Archive:2005-03-06

Can someone else please fill in the rest of the agenda? -- Gavin 15:28, 2 Mar 2005 (EST)

''I think there's simply too much on this agenda for a one hour call. Let's try to weed out the (most) time-sensitive stuff and try to tackle that. E.g., Blogshine is a must.'' -- Nick

Blogshine Sunday
What is the status?
 * Need a good logo w/ color scheme for site
 * Need design of site
 * Gavin needs help writing text and doing design.
 * Nick's pathetic attempt at a logo here

UAEM Conference in San Fran
Who's going, what they're doing

Signing on to Budapest Initiative, Geneva Declaration
Luke? Status?

Grokster
What, if anything, are we doing for Grokster?

Candlelight Vigil
"A vigil for innovation" Is this a good idea? If so, how should we do it? Could be good camera fodder, other blogs and organizations should pick it up and do most of the work for us.

FAQ
We could avoid a lot of the clueless e-mails and flames that we get (which we have to respond to) if we had a good FAQ on the website.

OPEN Government Act
Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2005 (S. 394), sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.). In Senate Judiciary Committee, expected hearing mid-March.


 * text as introduced (or PDF)
 * Cornyn's site
 * Cornyn's floor speech
 * overview includes endorsements

News

 * Copyfight, Feb. 18, 2005
 * Media Law, Media Law, Feb. 16, 2005
 * Library Law, Feb. 17, 2005
 * Law Librarian Blog, Feb. 25, 2005
 * Newhouse News Svc., Feb. 17, 2005

Endorsements

 * The text of more endorsement letters is available in the public record of the bill's introduction


 * American Association of Law Libraries
 * American Civil Liberties Union, Feb. 16, 2005
 * American Library Association
 * American Society of Newspaper Editors
 * Associated Press Managing Editors
 * Association of Health Care Journalists
 * Center for Democracy & Technology
 * Coalition of Journalists for Open Government
 * Committee of Concerned Journalists
 * Education Writers Association
 * Electronic Privacy Information Center
 * Federation of American Scientists/Project on Government Secrecy
 * Free Congress Foundation/Center for Privacy & Technology Policy
 * Freedom of Information Center, University of Missouri
 * The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
 * The Heritage Foundation/Center for Media and Public Policy
 * commentary, Feb. 16, 2005
 * Information Trust
 * National Conference of Editorial Writers
 * National Freedom of Information Coalition
 * National Newspaper Association
 * National Security Archive/George Washington University
 * Newspaper Association of America, Feb. 16, 2005
 * People for the American Way
 * Project on Government Oversight, Feb. 16, 2005
 * Radio-Television News Directors Association
 * The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
 * Society of Environmental Journalists

Count Every Vote Act
S 450, sponsored by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and 5 co-sponsors. In Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

In House, HR 939, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio). "Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."


 * text (Senate)
 * text (House)

News

 * Computerworld, Feb. 28, 2005

Voting Integrity and Verification Act
HR 704, sponsored by Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-NV) and Rep Shelley Berkley (D-NV). In House Committee on House Administration.


 * text

News

 * Computerworld, Feb. 9, 2005

Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act
HR 550, sponsored by Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and 102 co-sponsors. In House Committee on House Administration.


 * text

Family Entertainment and Copyright Act
This dinosaur has been kicking around for a while. Can someone who understands government-ese interpret where this bill is actually at?


 * text

Local Community Radio Act
S 312, sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and 2 co-sponsors. In Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


 * text

The Copyfight

 * http://www.thecopyfight.com/ - documentary film, CC licensed, to be distributed on BitTorrent
 * Ways we can help
 * Press: Yaz could guest-blog some entries for us about the film. We could blog about it or mention it on Announce.
 * Additionally, the copyright situation in Canada has gone somewhat unnoticed there -- we could help raise the bar with guest entries from Yaz.
 * Seeding: This will need people to download it and offer it on BT when it's released. We could try to coordinate people offering it for upload.
 * Transcription / translation: We could try to get our students involved in transcribing and translating the film and other footage shot.

Core Team

 * Should we clean up the Core Team of people no longer involved? How do we do that?

Conference call day/time

 * Should we (briefly) discuss if we should change the day and/or time of the conference calls?

Minutes
Minutes by Nick

Attendance: Gavin, Nelson, Rebekah, Mike, Aphid, Nick

Blogshine Sunday
Status update
 * Wordpress is installed; still in tinkering stage
 * Gavin has written some text, but we need more before it can go public
 * Deadline to finish: Tuesday!
 * Gavin and co will continue to work on text
 * Logo feedback: Nick will try to refine it; worst case scenario the logo listed on the agenda will be used.
 * Press releases: Gavin is working on them, which will go out Wed. or Thurs. Will also be blogged and sent out on the Announce list.

UAEM Conference in San Fran

 * Nelson will be going (along with Eldo?)
 * Will try to set up a meeting with CC and possibly EFF
 * It would be a good idea to blog this either before or after the conference.

Grokster Vigil

 * Blog it and try to encourage people to do it at local chapters
 * If we want to get anything out about this, we need to get it to Gavin so he can include it in the Announce e-mail.
 * Scheduled for the night of March 28.

The Copyfight

 * There'll be a guest blog post about this
 * To be released on BT April 3
 * Everyone should leave their BT windows open after they download the documentary!
 * Anyone interested in transcribing the movie?
 * Perhaps a Wiki would be the best option for this
 * Could be a great thing for local groups to screen.
 * Fred worked with a company called TV Eyes that makes software that could help with this; he'll contact them.

Update from NYU

 * Fred dropped in to give us an update
 * Going through NYU new club program
 * Film screening of public domain works (Sex Madness)
 * Trying to set up a lecture for April.

FAQ

 * Draft on the wiki, then put it up on the main site and make it pretty.
 * Everyone can help pitch in. Anytime you find yourself answering one of these questions, make sure to post a copy to the wiki.