[Upd-discuss] USA: Support Public Knowledge; Become a Member

[Zapopan Martin Muela-Meza]

Support Public Knowledge; Become a Member
Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:32:45 -0400

Dear Friends:

Since 2002, Public Knowledge has worked hard to be your voice in
policy debates over copyright and technological innovation here in
Washington, DC, throughout the country and internationally. Later
this spring, we'll seek to shape the debate over the next
Telecommunications Act.  The rewrite of our nation's communications
laws will have an enormous impact on the rollout of affordable and
open broadband technologies and their capability to empower each
of us.

But to achieve our goals, we're asking for your help.  Today we're
launching a new membership drive where you can become a paid member
of Public Knowledge and receive some cool gifts, including PK laptop
stickers, PK baseball shirts and signed copies of Larry Lessig's
book Free Culture and David Bollier's book Brand Name Bullies.

  http://www.publicknowledge.org/membership.

Because PK's opponents are mostly multi-billion dollar media
companies, we need people like you who support our work to support
us financially too.  Becoming a member now is the best way to do
that.

PK is proud of what we have accomplished so far.  Here are some
examples:

  * We've organized a group of private industry and public sector
    organizations that has worked together to stop nearly every major
    legislative initiative that would give large media companies
    even more control over information and technology.

  * We've worked to promote the public good by supporting both the
    widespread availability of  "orphan works" at the Copyright
    Office and "open access" policies at the National Institutes of
    Health that make taxpayer-funded research available for free
    online.

  * We helped to increase coverage of copyright and technology policy
    in the press and to broaden the focus of the debate-- rather
    than simply being about "piracy," consumer rights and technological
    innovation are now considered to be equally important.

  * We are working to find new friends in Congress who will take a
    stand for balance in copyright law.

What is most exciting is that we're seeing an overall change in
attitude among members of the public, the press, policymakers and
judges.  What used to be a one-sided policy conversation favoring
the largest media companies is now one in which the viewpoints of
consumers and technology companies are taken just as seriously.

With your help, Public Knowledge will strive to build on this
momentum.  Please become a member today!

  http://www.publicknowledge.org/membership.

Many thanks for your support,

Gigi and the staff of Public Knowledge
--- "Gigi B. Sohn" <gbsohn@publicknowledge.org> wrote:
> Dear Friends:
> 
> Since 2002, Public Knowledge has worked hard to be your voice in
> policy debates over copyright and technological innovation here in
> Washington, DC, throughout the country and internationally. Later
> this spring, we'll seek to shape the debate over the next
> Telecommunications Act.  The rewrite of our nation's communications
> laws will have an enormous impact on the rollout of affordable and
> open broadband technologies and their capability to empower each
> of us.
> 
> But to achieve our goals, we're asking for your help.  Today we're
> launching a new membership drive where you can become a paid member
> of Public Knowledge and receive some cool gifts, including PK laptop
> stickers, PK baseball shirts and signed copies of Larry Lessig's
> book Free Culture and David Bollier's book Brand Name Bullies.
> 
>   http://www.publicknowledge.org/membership.
> 
> Because PK's opponents are mostly multi-billion dollar media
> companies, we need people like you who support our work to support
> us financially too.  Becoming a member now is the best way to do
> that.
> 
> PK is proud of what we have accomplished so far.  Here are some
> examples:
> 
>   * We've organized a group of private industry and public sector
>     organizations that has worked together to stop nearly every major
>     legislative initiative that would give large media companies
>     even more control over information and technology.
> 
>   * We've worked to promote the public good by supporting both the
>     widespread availability of  "orphan works" at the Copyright
>     Office and "open access" policies at the National Institutes of
>     Health that make taxpayer-funded research available for free
>     online.
> 
>   * We helped to increase coverage of copyright and technology policy
>     in the press and to broaden the focus of the debate-- rather
>     than simply being about "piracy," consumer rights and technological
>     innovation are now considered to be equally important.
> 
>   * We are working to find new friends in Congress who will take a
>     stand for balance in copyright law.
> 
> What is most exciting is that we're seeing an overall change in
> attitude among members of the public, the press, policymakers and
> judges.  What used to be a one-sided policy conversation favoring
> the largest media companies is now one in which the viewpoints of
> consumers and technology companies are taken just as seriously.
> 
> With your help, Public Knowledge will strive to build on this
> momentum.  Please become a member today!
> 
>   http://www.publicknowledge.org/membership.
> 
> Many thanks for your support,
> 
> Gigi and the staff of Public Knowledge
> 
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