[free-sklyarov] [Fwd: [free-jon] Thoughts on how to respond]

[Seth Johnson]

(Forwarded from Free Jon Johansen list, free-jon at eff.org)

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Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 11:25:27 -0800
From: Marc Perkel <marc at perkel.com>


Just throwing out some thoughts here on how to respond to
this latest prosecution of Jon Johansen.

In Dmitry - we immediately organized protests putting the
heat on Adobe and they caved in. Eventually the government
had to follow.

First of all - I see this was a war over who controlls the
net. So lets start there.

I say - the net is owned by the people of the planet and is
owned and controlled by no one. I believe that it is
absolutely imperitive to the future of the human race that
the net never be in the control of any government or
combination of governments. The net is ours - and we must
never let them take it from us.

Having said that - I believe that the MPAA and content
industries who want to controll all media for profit and can
buy givernment influence if conspiring with governments who
want to be able to pass laws to control the net. To read
your email and spy on you (US Patriot Act) and otherwise
oppress thinking and free expression.

I believe that this case and the arrest of Dmitry are
attempts by governments and corporations who control
governments to terrorize us "computer professionals" into
submission through criminal action.

Our response. Protests - long and loud - smashing disks in
front of TV cameras. In this case - as you can see on the
EFF web site. the MPAA is the force behind the prosectutor -
and - since they are doing it for money - we need to hurt
them by attacking them publically and hurting their public
image.

On a technolical front. We need to develop mure software
that undermines the ability of a government to control us. I
believe that everything that goes over the internet should
be strongly encrypted by default. I believe that we should
eliminate anything that requires a central point where
control can be exerted. I believe that we need to establish
as much as possible more ways to do private secure networks
in manners that make control technologically impossible.

So - lets organize some protests. Let's get some news
coverage. Lets start disking out some pain and show the MPAA
that we can bite back.

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