Slashdot picks up Dean-Lessig story

By Aziz P. -
This is fantastic exposure for the campaign - Slashdot has posted a story about the guest blogging of Dean for Lessig. There are already almost 800 comments on that thread. Dean supporters, so participate in the discussion there, as we are really laying the concrete groundwork for a possible Slashdot interview!

It is essential that Dean make a serious play for the Slashdot demographic. The singular advantage is that people who read Slashdot tend to have very diverse political positions regarding liberalism/conservatism - but on certain issues (especially patent law, copyrights, and fair use), they are almost single-issue.

With Dean's guest blogging for Lessig, he has the advantage of credibility. Lessig's tacit endorsement is significant. However, Dean has not yet made any issue statements about these topics. In that respect, he is already falling behind Kucinich, who is probably best-positioned to compete for the hearts and minds of the Slashdot bloc. Kucinich has already published a piece in the Nation this week, "The Case for Public Patents". Dean needs to clartifyu his own positions on these issues, especially with respect to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act.

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