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  • Hollywood's new enemy--Linux fans

    04/14/2002 5:32:07 PM PDT · by milestogo · 26 replies · 249+ views
    ZDNet/Yahoo ^ | Lisa M. Bowman
    Hollywood's new enemy--Linux fansSun Apr 14, 7:43 PM ETBy Lisa M. Bowman, ZDNet NewsSpooked by Hollywood-backed legislation that seeks to regulate technology, Linux (news - web sites) geeks plan to launch a political-action committee that fights back.Jeff Gerhardt, host of "The Linux Show," and Doc Searls, senior editor of the Linux Journal, are forming a lobbying group called GeekPAC that would try to convince lawmakers to consider developers when they draft laws concerning technology. The goal is to ensure that legislative attempts to protect the interests of companies such as Walt Disney and the Baby Bells don't stifle technological development....