petition to help try and overturn the fcc media ownership

[evs]

from gemmahayes.net message board:

The Media Reform Group are trying to force open and public discussion
of media ownership in congress, hoping to "establish more competitive
and diverse media ownership." There is a load of info on their site, but the
that's the key phrase. Check it out here:

www.mediareform.net/campaign

The petition itself needs support in order to get the public backing of a
number of Senators, who will then submit it to their colleagues. The hope is
to overturn the FCC's June 2 media ownership rule changes that favour giant
media megacorporations over the public interest.


go here also:

http://www.boycott-riaa.com/


scott.

[evs]

12-year-old RIAA victim settles
The RIAA's bullying tactics against a 12-year-old girl and her mother have worked.

Brianna Lahara, who was on the RIAA sue 'em all list for listening to online music, will pay $2000 to the record labels' personal police force so she or her mother won't have to appear in court.

"[...] as this case illustrates, parents need to be aware of what their children are doing on their computers," said Mitch Bainwol said in one of his first public utterances since taking over from Hilary Rosen as RIAA boss.

Brianna aparently believed that by paying Sharman Networks $29.99 for its so-called ad-free Kazaa, she was entitled download wharever songs she wanted.

In the meanwhile, the RIAA says it's agreed to settle with other victims for around $3,000 - but that the price for anyone who wants to settle out of court is going to go up.

[Raider 420]

Originally posted by evs
12-year-old Brianna Lahara will pay $2000 to the record labels' personal police force so she or her mother won't have to appear in court.

RIAA says it's agreed to settle with other victims for around $3,000 - but that the price for anyone who wants to settle out of court is going to go up.
What a shakedown. Which record label was it and is all content received thru Kazaa and similar programs officially illegal? iMusic and BuyMusic are gonna come up so hard if these "police forces" acheive their goal of striking fear into the downloading populus... or maybe peeps will start buying CDs again. I wouldn't bet on the latter.

[verbal kint]

i just signed the petition, and suggest that everyone on this board sign it also. everyone complains about how radio always sounds the same and that there is no diversity with the music played, so we need to push the fcc to end the deregulation of media that gives us the fucked up music selection and the skewed reporting of issues from televised news. legislation, like the ones recently passed by the fcc, is what creates the sheep that many on this board always complain about.

[evs]

posted from la2thebay.com:

I wanted you to be among the first to know: today at 11:30am EDT, the
Senate voted 55-40 to roll back the entire FCC rule change.

We're on a roll, and you've been instrumental in making it happen.
When our friends at Free Press and the Consumer's Union delivered your
petition comments to Senators' offices on Thursday, they were
impressed and shocked. We know your signatures contributed to the big
win today. Special thanks to those of you who made calls -- over
10,000 of them in the last week -- which played a critical role.

Your petition comments were also prominently featured in a press
conference with Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Trent Lott (R-MS) on
Thursday. For a photo of part of the petition (just part!) and the
two Senators, go to:

http://www.moveon.org/images/dorganlott-big.jpg

Of course, this is still an uphill battle. Media lobbyists will be
working around the clock to ensure that the new rules stay in place.
We'll keep you posted on what you can do to make sure the final
appropriations vote goes our way. But with each winning vote, we move
closer to a decisive defeat of massive media consolidation and the FCC
rule change.

You're making our country a better place.

With many thanks,
--Eli Pariser
MoveOn.org
September 16th, 2003