We have every intention of making this protest peaceful and orderly. We have no connection with those planning to protest World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings, other than perhaps a shared mistrust of overly concentrated corporate power. Our agenda does not oppose free trade, traditional copyright protection, or companies fairly competing for profits in a free market. Instead, we are concerned with the dangerous degree of power granted to copyright holders by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the corresponding damage done to the rights and freedom of consumers, technological innovation, and the free market for information.
If the DMCA is not a familiar topic to you or you do not understand why it is important, please read the materials here and in the sites listed above to inform yourself -- because what you don't know will hurt you. If you are familiar with it, please consider offering your opinions to the Copyright Office by March 31st. Instructions on doing so are available here.
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