[Free-sklyarov-uk] Dmitry Released on Bail

[Jason Clifford]

On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Dan Ackroyd wrote:

> Also, from the main Free Dmitry mailing list, here is a link to a good
> description
> of why encrypting books is Bad: http://www.visi.com/~tneu/pro-book.html

This document is basically what I was intending to write however it is US
centric.

I think I'll ask the author if I can use some of his work in mine. That
will make it a lot easier to produce something of value.

> As usual it is a US oriented discription, but could be used as the basis for
> a
> good flyer to hand out at libraries and places where there are a majority of
> people who don't know what DVD's or mp3's are. (Such as outside
> Parliament ).

It wont take much to "translate" it to refer to the EUCD although we will
need to be careful to assert only the fair dealing/use rights that do
exist in English & Scots law.

> Does anyway know when a good day to do some flyering would be ie when there
> are going to be lots of mp's walking around, particularly those interested
> in the internet ?
>
> So where/when does everyone think the next protest should be ?

I think we need to maintain the momentum of the protests if they are to
grow. As Dmitry is no longer actually in prison I think switching the
primary focus to exposing the dangers in the EUCD would be a good idea.

That certainly does not mean dropping support for Dmitry's case - we
should continue to highlight it both as a serious miscarriage of justice
and as an example of how dangerous such legislation is.

My feeling is that regular protests and leafleting is important. For
location we should, IMHO, concentrate on building some public support for
now as MPs wont listen to us unless there is more widespread awareness and
support.

Perhaps something in Piccadilly Circus as there are several big stores
there specialising in copyright works and outside the larger bookstores
which I guess means Charing Cross.

Also we should consider a protest / leafleting event outside the British
Library to highlight the danger to public libraries.

Jason