Showing posts with label SOPA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SOPA. Show all posts
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Help Defend the Internet!
I just joined something called the Internet Defense League -- and I'm hoping you will, too. I joined because it's important to stand up against the powerful industries that are tyring har
The Internet Blackout helped kill SOPA/PIPA with nothing more than websites and individuals working together to broadcast messages and actions. The Internet Defense League uses the tactics of the Blackout, but supercharged and ready to take on anything that corrupt congresspeople and big business can throw at us.
The Internet Defense League works like this: organizers and members monitor Congress and industry for threats to internet freedom. When there's a grave threat or unmissable opportunity, people use their websites, Twitter, Facebook or other social network accounts to display action messages about the threat and tools for taking action. When we rise up together, we'll be impossible to ignore.
With SOPA and PIPA, internet users
found a new ability to take a stand together when our rights are at
stake. Our powerful protest surprised everyone, especially the
congresspeople and lobbyists who wrote the bills. We made them see the
internet in a new light, but they still don't know what we're really
capable of. The next time internet freedom is threatened, we will be
able to use the League to come out even stronger than we did last fall.
The Internet Defense League can be the strongest network in
the fight for internet freedom - but it will only work if large numbers
of people get on board. It would be great to have you standing with us.
There's more about future threats, targets, and The League on the site. I hope you'll join me.
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One last thing. The Internet Defense League depends on its
members to donate to our efforts. Our tiny staff works behind the scenes to launch campaigns that defend the internet. Will you donate now to keep us fighting for internet freedom?
Please consider donating by clicking here - it makes a difference. https://fftf.
Thank you!
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Friday, April 27, 2012
House Passes CISPA Bill
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They couldn't get SOPA or PIPA pass us so they came back with CISPA. It doesn't matter, though, because ACTA is even worse.
They couldn't get SOPA or PIPA pass us so they came back with CISPA. It doesn't matter, though, because ACTA is even worse.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Senate Sneaks in SOPA Under a New Name
Link to article
Dear Americans,
Remember when you got all worked up when Wikipedia shut down? We need your help again!
Dear Americans,
Remember when you got all worked up when Wikipedia shut down? We need your help again!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Beyond SOPA: The Past, Present, and Future of Internet Censorship
SOPA and PIPA may be dead, but the World Wide Web War is still alive and well. Stop Internet censorship.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The State of Our Union is Dire
Link to article
"Tonight President Obama will tell us that despite our obstacles, the state of our union is strong. Don’t believe him for a minute. There is a cancer at the very core of our union and that cancer is our government, or at least those vested with its power."
"Tonight President Obama will tell us that despite our obstacles, the state of our union is strong. Don’t believe him for a minute. There is a cancer at the very core of our union and that cancer is our government, or at least those vested with its power."
Monday, January 23, 2012
FileServe Shutters in Light of File-Sharing Site Crackdown
Link to article
More and more file sharing services are shutting down in fear of what the feds did to Megaupload. We may have defeated the SOPA legislation, but the criminals in Congress have gotten the effect they want.
UPDATE: This is a list of the file sharing websites that have been taken down since Megaupload.
More and more file sharing services are shutting down in fear of what the feds did to Megaupload. We may have defeated the SOPA legislation, but the criminals in Congress have gotten the effect they want.
UPDATE: This is a list of the file sharing websites that have been taken down since Megaupload.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Bill Maher Gets Owned By Guests For Supporting SOPA
Bill Maher just comes off as an arrogant, ignorant jerk in this clip. He claims he did not read the bill, but then lambasts those opponents who are afraid of the implications as just wanting "free shit."
What MegaUpload's Demise Teaches About Cloud Storage
Link to article
This is why I don't use clouds and this is why we fought against SOPA. People's legally owned materials that they were storing on MegaUpload's site have been "disappeared" along with the illegally shared materials that the DoJ was after. You can not do these blanket actions on the Internet!
This is why I don't use clouds and this is why we fought against SOPA. People's legally owned materials that they were storing on MegaUpload's site have been "disappeared" along with the illegally shared materials that the DoJ was after. You can not do these blanket actions on the Internet!
The Real Reason for SOPA, PIPA, and the NDAA Provisions
Link to the article
THIS IS A MUST READ! Truly incredible writing and so true. We are holding our supposed representatives feet to the fire and forcing them to do what we want them to do and they don't like it!
"You see, the ordinary, unwashed masses - that would be you and me - are in possession of one of the most powerful forces the earth has ever seen.
And you have learned to use it in a way that is indeed alarming.
Ordinary people, with little or no political knowledge or even education, are using it to keep their elected employees under surveillance 24 hours a day, seven days a week - like real hiring managers should.
You see, you're all figuring out that your computer desk at home is now headquarters - it's now the head office - and you're acting like the boss, and these employees don't like it one bit.
You're calling them out for having a business on the side. For taking long lunches with your competitors. For using the company car and copy machine for their personal use without telling you. For improper conduct that would violate any employee ethics manual. For noticing that they exempt themselves from it, but not you, the boss.
In other words, you are finally (as the founders intended, and would be ecstatic to see) holding your elected Federal and State employees accountable beyond their wildest imaginations."
THIS IS A MUST READ! Truly incredible writing and so true. We are holding our supposed representatives feet to the fire and forcing them to do what we want them to do and they don't like it!
"You see, the ordinary, unwashed masses - that would be you and me - are in possession of one of the most powerful forces the earth has ever seen.
