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“[Madison, Wisc...] More than a year after it was introduced, legislation that will bring unprecedented school choice to families who wish to enroll in Wisconsin’s publicschools passed the Assembly Thursday.
Senate Bill 2, which expands the timing and options behind the state’s open enrollment policies, will allow parents and children more freedom than ever before when it comes to choosing the school that is right for them.
The legislation, now on its way to the Governor for his signature, will change the process of open enrollment. The law will allow for a freer transfer of students between public schools across districts. This legislation expands the formal application process from a three week span to three months and include provisions for year-round transfers for students that aren’t happy with their current schools.
The sweeping reform comes at the conclusion of National School Choice Week and the new policy is a major victory for educational freedom for parents and schools alike. Families will now have greater options to find the public school that works best for their children.”
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, video artists who break the encryption on a DVD or sample online streaming videos could face legal threats – even if the video they create is considered fair use. We think that’s nuts.
Kirby Ferguson, creator of Everything is a Remix, is standing with the Electronic Frontier Foundation in fighting for the right to create remix videos. Please sign Kirby’s letter below and stand up for the rights of video artists. …
Three years ago, the Copyright Office agreed to create an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act so that creators could break DVD encryption to sample video clips. But that exemption is about to expire, opening up the possibility of legal threats against video artists like us….
…Stand with Kirby and the EFF! Click herefor some tips on what kind of comments the Copyright Office finds most valuable….[learn more]
I do not believe it fair to tell someone what they can or cannot do with a video, DVD or music that they have paid for. This is pc gone insane.
From where I sit, if one has purchased a DVD, music or a video, then once paid for, said purchaser should have the right to mix it up as he/she sees fit.
Where will the censorship end? Moreover, why must these exemptions be revisited every three years?
Stop it, walk it back before it goes any further.
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