Make sharing music and files online legal campaign

The extract below has been copied from the EFF website because it's a campaign likely to be of interest to the masses. The petition is intended for US residents but that doesn't mean it's not of Interest to Australians, between our Goverment's relationship with the US and the Free Trade Agreement decisions such as this one that are made in the US do often affect Australians.

Tired of the entertainment industry treating you like a criminal for wanting to share music and movies online? We are too -- EFF is fighting for a constructive solution that gets artists paid while making file sharing legal.

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  • EFF has proposed ways for artists to get paid without fans getting sued.
  • EFF helped establish legal protections for privacy online, including the privacy of P2P users.
  • EFF has assisted Internet users mistakenly caught in the industry's dragnet.
  • EFF has helped P2P users sued by the RIAA and MPAA find legal counsel.
  • EFF took MGM v. Grokster to the Supreme Court and defended the right of innovators to build new technologies without begging Hollywood's permission first.
  • EFF helped beat back the INDUCE Act, which threatened innovation and P2P systems.
  • EFF debunked Audible Magic's P2P filtering solution.
  • EFF pushed for sensible solutions for college campuses concerned with file sharing.
  • EFF started a petition to Congress opposing the RIAA lawsuits.
  • EFF and its members helped defeat the Berman "P2P Vigilantism" Bill in 2002.
The full article and additional information and links are available from the EFF website: http://www.eff.org/share/

Posted by grudknows : Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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