[Upd-discuss] [Fwd: Alert: "Eyes on the Prize" to be Released on Internet]

[Jean-Baptiste Soufron]

The download page is down but the bittorent trackers are still active.=20=

Are there any mirror where to point to them ?

Anyway, everything is on edonkey now. Why not to put it on this network=20=

from the beginning ?!? It's a much more hard nut to crack !

Jean-Baptiste Soufron, Doctorant
CERSA - CNRS, Paris 2
http://soufron.free.fr

Le 27 janv. 05, =E0 16:09, Robert Weissman a =E9crit :

> Alert: "Eyes on the Prize" to be Released on Internet
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> January 26, 2005
>
> Eyes on the Screen
>
> "Eyes on the Prize", Civil Rights Documentary, To Be
> Released Over the Internet Despite Copyright Disputes
>
> A day of public screenings of the legendary
> documentary, to be organized for February 8th, 2005
>
> HYPERLINK: http://www.eyesonthescreen.org
>
> According to some, it's illegal for makers of the civil
> rights documentary "Eyes on the Prize" to put it on DVD
> or show it in public. But at 8:00 PM on February during
> Black History Month, Downhill Battle
> (downhillbattle.org) is encouraging Americans to
> celebrate the struggle and triumph of the civil rights
> movement with screenings of "Eyes on the Prize" in
> homes and public places with the goal of having a
> screening in every major city in America. The campaign
> is called Eyes on the Screen.
>
> "Eyes on the Prize" is the most comprehensive and
> revered civil rights documentary ever made. But the
> documentary has not been available for public viewing
> for the past 10 years because of unreasonable copyright
> laws that impose stifling restrictions on artists and
> filmmakers. In one instance, copyright holders believe
> they should receive licensing fees for the song "Happy
> Birthday," which appears in footage of a group of
> people singing to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
>
> "To celebrate Black History Month, we believe that
> "Eyes on the Prize" should be seen by as many people as
> possible," says Tiffiniy Cheng of Downhill Battle. "The
> civil rights movement is just too important for this
> invaluable resource to be denied to the public. So,
> we're going to help distribute "Eyes on the Prize" to a
> mass audience and communities can have screenings."
>
> "Eyes on the Prize is one of the most effective
> documentaries ever put together that dealt with civic
> engagement," says civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot.
> "This is analogous to stopping the circulation of all
> the books about Martin Luther King, stopping the
> circulation of all the books about Malcolm X, stopping
> the circulation of books about the founding of
> America... I would call upon everyone who has access to
> 'Eyes on the Prize' to openly violate any and all laws
> regarding its showing."
>
> "Eyes on the Prize" is an award-winning 14-volume
> documentary made by the late Henry Hampton, tracking
> the Civil Rights Movement from 1954 to 1965. Clayborne
> Carson, a Stanford University history professor, has
> said, "It is the principal film account of the most
> important American social justice movement of the 20th
> century" (Wired News, 12/22/04).
>
> "Eyes on the Prize" was the first introduction to the
> history of the Civil Rights Movement for millions of
> people," says Nicholas Reville of Downhill Battle, "But
> our corporatized copyright system is keeping it locked
> away."
>
> "The situation of "Eyes on the Prize" is a perfect
> example of why copyright law isn't working for the
> public," says Cheng. "It's ridiculous that this
> documentary is languishing in copyright purgatory,
> instead of being shown in classrooms. "Eyes on the
> Screen" is a perfect example of how people can bring
> attention to bad copyright law and start turning the
> situation around."
>
> For background, see this article:
>
> http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14801-2005Jan16.html
>
> Contact:
>
> Lawrence Guyot,
> Former Leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic
> Party
> w: (202)727-4742
> h: (202)332-5157
>
> Tiffiniy Cheng,
> Co-Director of Downhill Battle
> w: (508)963-1096
> e: tyc@downhillbattle.org
>
> Nicholas Reville,
> Co-Director of Downhill Battle
> w: (508)963-7832
> e: npr@downhillbattle.org
>
> ###
>
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