Legislating for the Long Term?

[Campaign Against Censorship of the Internet]

> Now then. I take it everyone (almost) here has heard/read about the
> coalition formed in the states to fight the escrow/ttp plans there.
> Is anyone here attempting to form such a coalition? 
> 
> If so, how do I sign up?
> 
> If not, why not? 

There are a variety of entities fighting these plans. They 
run web sites, write papers, talk to journalists and push news items, 
talk to IWF members, and sometimes talk to the government...well, 
Nigel Hickson.

These entities include individuals, civil liberties groups and 
businesses. The civil liberties groups are usually small in their 
executive and co-operate online. They include Cyber-right and Cyber 
Liberties UK, Netfreedom, and CACIB. GILC is an international 
coalition of many groups.

What do you want to do to help out? If you want to help collect 
news, format pages, write reports or press releases and so on, I'd 
love to have your help. 

The difference with "Americans for Computer Privacy" is that they 
collected enough money from business for a big professional lobbying 
effort. While the lavish scale of American political advertising 
isn't possible in the UK, even entry-level professional lobbying 
requires fairly significant sums. IMO it would be extremely difficult 
to collect these solely from individuals' subscriptions. Of course, 
if you have access to the sort of funding that could run a full-time 
office then there is a lot more that could be done. 

A list of links to other UK-based groups is at:
http://www.liberty.org.uk/cacib/uklinks.html

My apologies to anyone this misses out. Please mail me with 
additions.

Regards,

Malcolm Hutty.

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