Fwd: [Fwd: netstrike against WIPO]

April 26, 2004

Type: discussion

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> From: joseph rabie <[email protected]>
> Date: April 25, 2004 12:55:52 PM EDT
> To: Lynn Chaulieu <[email protected]>, d
> <[email protected]>, Rachel Greene <[email protected]>, Ryan
> Griffis <[email protected]>, Gerald Kraak <[email protected]>, Ian
> <[email protected]>, "Amelan, Roni" <[email protected]>,
> Estelle Rubinstein <[email protected]>, Frank shifreen
> <[email protected]>, Athena Taylor <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Fwd: netstrike against WIPO]
>
>
>
> Netstrike against the WIPO with Act-Up Paris - Monday 26th April, 14h
> - 15h GMT
> —————–
>
> Abolish intellectual property wherever it kills !
>
> On April 26th the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
> organizes a global day of celebration for patents and intellectual
> property. For persons living with HIV & aids like us, this event is a
> scandal. Because patents are being used to keep affordable life-saving
> medication from India or Brazil away from millions of dying people with
> aids in developing countries. Since the advent of life-prolonging HIV
> therapy in 1996, 20 million people have died of aids, with access only
> to patented, grossly overpriced medicines. 95% of people with aids
> still don't have access to the
> affordable generic HIV drugs.
>
> On Monday April 26 between 4 and 5 pm European Continental Time (10-11
> am Eastern Seaboard Time), take simple action against WIPO by taking
> part in a 1-hour "netstrike" (blocking WIPO's website).
>
> It's a very simple action to take part in and you can keep working
> while you do it. It only takes a computer, a standard web browser and a
> cable or ADSL internet connection.
>
>
> ———————
> Netstrike - User's guide
> ———————
>
> This user'guide is also available here :
> http://www.actupparis.org/netstrike/
>
> Required informations for your participation to the netstrike are
> below.
> They do not need any technical abilities.
>
> 1 /Start your preferred Browser
>
> 2/ Don't set any proxy for your connection
>
> Warning : Maybe your office's proxy is your only way of access to the
> web, in this case try to gain access to a machine with a direct
> connection, if this is not possible your participation will be limited
> by the setting of your proxy, which are usually quite restictive.
>
> * Internet Explorer
> 1. Tools Menu
> 2. Internet Options
> 3. Connection tab, click Lan sections
> 4. Uncheck Use a proxy server for your Lan
>
> * Netscape Navigator 3.x
> 1. Menu Options
> 2. Section Network Preferences
> 3. Subsection Proxies
> 4. Set the voice No Proxies
>
> * Netscape Navigator 4.x
> 1. Menu Edit
> 2. Section Preferences
> 3. Subsection Advanced -> Proxies
> 4. Set the voice Direct connection on Internet
>
> * Opera
> 1. Menu File
> 2. Section Preferences
> 3. Subsection Connections
> 4. Disable the voice Proxy Servers
>
> 3/ Set to 0 the cache of your browser
>
> * Internet Explorer
> 1. Tools Menu
> 2. Internet Options
> 3. Internet Temporary Files -> Settings
> 4. Set the research of a most recent version of the pages: at the
> page opening
> 5. Bring to 0 the The space used by Temporary Internet Files
>
> * Netscape Navigator 3.x
> 1. Menu Options
> 2. Section Network Preferences
> 3. Subsection Cache
> 4. Set the voice Verify Documents su Every time
> 5. Set to 0 both the Memory Cache and the Disk Cache and click on
> Clear Memory Cache e Clear Disk Cache buttons
>
> * Netscape Navigator 4.x
> 1. Menu Edit
> 2. Section Preferences
> 3. Subsection Advanced -> Cache
> 4. Set "Compare the page in the cache with the page on the network
> Every Time I view the page
> 5. Set to 0 both the Memory Cache and the Disk Cache and click on
> Clear Memory Cache e Clear Disk Cache buttons
>
> * Opera
> 1. Menu File
> 2. Section Preferences
> 3. Subsection HIstory and Cache
> 4. Voice Check Modified
> 5. Set all the parts of this voice always
> 6. Set to 0 the voice Disk Cache
> 7. Click on button Empty Now
>
> 4/ Click on this url :
> http://www.actupparis.org/netstrike/netstrike.html
>
> 5/ A web page is openning and on the top, you can see a form with the
> target web site address (http://www.wipo.int/ )
>
> 6/ Click on START, and the home page of the target web site will be
> loaded every 20 seconds.
>
> 7/ In order to maximise your firepower, you should open several browser
> windows at the same time. Load the url
> http://www.actupparis.org/netstrike/netstrike.html and click on START
> within each windows. If possible, it is even better to engage to
> operations described in this section with several different
> browsers(eg: Netscape and
> Exploder).
>
> 8/ Now, you are ready for the netstrike. Warning : it is important to
> begin your netstrike from 4 PM to 5 PM. Thank you !
>
>
> ***********************
> An alternative solution
>
> Instead of our automatic netstrike, you can use a non automatic way
> (but you have to stay in front of your computer :
>
> * Insert http://www.wipo.int in your navigation bar
>
> * Keep clicking Reload continuosly. If you want to be REALLY sure to
> reload your page every time keep pushing the key Shift while you are
> reloading the page.
>
> The last two operations can be executed on several browser windows at
> the same time, maximizing your firepower.
>
>
>
> ——-
>
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>
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>
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