Thursday 16 January 2003: Brett Wynkoop on Threats to Amateur Radio in the Digital Age

[Jay Sexpot Sulzberger]

    A presentation to the New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Services
    by Brett Wynkoop
    of New Yorkers for Fair Use http://www.nyfairuse.org

 Thursday, January 16, 7:00 p.m.

 At the American Red Cross 150 Amsterdam Avenue & 66th Street, Manhattan, NY

 FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 This presentation will cover the DMCA, Digital "Rights Management", and the
 Sonny Bono Act and how they are being used to stop free speech, research,
 and progress in the useful arts and sciences.  Attendees will also learn
 how these laws combined with other proposals nullify any person's Fourth
 and Fifth Amendment rights and how this can lead to a defacto ban on
 research into digital communications by Hams.  We will also discuss what
 you can do to protect your rights today and tomorrow.

 Brett Wynkoop, WA3YRE is a veteran fighter on the new Civil Rights
 Front of the digital age.  He operates brooklynonline.com and a small
 computer consulting business from the Park Slope home he shares with his
 wife Kathleen, cat Marisa and rabbit Coco.  He was originally licensed in
 1972 as WN6URI, then WB6URI.  He has been involved in emergency
 communications since obtaining his novice license.  He was net control for
 the San Diego County slow speed CW net on 3725 Khz and after upgrading to
 a general class license started the San Diego County 10 Meter phone
 traffic & emergency net.  He has worked on emergency communications during
 California brush fires, east cost hurricanes, and other situations both
 large and small. He loves to tinker with antennas and simple one evening
 electronic projects.

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Jay Sulzberger <address@hidden>
Corresponding Secretary LXNY
LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization.
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