[free-sklyarov] Chicago Update: from the legal point of view...

[alfee cube]

all should take the time to read Pamela Samuelson's
law review article - it is complicated and subtle but
will be helpful as debate turns from whether to amend
DMCA to how to amend it. (it is at the below link and
at eff and other places also.)

--- "Peter A. Peterson II" <pedro at tastytronic.net>
wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a friend who is currently in law school and
> is sympathetic to
> Dmitry's cause as well as being anti-DMCA. He sent
> along some documents
> that I don't have time to read right now, but I
> thought I'd pass them
> along. If you think they're useful, I encourage you
> to use them (or
> contact the authors and use them) in defining your
> position and/or
> creating literature to use in your further protests.
> 
> They are available at:
> 
> http://two-bit.ufo.chicago.il.us/free-sklyarov/
> 
> Free Dmitry,
> 
> pedro
> 
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from "Werling, Kristian"
> <Werling.Kristian at rosshardies.com> ----
> Pete-
> 
> I dug up two articles from an online legal service
> about copyrights in
> general and the DMCA.  The DMCA article is by Barb
> Samuelson, a leading IP
> and DMCA expert.  These articles are from law
> reviews which are generally
> pretty technical legal writing.  They aren't a
> really good short
> introduction, but it's the best I could come up with
> for now.
> 
> I had a great professor this past semester in a
> class called "Cyberlaw."  We
> spent a good bit of time on the DMCA and its
> negative aspects.  I e-mailed
> the prof to ask him about good intros for a
> layperson to both copyright and
> the DMCA.  Hopefully he can point out something
> good.
> 
> Feel free to forward those articles to whoever, I
> didn't know if you would
> want to throw them out on the mailing list or not.  
> 
> Keep up the good work.  Some interesting
> conversation on the list.  I'm
> enjoying it.
> 
> Krist
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
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