Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1992 15:29:46 EST
From: Bennett Crook <[email protected]>
Subject: File 5--EFF on PRA/Owen bills

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Original message++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Electronic Frontier Foundation strongly disagrees with the Jamie
Love/Taxpayer Assets project interpretation of the Paperwork Reduction
Act Information Dissemination Sections. We support PRA. It is not
perfect legislation but it embodies postive obligation of goverment
agencies to disseminate public information in all formats and supports
a diversity of information sources.

Make no mistake. The TAP/Love Approach sometimes appears to envision
the government as the sole producer of government information.This is
inconsistent with free flow of information, diversity of sources for
government originated information.We dont want goverment to monopolize
info as we do not want private sector to do the same.

EFF, ACLU, OMB Watch, support PRA.

But we also support OWENS BILL!!!! Problem is that owens does little
except require agencies to report on dissemination activities. Good.
But also amends FOIA (Freedom of Info Act) which is fine but not easy
and cannot be considered independent of S 1939, Leahy (DVT, SEn) bill
to create Electronic Freedom of Information Act.  PRA is in public
interest. Owens  is in public interest. Electronic Foia in public
interest. Lets support them all.

J. Berman, EFF Wash Office Director.

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