[registrars] Re: Tax on your Grassfire email

[Robert F. Connelly]

At 02:25 PM 2/21/06, Steve Elliott wrote:
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>Steve Elliott, President
>Grassfire.org

Dear RC Members:  Interesting trend.  Wonder if it's permitted.  Regards, BobC



>2/21/06
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>Robert,
>
>AOL and Yahoo have announced that they will soon begin
>imposing their own delivery fee (i.e. private sector
>"tax") on email sent by groups like Grassfire to our
>team members. If they succeed, we expect every internet
>provider will follow their lead.
>
>Note-- you will NOT directly pay this fee -- it will be
>paid by groups like Grassfire. But indirectly, you WILL
>pay in several ways, including the possibility of having
>your Grassfire emails cut off and an immediate muzzling
>of online grassroots activism. Even worse -- we believe
>this will mark the beginning of the end of the free
>email era!
>
>This is one of the most serious threats to grassroots
>citizen activism that we have seen. We are launching a
>petition to stop this plan and I am asking every
>Grassfire team member to take immediate action with
>me to stop this dangerous threat.
>
>For more information, including an audio report,
>and to sign the petition:
>
>http://www.grassfire.org/68/petition.asp?RID=551256
>
>Thank you for your prompt attention.
>
>Steve Elliott, President
>Grassfire.org Alliance
>
>P.S. I have also posted a special report on the GrassfireBlog
>that explains why the AOL fee/tax is "bad news" for the
>Internet. Go here:
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>http://www.grassfireblog.com
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