From: Peter Nicholson (bournik_at_svn.net)
Date: 2003-09-16 18:40:54
worthy cause of the day:
>
> <
> Dear EFF Supporter:
>
> This is astounding - in the first 24 hours, over 6,000 people have
> signed
> our petition to stop the Recording Industry Association of America's
> (RIAA)
> nationwide rampage against average Americans. Rather than working to
> create a rational, legal means by which its customers can take
> advantage of
> file-sharing technology and pay a fair price for the music they love,
> it
> has chosen to sue people like Brianna LaHara, a 12 year-old girl
> living in
> New York City public housing. Take a stand against the RIAA's tactics
> by
> signing our petition:
>
> http://www.eff.org/share/petition/
>
> Brianna, and hundreds of other music fans like her, are being forced
> to pay
> thousands of dollars they do not have to settle RIAA-member lawsuits --
> supporting a business model that is anything but rational. This
> crusade is
> generating thousands of subpoenas and hundreds of lawsuits, but not a
> single penny for the artists that the RIAA claims to protect.
>
> Copyright law shouldn't make criminals out of 60 million Americans, and
> it's time for a change. Congress is going to hold hearings; we need
> your
> help to make sure that the public's voice is heard. Tell Congress that
> it's time to stop the madness:
>
> http://www.eff.org/share/petition/
>
> We'll deliver the petition to Congress once we've hit 10,000
> signatures.
> This is a grassroots campaign - please take the time to tell your
> friends
> and family about this issue. Thanks for support!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ren Bucholz
> EFF Activist