[Sussex] Fwd: Petition against copyright term extension in the UK

[Steve Dobson]

I imagine that the following will be of interest to some.

> ----- Forwarded message from becky at openrightsgroup.org -----
> 
> Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:19:05 +0000
> From: becky at openrightsgroup.org
> Subject: [admin] [Feedback] Petition against copyright term extension in the
> 	UK
> Reply-To: becky at openrightsgroup.org
> 
> Dear Lugmasters
> 
> I'm not sure what your policy is on outsiders passing messages to UK Lug
> lists. But I'd be grateful if you'd consider passing details of the
> following campaign against copyright term extension in the EU to as many
> Linux users as possible.
> http://www.soundcopyright.eu/petition
> 
> The EU are trying to extend the copyright term in sound recordings - even
> though all the evidence we have shows that this will only benefit a small
> handful of already affluent performing artists, and a clutch of major
> record labels, whilst sentencing vast swathes of musical culture to rot for
> 45 years in a commercial vacuum.
> 
> We need as many people as possible to oppose this proposal. Please contact
> me if I can provide any further information.
> 
> Yours with thanks in advance
> 
> Becky
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----

-- 
Steve Dobson

There are still some other things to do, so don't think if I didn't fix
your favorite bug that your bug report is in the bit bucket. (It may be,
but don't think it. :-) Larry Wall in <7238 at jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>

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