Shellina Bellina

Important message Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:09 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Lore Geissler" loregeissler


> We've told you about
> the crazy Supreme Court case
> that could make it illegal for you to sell the things that you own.
> Well, the court hearing is set for this Monday, October 29th -- and we need
you to
> join us in a day of online activism.
> If we lose this fight, practically anybody who wants to resell products they
bought
> -- from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks -- will have to ask
copyright
> holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
> The forces that lined up in support of SOPA -- Hollywood, the recording
industry,
> and other huge corporations -- are urging the Court to rule against consumers.
> So we're going to fight back -- just like during the SOPA fight -- by using
our websites to sound the alarm. Please click here to sign up to take part!

http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-10-12/finance/34240922_1_copyright-iphone-consumer-groups

http://www.youvebeenowned.org/

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/320-80/14172-will-scotus-make-it-illegal-to-resell-your-stuff

>
> Here's a screenshot of what we're talking about
> screenshot
> screenshot
> Remarkably few people have even heard about this case, and it's time for us to
change
> that.
> Win or lose at the Supreme Court, we expect to have a legislative fight about
this
> issue on our hands by January, and we need to push people to contact their
members
> of Congress before Big Business gets them to side against us.
> So we've built a variety of ribbons and ball-and-chain icons that you can put
on
> your site on Monday to help make sure the whole world knows about this
horrendous
> case.
> You can view them all here, and sign up to use your site for activism on
Monday -- we really need your help.
> Participation from a few hundred sites -- or even a few dozen -- is almost
certain
> to get the media's attention as they cover the Supreme Court hearing.
> Everybody is welcome to join in the day of action, but your friends who sell
things
> online will probably be especially interested.
> Whether they use Craigslist, Ebay, Etsy, or just a personal site or a blog,
they'll
> want to know that their right to keep selling could be in grave jeopardy.
> Will you forward them this email and/or use these links to make sure they know
about
> this lawsuit?
> If you're already on Facebook, click here to share with your friends
> Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook
prevented
> automatic download of this picture from the Internet.
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> If you're already on Twitter, click here to tweet about the campaign



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Meredith

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---Meredith