IP: EFF: Debuts "Radio EFF" on Live365

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release
>
> For Immediate Release: October 23, 2001
>
>
> Contacts:
>
> Patrick Norager, General Manager Radio EFF, patrick () eff org,
>   +1 415 863-5459
>
> Alan Wallace, SVP Communications, Live365, Inc.,
>   pr () live365 com, +1 650 345-7400 x130
>
>
> Electronic Frontier Foundation Debuts "Radio EFF" on Live365
>
> Foster City, California - The Electronic Frontier
> Foundation (EFF) has launched Radio EFF on Live365. Radio
> EFF uses audio programming to help people better understand
> how technologies and laws interact, impacting everyone's
> freedoms and civil liberties.
>
> Radio EFF's programming includes interviews and panel
> discussions with the people who are on the front lines
> defending freedom of expression in cyberspace. EFF staff
> attorneys and activists regularly appear discussing ongoing
> litigation and legislation that will determine the future
> freedoms of the individual in the digital age.
>
> "Having the ability to share ideas is critical to the
> preservation of liberty.  Radio EFF and Live 365 are
> working together to amplify the issues and events shaping
> the future of freedom online," said Patrick Norager, Radio
> EFF's General Manager. As more and more people learn about
> their rights in cyberspace, these freedoms become more
> difficult to diminish or dismantle. "Public education is a
> significant source of our success at EFF. Through audio,
> our message - and the message of freedom - can travel
> farther faster."
>
> "We are thrilled to provide a forum for the EFF, and to
> help facilitate the important dialogue being offered
> relating to the protection of civil liberties in the
> digital space," said John Jeffrey, Executive Vice President
> of Live365, Inc. "Through our broadcasting services, we
> strive to provide an opportunity for any individual or
> organization to use our tools to provide their viewpoints,
> share their content, and exercise their right to free
> speech."
>
> About EFF:
>
> The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil
> liberties organization working to protect rights in the
> digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and
> challenges industry and government to support free
> expression, privacy, and openness in the information
> society. EFF is a member-supported organization and
> maintains one of the most linked-to websites in the world:
> http://www.eff.org/
>
>
> About Live365:
>
> Live365 (www.Live365.com) is the world's largest
> broadcaster of streaming MP3 content on the Internet and
> rated by Arbitron as the No. 1 Internet Radio network.
> Users can listen to tens of thousands of broadcasts
> anytime day or night. Through innovative proprietary
> technology, users can also create a one-of-a-kind personal
> station to broadcast worldwide. Live365's tools (including
> Meetings365 & Studio365) empower traditional radio
> stations, record companies, government, city and civic
> community groups with an easy solution to stream audio over
> the Internet.  Live365 is both a member of the Digital
> Media Association (DiMA) and a member of the National
> Association of Broadcasters (NAB). Founded in July 1999 in
> Foster City, CA, Live365 recently won the 'People's Voice'
> award for "Best Music Site" at the Fifth Annual Webby
> Awards.
>
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