michael Verdi as
well as others. Zadi has also expressed some interest in making this
happen. Anyhow was wondering if any of you are interested in hearing
more and possibly getting involved in helping make this happen. Write
to me for more details and check out this interview on SFist
http://tinyurl.com/a3baq
Josh
PS - Videoblog entry about all this coming soon!
http://thisrevolution.blogspot.com
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