From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 11:49:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 11:49:50 -0400 Received: from fed1mtao02.cox.net ([68.6.19.243]:39068 "EHLO fed1mtao02.cox.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 11:49:47 -0400 Message-ID: <3CEE5F51.102DC240@randomlogic.com> Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 08:42:09 -0700 From: "Paul G. Allen" Organization: Random Logic X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.17 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Concerned about your rights? You should be. X-Priority: 1 (Highest) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)@localhost.localdomain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Anyone concerned about your right to view, listen to, and/or copy video and/or audio that you have legally paid for should visit the URL below. Maybe you don't care, but just remember that the law is a multi-faceted thing. A law passed pertaining to one thing, will set a president allowing further, more restrictive laws to pass pertaining to others. Before you know it, we'll be living in another Stalinist state. I have heard from some that "God will take care of me, so I won't worry about it." God only takes care of you if you have the presence of mind to pay attention to what's going on and act accordingly, and listen to Him when he speaks to you. He did not create mindless, non-thinking robots, to be lead around by the nose, but when you fail to pay attention and act as maybe you should, that's exactly what you become. When you allow those in power to enact laws that hurt you, and when you vote for those people, are you really doing what God wants? Whether you believe in God - or any higher power - or not, do you expect someone else to make everything right for you? While you all sit back and think "The next guy will take action and make a difference.", the large corporations are NOT sitting back, and they ARE making a difference, and that difference is certainly NOT in the interest of you and me. How do you think the U.S. DMCA and the equivalent European laws have come about? I'll tell you why, because complacent, lazy, people have sat back and allowed the greedy corporations and other powerful special interest groups to take control and push these laws through. Those in power will only listen to those that actually open their mouths, pocket books, and show up at the voting booth. And please, no flame mails about this not being relevant to the various mailing lists I've sent this to. If that's what you think, you have some more thinking to do. http://judiciary.senate.gov/special/feature.cfm AT the URL below is a form for you to submit your opinion to the U.S. Senate: http://judiciary.senate.gov/special/input_form.cfm Some related URLs: http://bpdg.blogs.eff.org/archives/000113.html http://judiciary.senate.gov/special/content_protection.pdf PGA -- Paul G. Allen Owner, Sr. Engineer, Security Specialist Random Logic/Dream Park www.randomlogic.com