[Free-sklyarov-uk] Dmitry Released on Bail
Theodore Hong
twh1 at doc.ic.ac.uk
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 20:49:15 +0100
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Jason Clifford <jason at uklinux.net> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
>=20
> 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.
Another useful thing to do is to write letters to the editor when related
articles appear in newspapers and magazines (cf. today's Independent and
Metro hyping digital piracy). I had a letter published in Sight & Sound
earlier this year in response to an interview with Jack Valenti where I
tried to debunk some of his statements about DeCSS.
theo
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