Save Beta Max

[Duffman]

Guys you may have heard of this but we need your help now if you can give your senator a call

Hi everyone,

This is an emergency alert for everyone who took part in the Save Betamax
call-in day: Today, Orrin Hatch will be trying to line up enough votes to get
the INDUCE Act (S. 2560) through to the Senate floor. Members of the Senate
Judiciary Committee need to hear from you right now.

At the bottom of this message is a list of Senators to call. Please take the
time to call two of them, before 5 PM EST today. The bill is scheduled for
mark-up on Thursday, so it's very important that you make these calls today.

We need to stop this bill, and we can. Because the INDUCE Act is such a radical
departure from two decades of tech policy (set in place by the Betamax
decision), a truly unprecedented coalition has formed to stop it. Heavyweights
of the technology and electronics sectors are joining public interest groups in
fighting hard against the extremely well-connected entertainment industry
lobbies (the RIAA and MPAA). Right now there's something of a stalemate--
insiders all say that INDUCE has a 50/50 shot at becoming law.

That's why it's extremely important that Senators hear what you have to say.
This email is going out to the over 5,000 people who participated in the Save
Betamax call-in day. Tomorrow (Wednesday) the EFF will be running a call-in day
for their members, using the software we made for Save Betamax. In just two
days Senators could be hearing from tens of thousands of constituents. But we
need you to make these phone calls, and spread the word (i.e. on your blog, or
in an email to friends) that right now is the time to act.

SENATORS TO CALL

Please call two of these Senators, and if you have time feel free to make more
calls. Make sure to look down the list to see if any Senators represent your
state. Every phone call counts, but calls from constituents will carry more
weight, so make sure to let them know if you're a constituent. Also, the RIAA
likes to pretend that all musicians support their breed of copyright extremism.
We know that's not true, so if you're a musician make sure to mention that as
well.

Orrin Hatch
UTAH
202-224-5251

Patrick Leahy
VERMONT
202-224-4242

Charles E. Grassley
IOWA
202.224.3744

Edward M. Kennedy
MASSACHUSETTS
202-224-4543

Arlen Specter
PENNSYLVANIA
202-224-4254

Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
DELAWARE
202-224-5042

Jon Kyl
202) 224-4521
ARIZONA

Herbert Kohl
WISCONSIN
(202) 224-5653

Mike DeWine
OHIO
(202) 224-2315

Dianne Feinstein
CALIFORNIA
202-224-3841

Jeff Sessions
ALABAMA
202) 224-4124

Russell D. Feingold
WISCONSIN
202/224-5323

Lindsey Graham
SOUTH CAROLINA
(202) 224-5972

Charles E. Schumer
NEW YORK
202-224-6542

Larry Craig
IDAHO
202/224-2752

Richard J. Durbin
ILLINOIS
202) 224-2152

Saxby Chambliss
GEORGIA
(202) 224-3521

John Edwards
NORTH CAROLINA
(202) 224-3154

John Cornyn
TEXAS
202-224-2934

NOTES FOR YOUR CALL

On the new INDUCE Act drafts:
The INDUCE Act has already been through several revisions, as Hatch et al.
attempt to appease some of their most powerful opponents. But none of these
revisions cut it; all of them make industries liable for infringement they don't
commit or even profit from, and all of them would give the entertainment
industry veto power over new technology (say, the wireless iPod). For more
information on the latest draft, see the following article in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0...w=wn_tophead_2

On Republicans and Democrats:
Like many tech law issues, this one cuts across party lines (most powerful
members of both parties are on the wrong side). If you're calling Republican
Senators, emphasize that this legislation would create a huge new legal
liability (which means bogus litigation) against American high tech companies.
Tell them that the Heritage Foundation and the American Conservative Union both
oppose the bill. And check out an ACU flyer here:
http://www.boingboing.net/images/acu-inducead-final.pdf

If you're calling Democrats, emphasize that the Betamax decision was sound
policy and that the entertainment companies' extreme stance on copyright is
directly opposed to the public good.

For more information about the INDUCE Act, go to:
http://savebetamax.org

Thanks for your time and your energy.

Sincerely,

Holmes Wilson
Tiffiniy Cheng
Nicholas Reville
Rebecca Laurie
Downhill Battle Team

[Duffman]

shit wrong forum sry

mod plz move

[StrangeFellow]

ya got to it before i did