[free-sklyarov] Science Friday interview
Roger Kramer
krw5 at qwest.net
Fri Jul 27 11:33:28 PDT 2001
Dear Ms. Gross,
I have been following and participating in the Sklyarov case since last week.
I was encouraged that NPR _finally_ woke up to the issue and interviewed you
on Science Friday this morning.
You and the EFF certainly know more about the legal angles and probably how
to best spin this to the public than I, but I was disturbed by one oversight
this morning.
I believe that there must be public acknowledgement that, yes, there ARE
illegal uses for the eBook Reader just as there are quite similar illegal
uses for a hairpin (lock picking) and absolutely any other tool or technology
you care to name. If this sort of full disclosure is not made, it sounds to
those capable of understanding the issue like we're hiding something. You
emphasize that there are legal issues, but I'd focus on the distinction
between "tool" and "intent." I realize there are certain
"breaking-and-entering" images we want to avoid, but blue-collar America, in
particular, may actually grasp the issue if Title 17, Section 1201 is
paraphrased as a ban on hammers and crowbars. Even the consumate layperson
could understand that's bloody absurd.
Thanks for your work!
Roger Kramer
mailto://rwkramer@premier1.net
http://www.premier1.net/~rwkramer
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