[mythtv-users] FIOS copy protecting national Fox channels
Kirk Bocek
t004 at kbocek.com
Thu Jul 16 17:28:03 UTC 2015
On 7/16/2015 10:15 AM, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:
>
>> You're the big hammer here Gary. Help us refine a letter that might get
>> through to some executives. Help us ask in a succinct and clear way for what
>> we want.
> If you want to make a difference, go to each and every meeting
> of your city cable franchise meetings and stand up and insist
> that future contracts require copy_freely. There are (almost
> always) "open mic" sessions. Never miss one. Get a dozen
> people to stand up in line behind you voicing support. Every
> time. That will be heard. Contracts matter. Get an absolute
> commitment that it will be in the next contract or the city will
> not sign it. Get it in writing or keep coming back every single
> meeting. And then when renewal time is starting up, do it all
> again to make sure that the (current) members of the commission
> follow the previous commitments.
>
> That is more than a letter. That is real time commitment of
> many hours every month for not only you, but the others. And
> it can actually make a difference. But only if you really are
> willing to commit.
>
> Btw, if you are the only one in line every time, you will
> (unofficially) get the title of "that crazy". Every commission
> has the open mic crazy. You need a movement, and not be
> dismissed as "the crazy".
>
Or I could camp out on Fox's headquarters or try and get a sign
displayed in the back of one of the morning shows or hang flags from
bridges. Come on. We all have lives. I have two daughters and a job. Who
is going to do what you describe?
It's easy to say "no" Gary. I've been part of many organizations with
members who feel they have contributed by saying what *can't* be done.
That way they can just sit back and never do anything.
What *can* be done Gary? What positive, actual thing can we do? It's
know that writing physical letters (as opposed to emails) has an effect.
And it's something I can do without my wife divorcing me.
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