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Declan McCullagh On Geek Activism
die_jack_die writes "Declan McCullagh, formerly of Wired News, lately at News.com, has written an insightful piece about the realities of geek activism. Short version: spend your time coding, not lobbying.
(You might also want to check out Politech , his mailing list for this sort of stuff.)" This in contrast to Lessigs call for more lobbying.
None of this, and I mean none of this would be happening if a democrat was in the white house. Do you think Bill Clinton would have supported this kind of legislation?
For those of you slashdotters who are concerned about the DMCA et. al., and at the same time either a) do not vote, or b) vote republican. Then please reconsider the effects of what you're doing.
Politicians don't just magically appear in office, they are elected by people like you!
This stupid fuck apparently thinks that things worth fighting for should be easy to get, or that rights aren't won and secured on the backs and with the blood of people willing to fight for what they know is right.
This guy is an embarressment to the profession of "web journalist", which is saying a lot in a world of Matt Drudges. I wonder if Declan would ever protect a source. Would he refuse a request from police? Would he refuse a subpoena? Would he go to prison to protect a source?
I doubt it. Why? Because he's a coward.
Every year during my review, I just pray the words "slashdot.org" aren't mentioned.
I just thought I would drop you a quick note to let you know about the raging political battle over DRM, or Digital Rights Management. If the battle is lost and the big entertainment conglomerates win, you will no longer be able to:
If you found this message interesting, please forward it on.
He's trying to keep assholes like you from fucking things up for people who know what they're doing.