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Slashdot in Politics?

Posted by Cliff on from the redirecting-that-passion-into-action dept.

Michael "Codetalker" Obersnel asks: "I was wondering if anyone out there had any ideas on how to turn all that passionate talk on Slashdot (how I love it) into a political force that people will pay attention to. Like a lobby group or something similar. It seems that people tolerate the DMCA and spam enough to complain about it but not really do anything about. I think we could change that with some organization and a cohesive front. I'm not suggesting that Slashdot itself be responsible, only that the community take part. Like a micro-payment system to hire lawyers for topics we are interested in or some sort of petitioning system. I know I'd pay a buck to overturn the DMCA, free Dimitri, outlaw spam, protest license problems, protect the GPL etc."

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  1. And how would we call it? by Delirium+Tremens · · Score: 2, Redundant

    We could call it the Elementary Freedom Fight or something like that, and even get a website such as http://www.eff.org. Oh, wait. That's already taken ...