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[dvd-discuss] Re: NC Candidate for Congress wants to "fix" or "repeal" the DMCA
- To: Bryan Taylor <bryan_w_taylor(at)yahoo.com>
- Subject: [dvd-discuss] Re: NC Candidate for Congress wants to "fix" or "repeal" the DMCA
- From: Declan McCullagh <declan(at)well.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 19:09:35 -0400
- Cc: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
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Now if only he could spell DMCA right, that might be interesting.
-Declan
At 04:05 PM 8/15/2002 -0700, Bryan Taylor wrote:
>Congressional candidate Tripp Helms has taken a public stand against the DMCA:
>http://www.helmsforcongress.com/dcma.html
>
>"Rather than modify existing copyright law to incorporate changes appropriate
>to changes in technology, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act undermines fair
>use and "first sale" principles, and it has the potential to stifle academic
>research and learning, as well as to undermine the Internet's potential to
>become this millennium's greatest means of expression for those who love
>freedom and liberty and want to preserve them. If we can't fix the DCMA, then
>we need to repeal it and pass a law that respects the principles on which this
>country was founded. "
>
>Helms is running for Congress as a Democrat in the 8th District of North
>Carolina. It is nice to finally find somebody to be for.
>
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