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Comments To FTC On UCITA Due Soon

Posted by Hemos on from the make-them-understand dept.

Luyseyal writes "Comments to the FTC regarding the Warranty Protection for High-Tech Products and Services forum are due by September 11. This was originally mentioned here on Slashdot in June. I've submitted my 2 cents to the FTC on UCITA. Have you?"

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  1. what to do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5

    1. Be polite. The last thing we need is for representatives' mailboxes to overflow with hundreds of YOU SUCK FOR VOTING FOR UCITA!!! messages.

    2. Speling counts (pun intended). We want to present the impression of responsible, concerned people who are worried about how this law may affect them. a bunch of peoplz riting like this wil get no responses. We don't want to make the impression that the opposition consists only of crackers and 14-year-olds.

    3. Almost without a doubt, someone will post an example letter showing the correct way of showing your opposition. Use this, but don't copy it word for word. Hundreds of identical letters will inevitably be dismissed as a campaign. Be unique and your voice will count.

    4. State the facts. Using plain english, explain why this bill is bad. No technical terms, no hyperbole, and no distortion of the facts. We have enough evidence that there is no need to make something up, and the negative results from that could be devastating.

    5. And again, be polite. I've said it once before but I'm saying it again, in order to get it thoroughly drilled into people's heads. I cannot stress this enough.

    thanks harmless :)
    bzrp