[free-sklyarov] [adhoc_it_union] ISSUES to address

[Jon O .]

The Sklyarov issue should serve to move people to action. 
The fact that he was arrested for research should scare 
quite a few security people and consumers because there is 
a law against what amounts to peer review.

The arrest of Sklyarov should be protested. However, the 
solution is not just to get him released, but to call for 
review of the law that was used to arrest him in the first 
place. 

There is a large group of people who do not understand
the Sklyarov issue and think it is analogous to Napster.
We know it is not, however we are the few. The few need to
educate the many and strong action must be taken.

IT Workers currently have no organization representing 
them as most other large groups of workers do. Even 
writers for sitcoms have a group which can speak on 
their behalf. The EFF does a great job speaking to the
laws and creating change, however workers as a group
need to stand up and show their support of the EFF by more 
then just sending money (which you should do), but by
action. Actions speak louder than words -- even words that
make up laws.

This is just a small step toward creating a common place
to express and account for our concerns. Most IT workers
could have/did read the DMCA and know it was a bad idea.
However, there was no way for us the express this concern 
to the general public and government. 

A group should work on getting Sklyarov out of jail, but
another group needs to work on getting rid of the law. For
the People, By the People is long gone. Adobe essentially
issued an arrest warrant. That should scare everyone.

If the DCMA wasn't a law, Sklyarov would be free and
authors would know their books were that much more 
secure.

So, I guess a sick day to protest the DMCA has quite 
a bit to do with the Dmitry Sklyarov issue.

We need you:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adhoc_it_union



On 18-Jul-2001, Victor Piterbarg wrote:
> How is this related to the Dmitry Sklyarov issue??
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: free-sklyarov-admin at zork.net
> [mailto:free-sklyarov-admin at zork.net]On Behalf Of Jon O .
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:10 PM
> To: free-sklyarov at zork.net
> Subject: [free-sklyarov] [adhoc_it_union] ISSUES to address
> 
> 
> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 03:06:37 -0000
> Reply-To: adhoc_it_union at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [adhoc_it_union] ISSUES 
> 
> Here is a short list of issues we need to address:
> 
> Actions
> -------
> 1. Can employers take action against an employee for participating?
> 
> 2. Do the laws vary from state to state?
> 
> Advocacy
> --------
> 1. What can we do to increase awareness, act as a united front 
> and increase Press converage and membership?
> 
> Please send the email announcement to friends and coworkers who might 
> understand this issue. Later, we should have better Advocacy documents 
> that explain the need for this group. 
> 
> 2. Privacy - The member list for this group is available to the 
> moderators only. For the time that's me. However, it is also subject 
> to Yahoo's policies. How much of an issue is this?
> 
> Goals
> -----
> The short term goal is a single sick day which takes place across the 
> country. We can do this with your participation! 
> 
> Get the word out and DO SOMETHING
> 
> 
> 
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