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<b>ALERT — The U.S. Copyright Office is planning Internet Explorer-only site functions!</b><br />
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The U.S. Copyright office has posted a request for comments — <b><i>and they need to get them!</i></b> Consistent with old pre-computer ways, and of course to limit comments that would pour from computer users, email comments are not accepted. <br />
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<b><u>Their posted requirements are that you send an original and 5 copies of your comments by hand delivery, commercial courier or mail — and FedEX, UPS, Airborne and such are specifically excluded. I imagine that they would be surprised to learn that they are not commercial couriers!</u></b>!<br />
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Anyway, I sent them the following email via their website — but I'm sure it will go nowhere. <br />
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SUBJECT: IE-Only website plans are UNACCEPTABLE!<br />
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I just read this notice about IE-only support for copyright preregistration — <br />
<a href="http://www.thenextwindow.com/exit.php?url_id=555&amp;entry_id=121" title="http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2005/70fr44878.html" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2005/70fr44878.html';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2005/70fr44878.html</a><br />
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You people must be living in a different world. It is totally unacceptable to require the, let's say, security-challenged Internet Explorer for any use other than processing "Windows Updates."<br />
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I have used anything other Internet Explorer for years. I avoid it because of its history of security problems, proprietary Microsoft technologies and non-standard "extensions" to HTML.<br />
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I object strongly to your intent to create an Internet Explorer-only system. If this is not the intent, but is the unintended result, then FIX THE BUGS. IE-only is not acceptable.<br />
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Terry Stockdale — Baton Rouge, LA</blockquote><br />
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It's time to put it to paper, sign it and scan/copy 5 copies for the mail.<br />
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<blockquote>Comments are due no later than August 22, 2005… If sent by mail, an original and five copies of any comment should be addressed to: Copyright GC/ I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024-0400.</blockquote><br />
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