--- pgp/doc/politic.doc 2018/04/24 16:39:43 1.1 +++ pgp/doc/politic.doc 2018/04/24 16:42:47 1.1.1.4 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ each group. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ---------------------------------------- -Last Updated: 16 February 1993 +Last Updated: 14 June 1993 The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was founded in July, 1990, to assure freedom of expression in digital media, with a particular @@ -83,12 +83,22 @@ believe that support should be freely gi things even if you do not elect to become a member.) Your membership dues and other donations are fully tax deductible. +OUR ADDRESSES -============================================================= -Mail to: -Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc. -238 Main St. -Cambridge, MA 02142 +Electronic Frontier Foundation +1001 G St., NW +Suite 950 East +Washington, DC 20001 ++1 202 347 5400 ++1 202 393 5509 FAX +Internet: eff@eff.org + +MEMBERSHIP IN THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION +============================================================= +Print out and mail to: +Membership Coordinator +Electronic Frontier Foundation +1001 G St., NW, Suite 950 East, Washington, DC 20001 I wish to become a member of EFF. I enclose: $_______ $20.00 (student or low income membership) $40.00 (regular membership) @@ -122,137 +132,6 @@ nonprofit groups from time to time as it -The League for Programming Freedom ----------------------------------- - - - Protect Your Freedom to Write Programs - Join the League for Programming Freedom - (Version of January 15, 1993) - -Ten years ago, programmers were allowed to write programs using all -the techniques they knew, and providing whatever features they felt -were useful. This is no longer the case. New monopolies, known as -software patents and interface copyrights, have taken away our -freedom of expression and our ability to do a good job. - -"Look and feel" lawsuits attempt to monopolize well-known command -languages; some have succeeded. Copyrights on command languages -enforce gratuitous incompatibility, close opportunities for -competition, and stifle incremental improvements. - -Software patents are even more dangerous; they make every design -decision in the development of a program carry a risk of a lawsuit, -with draconian pretrial seizure. It is difficult and expensive to -find out whether the techniques you consider using are patented; it -is impossible to find out whether they will be patented in the -future. - -The League for Programming Freedom is a grass-roots organization of -professors, students, businessmen, programmers and users dedicated to -bringing back the freedom to write programs. The League is not -opposed to the legal system that Congress intended--copyright on -individual programs. Our aim is to reverse the recent changes made -by judges in response to special interests, often explicitly -rejecting the public interest principles of the Constitution. - -The League works to abolish the new monopolies by publishing -articles, talking with public officials, boycotting egregious -offenders, and in the future may intervene in court cases. On May -24, 1989, the League picketed Lotus headquarters on account of their -lawsuits, and then again on August 2, 1990. These marches stimulated -widespread media coverage for the issue. We welcome suggestions for -other activities, as well as help in carrying them out. - -Membership dues in the League are $42 per year for programmers, -managers and professionals; $10.50 for students; $21 for others. -Please give more if you can. The League's funds will be used for -filing briefs; for printing handouts, buttons and signs; whatever -will persuade the courts, the legislators, and the people. You may -not get anything personally for your dues--except for the freedom to -write programs. The League is a non-profit corporation, but not -considered a tax-exempt charity. However, for those self-employed in -software, the dues can be a business expense. - -The League needs both activist members and members who only pay their -dues. We also greatly need additional corporate members; contact us -for information. - -If you have any questions, please write to the League, phone -(617) 433-7071, or send Internet mail to lpf@uunet.uu.net - - Jack Larsen, President - Dean Anderson, Secretary - Steve Sisak, Treasurer - -Jack Larsen can be contacted at (708) 698-1160; Fax (708) 698-6221. - -To join, please send a check and the following information to: - - League for Programming Freedom - 1 Kendall Square #143 - P.O.Box 9171 - Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 - -(Outside the US, please send a check in US dollars on a bank having a -US correspondant bank, to save us check cashing fees.) - -Your name: - - -The address for League mailings, a few each year; please indicate -whether it is your home address or your work address: - - - -The company you work for, and your position: - - -Your phone numbers (home, work or both): - - -Your email address, so we can contact you for demonstrations or for -writing letters. (If you don't want us to contact you for these -things, please say so, but please give us your email address anyway -so we can save paper and postage by sending you the newsletter by -email.) - - -Is there anything about you which would enable your endorsement of -the LPF to impress the public? For example, if you are or have been -a professor or an executive, or have written software that has a good -reputation, please tell us. - - -Would you like to help with LPF activities? - - -The corporate charter of the League for Programming Freedom states: - - The purpose of the corporation is to engage in the following - activities: - - 1. To determine the existence of, and warn the public about - restrictions and monopolies on classes of computer programs where such - monopolies prevent or restrict the right to develop certain types of - computer programs. - - 2. To develop countermeasures and initiatives, in the public interest, - effective to block or otherwise prevent or restrain such monopolistic - activities including education, research, publications, public - assembly, legislative testimony, and intervention in court proceedings - involving public interest issues (as a friend of the court). - - 