From: Don Marti <dmarti@zgp.org> To: free-sklyarov@zork.net Subject: [free-sklyarov] LOCAL San Francisco, August 30 Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 15:45:47 -0700 (This is during LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, so I hope to see some out-of-town people there. Richard Stallman and Bruce Perens are likely attendees.) Free Dmitry Free Dmitry MARCH ON THE FEDERAL BUILDING Free Dmitry Free Dmitry Thursday, August 30, 2001, 11:30 AM Meet at Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, USA Please join history's largest and most successful fair use movement in a San Francisco march to free Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov. At the request of Adobe Systems of San Jose, Dmitry was arrested by the FBI in Las Vegas on July 16th. Following previous demonstrations by people like you, Adobe dropped their support of Dmitry's prosecution, and the US government has released him on $50,000 bail. Now it's time to turn out the largest Free Dmitry rally ever, to demand that the government drop the charges for good. "The U.S. government for the first time is prosecuting a programmer for building a tool that may be used for many purposes, including those that legitimate purchasers need in order to exercise their fair use rights," said Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney Robin Gross. Other demonstrations will be held worldwide. For information on Dmitri's case and other "Free Dmitry" events, please visit http://freesklyarov.org/ MEET OUTSIDE MOSCONE NORTH: Moscone North is located on Howard St., between 3rd and 4th. Meet on the PUBLIC SIDEWALK outside Moscone North at 11:30 AM. From Moscone North we will march the approximately nine blocks to the Federal Building. FROM CALTRAIN: Get off at the San Francisco station and walk five blocks north on 4th St. to Howard, and make a right on Howard. Or take MUNI bus 15, 30, or 45 to 3rd and Howard. FROM BART: Get off at Powell St. and exit the station at 4th and Market. Walk two blocks south on 4th to Howard Street and turn left on Howard. DRIVING/PARKING: Please see the Moscone directions page at: http://www.moscone.com/direct.htm WHAT TO BRING Please bring a sign or a U.S. or Russian flag, and a cell phone if you have one. Keep signs simple (4 words is ideal) so that they are easy to read for people passing by. "Free Dmitry" is a good example. LOCAL EVENT CONTACT Don Marti <dmarti@zgp.org> 650-962-9601 or 650-743-8035 (cell) MORE INFORMATION: See the web site at http://freesklyarov.org/ -- Don Marti What do we want? Free Dmitry! When do we want it? Now! http://zgp.org/~dmarti Free Dmitry: http://eff.org/ dmarti@zgp.org Free the web, burn all GIFs: http://burnallgifs.org/ _______________________________________________ free-sklyarov mailing list free-sklyarov@zork.net http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/free-sklyarov