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| DATE | 2002-03-22 |
| FROM | Ray Connolly
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] calling Lamar
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Hi,
I just spoke with Lamar (he picks up that # himself-hint,hint). He assured
me Sen. Pat Laehey(sp?)has sworn to not let the bill move one single inch
'this time around' (it can always be reintroduced, or more sneakily,
renamed). He was confident that with this being an election year no one will
go near this increasingly stinky issue and it will die, this time.
Regardless, they (in Washington) are feeling the groundswell of emotion and
passion when it comes to this issue and he feels it will be THE issue in the
coming year.
I called as a consumer, artist (I have independently produced a TV show),
and constituent. I expressed that I am not a thief nor do I want/intend to
be one and, on the same note, don't feel that an entire industry should
change the pace/path of development to protect another's business model. I
also expressed how I felt it had allot more to do with distribution control
end to end and protecting huge paydays for certain companies/people at the
expense of my established rights than computer security or piracy. The
business models are changing and the entertainment industry must adapt to it
not
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