I've been in the "planning stages" of organizing an EFF fundraiser show for a few months + have 2-3 bands/artists express interest verbally. (currently in the process of contacting EFF--and possible speakers/journalists-columnists) PM me if you might be interested in participating.
(in Columbus, venue TBA, late summer/fall)
I hope to make it a genre-busting extravaganza, with "artists" from a large cross-section of "interesting" music...
more info to come...
some more info on EFF's (and others) efforts:
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http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/20030630_eff_pr.php
Urges 60 Million Music Lovers in U.S. to Demand Legal Rights
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on
Monday, June 30, launched a "Let the Music Play" campaign urging
the more than 60 million U.S. citizens who use file-sharing
software to demand changes in copyright law to get artists paid
and make file- sharing legal.
EFF alert requesting Congressional hearings on file-sharing
technologies:
http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2713
EFF file-sharing ad:
http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/music-to-our-ears.php
How to not get sued for file sharing:
http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/howto-notgetsued.php
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Lawrence Lessig's Blog
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/lessig/blog/
JUST SAY NO!
http://www.copyleftmedia.org.uk/justsayno/
http://www.kuro5hin.org/print/2003/5/16/163447/493
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