[free-sklyarov] just a small idea

[Yogi]

All responsible ideas for getting out the word are excellent!  It seems to
me that our grass-roots protest is reaching that stage where it will either
fizzle or blossom.  The continued lack of widespread media coverage is one
indicator.  Lack of recent action by the DOJ (e.g., no movement, no bail
hearing, no statements, etc.) might be another.  The DOJ wants things to
quiet down so they can have their kangaroo court outside the light of public
scrutiny.  Please excuse the slight:-) exaggeration but it's not as much an
exaggeration as you might think.   Anyway, we must not allow that to happen.

Free Dmitry Sklyarov
Repeal the DMCA


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter" <pmasloch at earthlink.net>
To: <bobds at blorch.org>; <free-sklyarov at zork.net>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 8:50 PM
Subject: RE: [free-sklyarov] just a small idea


> The idea behind it is to show the public that there is the interrest
> of a large group. I didn't say that we should stop sending individual
> letters. The idea of an central "Press-Office" is very good.
> My experience from other countries shows that 'official statemants'
> from a large group have always much more power then letters from 10
> individuals. I also didn't say that we should send the same latter 10
> times to the same Office or person. That is not how public relation is
> working and that is exactly what we need: professional public
> relation. The goal is to wake up the media but the media will not
> react off 10 individual letters. There are certain rules for public
> relation and getting recognized. We should take them to our advantage.
> Peter
>
>
> Free Dmitry Sklyarov
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>
> On Monday 30 July 2001 09:52, you wrote:
> > I think that writing individual letters is not very effectful.
> > Instead, we should come up with one letter which we can call a press
> > release or protest letter of the Free-Dmitry Community.
>
> Everything I've always heard about effective activism is just the
> opposite:
> that when companies or elected officials receive a bunch of copies of
> a
> single form letter, they tend to DISCOUNT it.  What really gets their
> attention is individual letters from distinct parties.  Two letters
> that are
> just duplicates with different signatures show that at least those two
> people
> were committed enough to sign their names and pay for a stamp...but
> two
> separate letters show a higher level of commitment and carry more
> weight.
>
> That's not to say mass mailings are useless.  We should do exactly as
> you
> say: come up with a consensus letter, have local parties to gather as
> many
> signatures as we can, and send them all in on the same day to make a
> dramatic
> statement.  However, we must ALSO do the individual letter-writing
> effort, or
> we reduce ourselves to the same level of credibility as all that junk
> mail
> you throw away every day without even opening it.  It serves its
> purpose, but
> it's no substitute for personal communication.
>
> It's probably also not too soon to start thinking about setting up a
> speaker's bureau.  At least in my area, our Big Media have mostly
> ignored us,
> and the only reporters I've seen have been from things like trade
> papers.
> That's good, and we need to keep in contact with those people--but
> eventually, maybe Real Soon Now, even, the big news organizations are
> going
> to notice us.  When they do, we should be ready with press packets,
> people
> who are willing to go on talk shows and give interviews, and so forth.
> We
> should have lists of contact names and phone numbers for people who
> are
> prepared to do that, so when a reporter or professional society asks
> for a
> spokesman, we can seize the opportunity.
>
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