Electronic Frontier Foundation

[Darcy Casselman]

I'm a proud member of the EFF.  There isn't really a Canadian
organization like it, and considering how much American tech policy
affects Canadians (*cough* C-11 *cough*), I consider joining a
US-based policy advocacy organization to be a good and worthwhile
investment.

Darcy.

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Chris <candive1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here are Details e mailed to me.edited for content.
>
> START Quote
>
> Electronic Frontier Foundation
> Dear C,
>
> Thank you for urging your members of Congress to reject the Internet
> Blacklist Legislation (PROTECT-IP in the Senate and SOPA in the
> House). We've got big news. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has just
> declared that he is postponing a vote on the Protect IP Act (PIPA)
> scheduled for Tuesday. And in the House of Representatives, Rep. Lamar
> Smith issued a statement conceding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
> wasn't ready for prime time either.
>
> The blacklist bills are falling to pieces as we speak.
>
> And it's all thanks to you. Our members took part in one of the
> largest online protests in history. Over 100,000 websites went black
> as citizens sent millions of emails to Congress to show opposition to
> the blacklist bills. The EFF action platform generated over 1 million
> emails to Congress in a single day.
>
> Congress heard you. Our elected officials are learning that online
> censorship regimes won't solve the "piracy" problem, and we're not
> going to let up. When it comes to sacrificing our rights to publish
> and access information online, there can be no compromise. "Piracy" is
> a business problem that needs a business solution, not lopsided
> legislation that favors big content industries over our Constitutional
> rights.
>
> END Quote
>
> Wish I could take credit, all I did was sign some petitions and spread the word.
> But Together We Can !
>
> Chris.
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