Archives for August 2000 |
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08.05.00 |
2600 STAFF MEMBER AMONG PHILADELPHIA PRISONERS
Among the people currently being held on up to a million dollars bail for
protesting at the Republican National Convention is our own layout artist
ShapeShifter, who many heard speak at the H2K conference. |
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08.07.00 |
BAIL REDUCTION HEARING FOR SHAPESHIFTER
After nearly a week of being held on half a million dollars bail, 2600
staffmember ShapeShifter has had a bail reduction hearing scheduled for
Tuesday, August 8th at 12:30 pm. It will take place in Room 1006 of the
Criminal Justice Center on 13th and Filbert in Philadelphia. The court
is reachable by subway at the 15th Street station on the Market-Frankford
line (one stop from the Amtrak station) and the West Philadelphia trolley
line. It's also next to the City Hall station on the Broad Street line. |
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08.08.00 |
BAIL REDUCED FOR SHAPESHIFTER - 2600 STAFFER RELEASED
2600 staffperson and community activist ShapeShifter, one of hundreds
taken into custody during last week's Republican National Convention
in Philadelphia, has finally been released. |
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08.17.00 |
2600 LOSES MPAA LAWSUIT - APPEAL PLANNED
It wasn't completely unexpected. But news of this defeat has angered and
shocked people throughout the net and its effects will be profound. |
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08.21.00 |
ANALYSIS OF THE DECISION AGAINST 2600
Facing a major lawsuit is a lot like facing a major illness. It's expensive, time consuming, and there are a million other ways you'd like to be spending your time. But if you don't devote all of your attention to fighting it, your continued existence is profoundly endangered. |
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08.28.00 |
2ND SHOWING OF 2600 DOCUMENTARY SATURDAY
The 2600 documentary "Freedom Downtime" will get a second screening this coming weekend at the second annual Toorcon in San Diego. The film will be shown Saturday evening at 9:00 in the Copper Room of the San Diego Concourse. |
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08.30.00 |
MPAA STARTS A NEW ROUND OF THREATENING LETTERS
As expected, the Motion Picture Association of America has begun to
threaten people all over the world in the wake of their victory in
the 2600 lawsuit. |
