Super DMCA: A 2-Week Reprieve in Tennessee

Collin Winter writes "About 20 people turned up in Nashville today to oppose the Tennessee edition of the Super DMCA legislation. In response to our arguments, the Judiciary Committee postponed a final decision on the bill for 2 weeks so that the Senators can hear more debate. We need more people at the next hearing!"

Re:I like cheese

[ganiman]

On a serious note... how can I find out when or if the "Super DMCA" will be passed in my state? I'd like to show up to protest against it. I've read it's already been passed in Pennsylvania. That would mean that the company I work for could be in some serious doodoo for having PIX firewalls.

20 people?!

[OutRigged]

20 people?! Good god call the riot police!

Re:20 people?!

[Directrix1]

Fools!!! They postponed the final decision because they didn't want to hear those pesky 20 people, and so they can receive for their bribes from their masters....errrm....lobbyists in piece.

Re:20 people?!

[an_mo]

The way I understand it they were not there to protest, but to argue. I'd be interested to see a transcript their speeches, if you have them. You could "open source" them to help future similar events in other states.

Well done

[Loosewire]

To those who turned up - boo to you if you didnt
(i didnt but hey im in england!!)

w00t

[DarkKnightRadick]

If someone could pick me up (I live in McMinnville, TN) I'd be more then happy to attend a protest of a Super-DMCA bill.

Check my contact info for ways to get in touch with me.

Where to go for more info

[loosifer]

Go to tndigitalfreedom.org [tndigitalfreedom.org] for more information. That's the starting point for our organizational efforts.

local coverage

[dogbowl]

Here'r our local papers take on the events:
www.tennessean.com [tennessean.com]

(yes, the paper is a Gannett rag and all "articles" should be read lightly)

Re:local coverage

[Black Copter Control]

I'm wondering if some of these super-dmca provisions that limit what people can do with their connection are in fact unconstitutional... To the extent to which they limit people's rights so provide services on their internet connection, they're like licensing printing presses (or rather, making them illegal and allowing private interests to license them)..

This goes far beyond what the copyright provision of the First Ammendment was meant to provide -- and that presumes that state legislatures were allowe

Meetup

[Rudy Rodarte]

Perhaps you guys in TN can hook something up with Meetup.com. You know, the guys that do the /. meetups. Just a thought.