Thanks for keeping us in the loop. It is a well-drafted document especially given the time you had to pull it together. May we now circulate this widely? I believe that the clarity and simplicity of the text would lend well to public advocacy on this very important subject.

best regards

Dorothy K. Gordon
Director-General
Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT
Mobile: 233 244 311 348
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Konstantinos Komaitis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wednesday, 14 December, 2011 9:00:45 PM GMT +00:00 Casablanca / Monrovia
Subject: NCUC letter for SOPA/PIPA

Dear all,

As you all know by now there is a great discussion taking place regarding the recent US legislative approaches regarding PIPA/SOPA. At yesterday's policy call, some members of NCUC suggested it would be great if NCUC were to join all the bodies -  international organizations and institutions, individuals, civil society and academics – against these horrible copyright protection.

Both Bills are meant to go for mark-up tomorrow, so there was no time for the letter to be put before the whole list. The letter – attached -  has been drafted and ratified by both the NCUC EC and PC and was just sent; it reiterates the arguments already submitted and presented.

Thanks

KK


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Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,
Senior Lecturer in Law,
Director of LLM in Information Technology and Telems. Law,
Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses,
ICANN NCUC Chair
University of Strathclyde,
Graham Hills Bld.
50 George Street,
Glasgow, G1 1BA,
UK
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