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From: cwpjr@cbnewse.att.com (clyde.w.jr.phillips)
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Subject: Re: WANTED: Organization that lobbies in field of computer law
Summary: that' two heres a third
Message-ID: <1991Apr29.213857.4316@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 29 Apr 91 21:38:57 GMT
References: <1991Apr28.033521.23091@panix.uucp> <1991Apr29.024359.28604@athena.mit.edu>
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In article <1991Apr29.024359.28604@athena.mit.edu>, jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) writes:
> In article <1991Apr28.064152.19308@engin.umich.edu>, mjo@irie.ais.org (Mike O'Connor) writes:
> |> In article <1991Apr28.033521.23091@panix.uucp> simona@panix.uucp (Simona Nass) writes:
> |> :I am interested in finding out about organizations that lobby in the
> |> :field of computer law (for protection of privacy, updating laws to handle
> |> :technological advances, etc.).
> |> 
> |> The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is precisely the group of
> |> individuals you should correspond with.
> 
>   The EFF is *one* group of individuals he should correspond with, but not the
> only one.
> 
>   Another group he might consider checking out is the League For Programming
> Freedom (LPF).  It can be contacted via the E-mail address league@ai.mit.edu. 
> Furthermore, /pub/lpf on prep.ai.mit.edu contains various position papers and
> other useful information put out by the League.
>
And the third is Computer Profesional for Social Responsibility.