How to Fight the Super DMCA...
and Win

Douglas Barnes, EFF-Austin

       

Introduction

Understanding the Legislative Process

Building an Effective Anti-SDMCA Coalition

Participating in the Legislative Process

Working with the Media

Acknowledgements

   

Acknowledgements

I'd like to thank:

  • Adina Levin for leading the Texas SDMCA fight and for being the ideal citizen lobbyist.
  • Kathy Mitchell, of Consumers Union and ACLU Texas for being a fabulous mentor and teaching Adina and I how to do this stuff. Anything in here that you find useful is surely due to her input, any mistakes are certainly my own.
  • Fred von Lohmann of EFF for being my mentor as I learned how to do legislative analysis, write amendments, and craft information sheets that got our message across.
  • Professors George Dix, Neil Netanel and Tony Reese, for writing letters opposing the SDMCA and helping to clarify my thoughts on the law in this area.
  • Robert Costner, of Electronic Frontiers Georgia, for fighting the good fight there.
  • Mike Godwin and Alex Curtis of Public Knowledge.