On Tue, 2008-01-01 at 21:30 -0700, Joshua Zeidner wrote:
> On 1/1/08, Craig White <craigwhite@azapple.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2008-01-01 at 21:00 -0700, Joshua Zeidner wrote:
> > > Just wondering Craig, do you have some kind of personal stake in
> > > these matters? Are you a lawyer? do you represent some group? Or
> > > are you just really into this issue?
> > >
> > > seems like you're putting a lot of effort into this.
> > ----
> > I own 600+ CD's (I lost count).
> >
> > It sucks that I can buy many/most DVD's for the same or less money than
> > I can buy a CD.
> >
> > I have several iPods and I listen to them.
> >
> > I adamantly refuse to purchase from iTunes store (DRM or no) - it's just
> > another middleman in the chain...but hey, I go to Borders instead of
> > buying from Amazon (most of the time anyway, computer books excepted
> > because Borders doesn't discount the computer books).
> >
> > I have a serious distaste for corporations who use attorneys to
> > financially harass/destroy citizens.
> >
> > I represent no one but myself, I am into the issue. No personal stake,
> > except that perhaps I used to live just 3 or 4 blocks from the
> > defendants (don't know them).
>
> ah, I see.
>
> well I tend to divide 'activism' into distinct stages:
>
> 1. Spleen Venting
>
> 2. Interest Group Forming
>
> 3. Lobbying, calling Congressmen, etc.
>
> 4. Legal Action
>
> I think at this point, that you've established that the corporations
> are bastards. Time to progress to stage II. Honestly, I think a lot
> more of our complaints would be heard and acted upon if we stopped
> being so obsessed with looking intelligent in email and perhaps
> organize a bit? I am not really referring to you, but to the 'tech'
> community in general. I believe it was Kim Berry from the Programmers
> Guild who said, "Organizing programmers is like herding cats" (Kim
> sorry if that wasn't you!).
----
food is a great collection agent
Lobbying/calling congressmen at this stage is futile because citizen
activism doesn't much count in an environment where corporate interests
are king.
Witness...our president says that he needs a new FISA law to ensure the
safety of the American public. He also states that he will veto any FISA
legislation that doesn't provide immunity for the telecoms and their
past/future activities. Clearly he puts the interests of the telecoms
ahead of the interests of the American public.
Blogs and interactions such as these here are the new 'grass-roots'
movement and the only one that the public can participate in as even the
MSM (main stream media) cannot be trusted to find the story.
Craig
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