RE: [wg-c] Fwd: Call Congress - Stop H.R. 3028, The "Cyberpiracy" Act

["Cohen, Tod" <Tod_Cohen@mpaa.org>]

I believe that this is an inappropriate use of the WG-C working group list
serve.  In addition, Mikki's email is filled with incorrect and inflamatory
statements.

Tod Cohen
Motion Picture Association of America

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Mikki Barry [mailto:ooblick@netpolicy.com]
		Sent:	Sunday, October 24, 1999 12:49 PM
		To:	wg-c@dnso.org
		Subject:	[wg-c] Fwd: Call Congress - Stop H.R. 3028,
The "Cyberpiracy" Act

	
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		>This post concerns a matter of great importance to Internet
Users.
		>Please circulate widely until November 15, 1999. Attach
your own
		>note in support. Please do not spam. Your help is
appreciated!
	
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		>
		>  STOP H.R. 3028 - Protect the Net - Stop the Trademark
Monopolists
		>
	
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		>                             ACTION ALERT
		>
		>   - Protect the rights of Internet domain names holders!
		>
		>   - Stop the trademark monopolists from going after
		>     innocent Internet users, noncommercial organizations
		>     and small businesses!
		>
		>
		>URGENT
		>^^^^^^
		>
		>    The House of Representatives is about to vote on
legislation
		>    that would grant sweeping new powers for trademark
holders and
		>    undermine the rights of domain name holders, Internet
users,
		>    and small businesses.  H.R. 3028 "The Trademark
Cyberpiracy
		>    Prevention Act of 1999" will also establish
unprecedented
		>    ability for trademark holders to sue Internet users all
around
		>    the world. And H.R. 32028 will undermine a fair and
carefully
		>         crafted international consensus on the resolution
of Internet
		>         name disputes. It's a bad bill and it should be
stopped.
		>
		>         The House of Representatives may vote on H.R. 3028
as early as
		>    Tuesday, October 26, 1999.
		>
		>
		>YOU NEED TO ACT
		>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
		>
		>    There is a chance to stop HR 3028. It has very few
sponsors
		>    and has moved quietly through Congress, mostly under
the radar
		>    of organizations and businesses that have worked to
promote
		>    the growth of the Internet.  Also, Congress will soon
break
		>    for Thanksgiving.
		>
		>    But you have to act!
		>
		>
		>WHAT YOU CAN DO
		>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
		>
		>    It is vitally important for you to contact your
Representative
		>    in Congress and explain politely but firmly that you
hope that
		>    your Representative will VOTE AGAINST H.R. 3028
		>
		>      Here is a quick guide to Calling Your Congressman
		>
		>      1. Call the Capitol Hill Switchboard (202-224-3121)
and
		>         ask to speak to your Congressman. (Don't know who
your
		>         Congressman is? Ok, go to
http://www.house.gov/writerep/)
		>
		>      2. When you reach the office say to the person who
answers
		>         the phone:
		>
		>    "Hello, I'm a registered voter in the district of
Congressman
		>    <name>. I'm calling because I hope he/she will vote
against
		>    H.R. 3028, 'The Cyberpiracy Act.' I don't like
cyberpirates,
		>          but I believe this bill will hurt ALL domain name
holders on
		>          the Internet, including small businesses,
noncommercial
		>          organizations and individuals. Will you please
tell the
		>          Congressman that I asked him/her to vote against
H.R. 3028?
		>          Thanks."
		>
		>        Here are all the things you just did in 30 seconds:
		>        - You made clear that you're a voter in the
Congressman's
		>          District (they'll listen to you!)
		>        - You said clearly that you are against a bill and
you gave
		>          the bill number and the title of the bill (it's
important to
		>          give both!)
		>        - You gave the Congressman a good reason to vote
against
		>          H.R. 3028 (Members of Congress like good reasons
for votes)
		>        - You asked for a commitment to convey your
position to the
		>          Congressman (you want to be taken seriously)
		>        - You were polite (always a plus)
		>        - If you leave your name and address, that will
make your call
		>          even more effective (you might even get a letter)
		>
		>     3. If you like, you can also send an email to your
Representative
		>        with a new service offered at the House web site --
check
		>        out http://www.house.gov/writerep/
		>
		>     4. If you're still energized to do something, ask a
friend or
		>        neighbor who also lives in your district to make
the same
		>        call. You can also call the office of the Chairman
of the
		>        Rules Committee Congressman David Dreier and tell
his
		>        staffperson that you oppose H.R. 3028 and hope that
Mr.
		>        Dreier will put off a vote on the bill until the
problems
		>        are fixed.
		>
		>     5. If you want to learn more about the problems with
H.R. 3028,
		>        look at the excellent letter from computer users
and legal
		>        experts. Also, visit Thomas and check out the bill
and the
		>        history.
		>
		>RELEVANT INFORMATION
		>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
		>
		>    Information about H.R. 3028, including the Text of the
bill
		>    http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:h.r.03028:
		>
		>    Information about the ICANN Uniform Dispute Resolution
Policy
		>    http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm
		>
		>    Letter from ACM, Legal Experts on Problems with H.R.
3028
		>    http://www.acm.org/usacm/trademark.html
		>
	
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		>   STOP H.R. 3028 - Protect the Net - Stop the Trademark
Monopolists
	
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