Re: [TCLUG:13349] DVD-MPAA Protests

[Mike Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>]

Tim Neu wrote:
> 
> Here's the one chance each of you have to make a difference!

Heh, I'm trying to figure out if this is good or bad.  Most coodinated
Linux-related stuff is planned out months in advance.  If this gets
pulled off even moderately well, it'd be a big achievement.

> Linux users and non-linux users alike are participating in a world-wide
> protest of the MPAA being organized this Friday (tomorrow already!) by
> www.2600.com.
> 
> There are fliers on their web site.
> 
> I will be protesting at the Har-Mar movie theater in Roseville starting
> at about 6:00PM.

Sounds like a good place.  It's a big theater, so plenty of people would
at least see us..

> It would be EXTREMELY good if we could get a large group of people
> together and get the local media involved.

I'm a bit worried about how many people we might have show up.  So far,
I only know that you, me, and Scott Dier are planning anything at all. 
I wouldn't want to see more media people than protesters..

> It would be awesome if we could rally enough people to protest at more
> than one movie theater - but I think it would be just as good to have a
> large group at one theater

Yeah, we really need to find out how many people plan to show up
beforehand..

> (if we are lucky, the local media will hear about it and report it).

heck, that's easy ;-)

http://www.kare11.com/contact.html
http://www.kstp.com/feedback/index.cfm?deptID=3
http://www.kmsp.com/contact/
http://www.wcco.com/feedback/index.html
http://www.ktca.org/newsnight/feedback.html
mailto:mail@mpr.org  (I couldn't find a specific news address,
unfortunately)
mailto:tips@daily.umn.edu
http://www.pioneerplanet.com/help/docs/contactnews.htm
http://www.startribune.com/viewers/qview/cgi/qview.cgi?template=help&story=70746580

> Anybody else with me?

Sure, I haven't got anything better to do on a Friday night (how sad ;-)

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