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Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored by bluGill on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:16PM (#25114218)
Don't lobby. go to your local caucus and change it from within. Note that I said Caucus: even in a primary state there is some form of caucus where the party decides things. You want to be in this system, this is where the party platform is decided on. This is where the people who are working behind the scene to elect someone make the plans. In turn this is where politicians go to find people who will work for them. Which in turn means this is where you can have a one-on-one meeting from the standpoint of someone important to listen to. (when you spend a few Saturdays knocking on potential voters doors for someone that someone listens to you)

If both parties get anti-DRM legislation into the platform in random places you can be assured they will listen. If both parties see their big supporters as against something they will listen. Politicians do not want money, contrary to what you might think: they want a power, and in this country that means they need votes. Money (for ads) is one way to get votes, but real humans doing real work is at least as powerful.

Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored by TechBro8615 on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:05PM (#25115624)
This sounds hopelessly naive. At the risk of starting a political flamewar, it’s really not possible for any individual to effect large scale change to policymaking beyond the hyper local level. It’s especially impossible to go against massive lobbying interests like the RIAA.
Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored by bluGill on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:02PM (#25117580)
You alone yes. However if everyone reading this works at the problem...
Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored by kodah on Monday November 16, 2020 @06:48PM (#25118625)
Could you imagine getting HN to agree on what the definition of Open Source is?
Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored by kodah on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:28PM (#25114380)
If someone wants to do that bit I'd say go ahead. Don't tell people not to pursue lobbying though.

After the last four years I have now blocked all social media and all american news sources in my house with the expressed intent of not hearing a word about politics, news, etc... It has taken a massive toll on how I feel day to day, I found my personal relationships waning, and made me feel uncomfortable meeting new people. I'd rather pay someone to involve themselves with this kind of world, not be involved in it myself.

Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored by tssva on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:27PM (#25114375)
You start of saying don't lobby and then suggest a course of action that is lobbying.
Re:YouTube-dl's repository has been restored by qppo on Monday November 16, 2020 @12:38PM (#25114550)
Lobbying is not the same thing as campaign fundraising