EFF Petition re RIAA

["Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake@email.uncc.edu>]

http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1063503260.html
The EFF recently launched a petition decrying the RIAA legal strong-arm
tactics.(Petition at:)
http://www.eff.org/share/petition/

Their goal was to collect some 10,000 signatures, but they're now about to
break 20,000, and the weekend isn't even over yet. The EFF's stance is
clear:

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is on a rampage,
launching legal attacks against average Americans from coast to coast.
Rather than working to create a rational, legal means by which its
customers can take advantage of file-sharing technology and pay a fair
price for the music they love, it has chosen to sue people like Brianna
LaHara, a 12 year-old girl living in New York City public housing.

In the wake of the RIAA amnesty program and their legal attacks on this
minor, public outcry is reaching an all-time high. Few people think that
open piracy is the answer, but fewer still think that the RIAA should be
waging this battle in this way. Hit the petition and let the RIAA know how
you feel if you're against their latest moves. It will be delivered to
Congress this following week. Thanks to D. Eklund for the heads up.

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