I agree. Kat hit the nail on the head. It's time to go back to basics and
remember what we are really here for--building a free (as in freedom)
encyclopedia to serve as a resource for people everywhere. By doing that, we are the
true activisits, not skirmishers in the copyright battlefield. We are
challenging the assumption that copyright = quality. Let's get back to our core
mission, which will do more to weaken the restraints of copyright than any
single-day squabble and yesterday's news ever will be.
Danny
In a message dated 5/2/2007 12:49:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
makwik(a)gmail.com writes:
Right on, Kat. Wikipedia is not about this sort of "civil
disobedience", which is not helping us build an encyclopedia or
increasing the circle of free content. Posting this silly key all over
the place just encourages the companies to flex their legal muscles
and find better encryption methods. What we need to be doing is be
consumers and supporters of free content and free, unencumbered
software. This silliness isn't helping our mission, and it isn't
helping free content.
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