[Free-sklyarov-uk] Corrupt CD's - Time for another protest/leafleting session?

[Jim Peters]

Simon Wood wrote:
> (some really good points)

Okay, this is how it seems to me.  My original aim with the CD
campaign was to make a big splash and get a load of attention in a
short space of time -- to put the campaign on the map -- based on my
own preference for short periods of intense activity, rather than long
drawn-out situations.  That did work to some extent, with plenty of
internet-based coverage, and quite a few bits elsewhere as well.

Bear in mind that the CD issue wasn't the original target of the CDR.
Originally it was to campaign on Dmitry's case, and from there the
natural extension was to the EUCD.  I came along and picked up on the
CD issue as a way to get a whole load of public attention to the whole
wider issue of restrictions on media use (legal and otherwise) being
put in place by the huge media companies -- one of the first
consumer-visible examples of their unpleasant plans for us.

It's got to the point now, though, where it seems that we have taken
the role of the only people (it seems) standing up for consumer rights
in this area.  This is crazy !!  What are all those consumer
organizations doing ?

I don't have the personal resources/skills to do justice to this as a
consumer issue all on my own.  Dan had to go away to Canada, Julian is
in the middle of reorganizing his life to fit more into it (although
he has kept up with the press contacts), and others somehow haven't
kept things going on the CD issue -- or at least, if they have,
they've been doing it without announcing it to the list.  (Chuck is
another case entirely, and he seems to have successfully taken on
every role in the team with his campaign in the States.)

Until we get organized and coordinated again, it's hard to see how we
can support a large-scale campaign on this.

The other thing is inspiration.  The CD campaign so far has been
driven by inspiration from various people at various times -- mine in
the initial organization, Phil in the publicity, and so on.
Inspiration makes it easy to work hard.  Right now, my inspiration is
in FIR filter design for brain-wave analysis and writing a window
manager.  (What can you do !?  You have to run with it while you've
got it.)

Perhaps the inspiration this time will come from different people, and
if so, I'm happy to support with all the stuff I've built up 'til now
-- such as leaflets (I can produce nicely-formatted leaflets very
quickly now), co-ordination support, web-site pages, and so on.  Also,
I'm continuing to process the bad CD reports that come in, and
attempting to push things forwards on a subtle level.

So, the floor's open.  What do you want to do ?

Jim

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