Comments on: Meredith hits one out of the park http://jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/12/19/meredith-hits-one-out-of-the-park/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:45 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Griffey http://jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/12/19/meredith-hits-one-out-of-the-park/#comment-888 Jason Griffey Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:26:02 +0000 http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/?p=878#comment-888 Walt, I'll agree that they do a good job, often, of getting the right word out. But if I were to do a dollar to dollar comparison between the ALA and something like the EFF...I'd rather my money go to the EFF. Walt, I’ll agree that they do a good job, often, of getting the right word out. But if I were to do a dollar to dollar comparison between the ALA and something like the EFF…I’d rather my money go to the EFF.

]]> By: walt http://jasongriffey.net/wp/2005/12/19/meredith-hits-one-out-of-the-park/#comment-887 walt Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:18:33 +0000 http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp/?p=878#comment-887 I didn't comment on Meredith's comment, and I'm not out to defend ALA in general--but I do think it's sad that nobody's noted one thing ALA does very effectively with a chunk of that money: Lobby on behalf of intellectual freedom and against even more extreme copyright, such wonders as the Broadcast Flag, etc. I believe the ALA Washington Office earns every dollar ALA puts into it. But that's admittedly only a piece of the whole. I didn’t comment on Meredith’s comment, and I’m not out to defend ALA in general–but I do think it’s sad that nobody’s noted one thing ALA does very effectively with a chunk of that money: Lobby on behalf of intellectual freedom and against even more extreme copyright, such wonders as the Broadcast Flag, etc.

I believe the ALA Washington Office earns every dollar ALA puts into it. But that’s admittedly only a piece of the whole.

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