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In France we have a lobby fighting for internet freedom, La Quadrature du Net: http://www.laquadrature.net/ http://www.laquadrature.net/ The lobby is only thre
by joelthelion 15y ago
In France we have a lobby fighting for internet freedom, La Quadrature du Net: http://www.laquadrature.net/ http://www.laquadrature.net/
The lobby is only three people, and was started by one guy on his own. He pays himself with donations.
And yet he's been very efficient: almost all newspaper stories on the subject quote him. Also, more and more French politicians understand the electoral weight of the issues, and less and less support restrictive laws such as Hadopi.
I don't see why you couldn't have the same in the states.
- sankho 15y agoWe do have similar groups, the EFF is one of the bigger ones. However, they have to compete with the millions of dollars the American recording & media industries have. It's great to hear La Quadrature du Net does well with so little. We're sure We The Lobby cannot match special interests in terms of money, but we are hoping the causes can resonate given the donations represent the actual voting constituency.