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From: Jon Brown (no email)
Date: Thu Jun 02 2005 - 11:57:31 EDT
I agree the NOAA data should be free to the public, but I don't think this is a "moral" issue.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Morford
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [world-cruising] more noaa
Here's my letter...
Subject: Restricting NOAA is Wrong.
Preventing NOAA from releasing its weather
information product to the public is morally
wrong, especially so, considering the Taxpayers
are the ones footing the bill.
Weather report "repackagers" such as Accuweather
and The Weather Channel, should not be allowed to
build a virtual monoply based on TAXPAYER OWNED
data.
Thank you for your consideration,
Charles Morford, Taxpayer.
--- wrote:
> I suggest you visit
> http://santorum.senate.gov/public/ and send a
> email to Sen Santorum stating your position.
> Personally, I would feel lost without my
> RadioShack WeatherRadio! Having that on in the
> background when I'm in the water provides a
> constant update on constantly changing
> conditions -
>
> I can't imagine how a "pay-per-view" system
> could work so efficiently as that!
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, Catalina 27)
>
> A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: bessyboop2000
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:42 PM
> Subject: [world-cruising] more noaa
>
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> Joel Abrams, who's the honcho of
> (less-than)Accuweather is the driving
> force behind this. If he can get government
> convinced that the money WE
> taxpayers shell out to pay for NOAA should
> provide data ONLY to
> commercial vendors and not the taxpayers,
> your weather forecast and all
> info on current temperatures, tide tables,
> etc. will change.
>
> Your forecast on the nightly news will become
> pay-per-view.
>
> Joel wants the world to pay for the
> generation of the data, and for him
> to have an exclusive franchise to sell it
> back to the people who
> already paid for it.
>
> Anybody see a problem here? (That is, if
> you're not Joel.)
> bess
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