3. To engage in any business or other activity in service of and - related to the foregoing paragraphs that lawfully may be carried on - by a corporation organized under Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts - General Laws. - -The officers and directors of the League will be elected annually by -the members. - - - Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility ------------------------------------------------ @@ -298,7 +177,7 @@ society. Currently, CPSR has 21 chapters in the U.S. and affiliations with similar groups worldwide. In addition to our National Office in Palo Alto, CPSR maintains offices in Washington D.C. and Cambridge, -Massachusetts. +Massachusetts. CPSR PROJECTS @@ -308,7 +187,7 @@ facing us become more complex. CPSR pro examine technology's impact on our lives, the lives of our fellow citizens, and on society as a whole. By sponsoring both national and local projects, CPSR serves as a catalyst for in-depth discussion and -effective action in key areas: +effective action in key areas: Civil Liberties and Privacy @@ -471,3 +350,134 @@ Make check out to CPSR and mail to: -- + +The League for Programming Freedom +---------------------------------- + + + Protect Your Freedom to Write Programs + Join the League for Programming Freedom + (Version of January 15, 1993) + +Ten years ago, programmers were allowed to write programs using all +the techniques they knew, and providing whatever features they felt +were useful. This is no longer the case. New monopolies, known as +software patents and interface copyrights, have taken away our +freedom of expression and our ability to do a good job. + +"Look and feel" lawsuits attempt to monopolize well-known command +languages; some have succeeded. Copyrights on command languages +enforce gratuitous incompatibility, close opportunities for +competition, and stifle incremental improvements. + +Software patents are even more dangerous; they make every design +decision in the development of a program carry a risk of a lawsuit, +with draconian pretrial seizure. It is difficult and expensive to +find out whether the techniques you consider using are patented; it +is impossible to find out whether they will be patented in the +future. + +The League for Programming Freedom is a grass-roots organization of +professors, students, businessmen, programmers and users dedicated to +bringing back the freedom to write programs. The League is not +opposed to the legal system that Congress intended--copyright on +individual programs. Our aim is to reverse the recent changes made +by judges in response to special interests, often explicitly +rejecting the public interest principles of the Constitution. + +The League works to abolish the new monopolies by publishing +articles, talking with public officials, boycotting egregious +offenders, and in the future may intervene in court cases. On May +24, 1989, the League picketed Lotus headquarters on account of their +lawsuits, and then again on August 2, 1990. These marches stimulated +widespread media coverage for the issue. We welcome suggestions for +other activities, as well as help in carrying them out. + +Membership dues in the League are $42 per year for programmers, +managers and professionals; $10.50 for students; $21 for others. +Please give more if you can. The League's funds will be used for +filing briefs; for printing handouts, buttons and signs; whatever +will persuade the courts, the legislators, and the people. You may +not get anything personally for your dues--except for the freedom to +write programs. The League is a non-profit corporation, but not +considered a tax-exempt charity. However, for those self-employed in +software, the dues can be a business expense. + +The League needs both activist members and members who only pay their +dues. We also greatly need additional corporate members; contact us +for information. + +If you have any questions, please write to the League, phone +(617) 433-7071, or send Internet mail to lpf@uunet.uu.net + + Jack Larsen, President + Dean Anderson, Secretary + Steve Sisak, Treasurer + +Jack Larsen can be contacted at (708) 698-1160; Fax (708) 698-6221. + +To join, please send a check and the following information to: + + League for Programming Freedom + 1 Kendall Square #143 + P.O.Box 9171 + Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 + +(Outside the US, please send a check in US dollars on a bank having a +US correspondant bank, to save us check cashing fees.) + +Your name: + + +The address for League mailings, a few each year; please indicate +whether it is your home address or your work address: + + + +The company you work for, and your position: + + +Your phone numbers (home, work or both): + + +Your email address, so we can contact you for demonstrations or for +writing letters. (If you don't want us to contact you for these +things, please say so, but please give us your email address anyway +so we can save paper and postage by sending you the newsletter by +email.) + + +Is there anything about you which would enable your endorsement of +the LPF to impress the public? For example, if you are or have been +a professor or an executive, or have written software that has a good +reputation, please tell us. + + +Would you like to help with LPF activities? + + +The corporate charter of the League for Programming Freedom states: + + The purpose of the corporation is to engage in the following + activities: + + 1. To determine the existence of, and warn the public about + restrictions and monopolies on classes of computer programs where such + monopolies prevent or restrict the right to develop certain types of + computer programs. + + 2. To develop countermeasures and initiatives, in the public interest, + effective to block or otherwise prevent or restrain such monopolistic + activities including education, research, publications, public + assembly, legislative testimony, and intervention in court proceedings + involving public interest issues (as a friend of the court). + + 3. To engage in any business or other activity in service of and + related to the foregoing paragraphs that lawfully may be carried on + by a corporation organized under Chapter 180 of the Massachusetts + General Laws. + +The officers and directors of the League will be elected annually by +the members. + +