IP: Bay area IPers EFF Alert: Pack San Jose Courtroom Thu morning (tomorrow)

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>
>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:53:43 -0700
>To: bayff@eff.org
>From: Stanton McCandlish <mech@eff.org>
>
>[A special alert for our SF Bay Area members & supporters.]
>
>
>Electronic Frontier Foundation ACTION ALERT
>
>Pack San Jose, CA, Courtroom July 12
>
>Silicon Valley EFF members urged to support Matthew Pavlovich by attending
>his appeal hearing in DVD/DeCSS case
>
>(Issued: July 11, 2001 / Deadline: July 12, 2001)
>
>Introduction:
>
>    Movie industry trade group DVD-CCA has filed suit against hundreds of
>    individuals all over the world, alleging that the DeCSS software
>    (which decodes DVD discs, enabling them to be played on Linux
>    computers) constitutes a violation of Calif. trade secret law. While
>    EFF does not believe that the case has merit, it has caused a lot of
>    hardship to the defendants, all of whom are expected to defend
>    themselves in a Calif. court room, which for most of them is very far
>    from where they live and work.
>
>    The state supreme court has ordered an appellate rehearing of the
>    jurisdictional issue, and one defendant, Indiana student Matthew
>    Pavlovich, has filed a renewed motion to dismiss the case against him
>    with the appellate court, with a hearing scheduled for tomorrow
>    morning.
>
>    EFF has a strong belief that packing the court room helps ensure
>    careful judicial review of the issues raised, and we have used this
>    tactic to good effect on a number of occasions.
>
>What YOU Can Do Now:
>
>    EFF's northern California supportes who wish to show solidarity with
>    the DVD case defendants in their efforts to have the case against them
>    dismissed should show up at the California Appellate Court at 333 W.
>    Santa Clara St., 10th floor, in San Jose, at approximately 9 a.m.,
>    Thu., July 12.
>
>    For directions see:
>      http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/6thDistrict/
>
>    The court hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. sharp, and could last
>    several hours.
>
>Background:
>
>    For more information on the case and the hearing, see EFF's media
>    advisory:
>      http://www.eff.org/IP/DVDCCA_case/20010711_eff_pavlovich_pr.html
>
>CAFE Campaign:
>
>    This effort to back up Matthew Pavlovich's appeal is part of a larger
>    campaign to protect, and raise awareness of, our free expression
>    rights in digital media: EFF's Campaign for Audiovisual Free
>    Expression (CAFE).
>
>    Check the CAFE campaign website regularly for additional alerts and
>    news:
>      http://www.eff.org/cafe/
>
>    For more information about the DVD-CCA case see:
>      http://www.eff.org/IP/DVDCCA_case/
>
>    For more information on the other DVD/DeCSS cases, see:
>      http://www.eff.org/IP/MPAA_DVD_cases/
>
>About EFF:
>
>    The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties
>    organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded
>    in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and
>    government to support free expression, privacy, and openness in the
>    information society. EFF is a member-supported organization and
>    maintains one of the most linked-to Web sites in the world:
>      http://www.eff.org
>
>Contact:
>
>      Will Doherty, EFF Online Activist / Media Relations
>      wild@eff.org
>      +1 415 436 9333 x111
>
>      Katina Bishop, EFF Offline Activist / Education Dir.
>      katina@eff.org
>      +1 415 436 9333 x101
>
>                                   - end -
>--
>
>
>--
>Stanton McCandlish      mech@eff.org       http://www.eff.org/~mech
>Technical Director/Webmaster         Electronic Frontier Foundation
>voice: +1 415 436 9333 x105                    fax: +1 415 436 9993
>EFF, 454 Shotwell St.                    San Francisco CA 94110 USA



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