[free-sklyarov] AAP will not change their tune!

[Richard M. Smith]

The number one reason that the AAP isn't going to change their mind
anytime soon
on this issue is that they helped draft the DMCA.  The AAP and DMCA go
way back.  In their 
world view, Dmitry is a criminal just like any other copyright pirate.

However, not all members of the AAP subscribe to this view.  To get the
AAP leadership
to change their mind, is going to require the AAP members to speak up
and protest the
shameful press release of last week.

Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: free-sklyarov-admin at zork.net [mailto:free-sklyarov-admin at zork.net]
On Behalf Of Xcott Craver
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 3:39 PM
To: Will Doherty
Cc: Marvin; free-sklyarov at zork.net
Subject: [free-sklyarov] AAP will not change their tune!


On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Will Doherty wrote:

> Specifically, if someone knows how to have a
> good sit-down chat with Pat Schroeder about all this,
> we would be most grateful.

	Um, I'm not sure just how much people know about Pat Schroeder
and
	the AAP, but I highly doubt that they are going to change their
	position.  They are not an organization that has simply reached
	their stance via a misunderstanding of the issues.

	The AAP has become quite notorious for their vilification of
	libaries.  A spokeswoman for AAP once referred to librarians
	as "Waco types" for possessing the radical terrorist notion
	of wanting to make books available for free.

	http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-6545588-0.html

							=S



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