Comments on: An open letter to Rep. Joe Kennedy on seizing the copyright initiative

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[...] David Weinberger published an open letter to his newly elected Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts) urging him to support the copyright reform issue in order to “make the right kind of early mark.” [...]

By: kev

kev — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:28:18 +0000

am pretty sure Khanna will be looking for another job in the very near future. even if he does get the bullet, he will be severely restricted in what he is allowed to do from now on.
there isn’t, i doubt, one Congressman/woman or even one politician that will take this challenge on in a serious way. given the speed and the bull s**t reason for which the original report was pulled, it indicates to me that the person concerned is more worried about pleasing the entertainment industries than doing the job for which he was elected. surely, is the whole purpose of the Khanna report was to bring to the fore not only the ridiculousness of present copyright but also the influence the industries have on how copyright is in their favour and completely against the public and the reasons copyright was introduced originally

By: Ben S

Ben S — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:40:28 +0000

Derek Khanna, the one who wrote the report said “I didn’t retract anything – I wrote it – and I stand by it.” It was not his idea to have it pulled. He, at least, seems very much interested in changing the copyright landscape.

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Content vs. service in media & education | Up to the hour news — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:27:01 +0000

[...] say that his industry’s goal is soley to “protect the value of content.” That’s what the copyright wars are over. That is what is beginning to scare [...]

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Content vs. service in media & education — BuzzMachine — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:09:20 +0000

[...] industry’s goal is soley to “protect the value of content.” That’s what the copyright wars are over. That is what is beginning to scare [...]

By: yigadaviddkp

yigadaviddkp — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:26:12 +0000

i love the way you respond to issues keeep your eyes focussed for those intrested.

By: yigadaviddkp

yigadaviddkp — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:24:42 +0000

writing is essential in transformin our societies ,so please do your best to keep your readers adrift.

By: Andromeda

Andromeda — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:45:16 +0000

Well, I’m in Markey’s district, but I happily cosign — as, I expect, would quite a lot of his Somerville/Cambridge constituents. Let’s ship ‘em all your letter.

By: Crosbie Fitch

Crosbie Fitch — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:27:42 +0000

Good luck.

Still not sure whether the memo was strategically broached in the knowledge it would be retracted (to encourage some cartel sponsorship or penalise the lack of it), or whether it truly was consideration of something that might capture the popular imagination (that the cartel knows it would).

Either way, let’s hope the Streisand effect helps prevents it being unpublished – making it a mistake if strategic, or foiling the cartel if not.