And you have learned to use it in a way that is indeed alarming.
Ordinary people, with little or no political knowledge or even education, are using it to keep their elected employees under surveillance 24 hours a day, seven days a week - like real hiring managers should.
You see, you're all figuring out that your computer desk at home is now headquarters - it's now the head office - and you're acting like the boss, and these employees don't like it one bit.
You're calling them out for having a business on the side. For taking long lunches with your competitors. For using the company car and copy machine for their personal use without telling you. For improper conduct that would violate any employee ethics manual. For noticing that they exempt themselves from it, but not you, the boss.
In other words, you are finally (as the founders intended, and would be ecstatic to see) holding your elected Federal and State employees accountable beyond their wildest imaginations."
The Week That Killed SOPA: A Timeline
Link to article
This week made me proud of my fellow Americans. However, as I warned yesterday, we won a battle...the war continues.
Rep. Lamar Smith (the author of SOPA) is back with a new bill called the Protect Children from Internet Pornographers Act. Nice name right?
Read about it here. Essentially what this bill does is require ISPs to keep a tab on websites you visit and credit card transactions you make. It's 24/7 surveillance of the Internet that the government can request at any time. Of course if you oppose it, you support child porn!
And the Supreme Court just ruled that Congress can re-copyright old material effectively ending the classical music industry as well as ruining future Disney movies.
I don't want to downplay the success of the SOPA/PIPA activism, but we have our work cut out for us. This is where we find out if the Americans who were upset about these piracy bills were upset solely because they wanted their music sites and YouTube videos...or are they going to be just as concerned about Internet privacy now that they have awoken? Time will tell...
This week made me proud of my fellow Americans. However, as I warned yesterday, we won a battle...the war continues.
Rep. Lamar Smith (the author of SOPA) is back with a new bill called the Protect Children from Internet Pornographers Act. Nice name right?
Read about it here. Essentially what this bill does is require ISPs to keep a tab on websites you visit and credit card transactions you make. It's 24/7 surveillance of the Internet that the government can request at any time. Of course if you oppose it, you support child porn!
And the Supreme Court just ruled that Congress can re-copyright old material effectively ending the classical music industry as well as ruining future Disney movies.
I don't want to downplay the success of the SOPA/PIPA activism, but we have our work cut out for us. This is where we find out if the Americans who were upset about these piracy bills were upset solely because they wanted their music sites and YouTube videos...or are they going to be just as concerned about Internet privacy now that they have awoken? Time will tell...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Supreme Court Rules Public Domain Isn't Permanent, Says Congress Can Re-Copyright Works
Link to article
There goes the classical music industry and you can forget about any new Disney movies now.
There goes the classical music industry and you can forget about any new Disney movies now.
PIPA Postponed Indefinitely
Link to article
Don't think for a second we have won, but we are definitely winning. Reid's announcement is proof that we still have a voice in our government, but it is very limited. More diligence is needed in this fight against Internet censorship and our freedoms in general. Hopefully We the People will keep it up!
UPDATE (2:03 PM): SOPA has been withdrawn by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) as well!
Don't think for a second we have won, but we are definitely winning. Reid's announcement is proof that we still have a voice in our government, but it is very limited. More diligence is needed in this fight against Internet censorship and our freedoms in general. Hopefully We the People will keep it up!
UPDATE (2:03 PM): SOPA has been withdrawn by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) as well!
Anonymous Downs Government, Music Industry Sites in Largest Attack Ever
Link to article
Dear Feds,
Didn't we send you a message this week? Do not mess with the Internet!
We the People
Dear Feds,
Didn't we send you a message this week? Do not mess with the Internet!
We the People
Thursday, January 19, 2012
FLASHBACK: Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle Devices
Link to article
I don't think I need to explain the irony here. But of course, Amazon promises this won't happen again in the future!
I don't think I need to explain the irony here. But of course, Amazon promises this won't happen again in the future!
How SOPA, PIPA, NDAA, MMI and the DHS Are Stripping You of Freedom
Link to article
"Guilty until proven innocent will only be used against foreign criminals that rob these poor corporations blind.....except history shows us a completely different story. Take patent law and the chemical giant Monsanto. Through an abuse of patent law they have successfully sued, for millions, family owned farms accused of illegally growing their genetically modified seed-even when said farmer did not plant the seed and Monsanto willingly acknowledges that fact."
Very few people are upset with SOPA and PIPA because they would prohibit Internet users from downloading illegal versions of movies, games, TV shows, music, etc. What the majority of anti-SOPA/PIPA sentiment has centered around is the fact that the language in these bills limits web site owners' access to due process in the face of copyright infringement accusations and stifle free speech on the Internet. The Internet is a growing oppositional voice to the Establishment. Jay Rockefeller doesn't like it!
"Guilty until proven innocent will only be used against foreign criminals that rob these poor corporations blind.....except history shows us a completely different story. Take patent law and the chemical giant Monsanto. Through an abuse of patent law they have successfully sued, for millions, family owned farms accused of illegally growing their genetically modified seed-even when said farmer did not plant the seed and Monsanto willingly acknowledges that fact."
Very few people are upset with SOPA and PIPA because they would prohibit Internet users from downloading illegal versions of movies, games, TV shows, music, etc. What the majority of anti-SOPA/PIPA sentiment has centered around is the fact that the language in these bills limits web site owners' access to due process in the face of copyright infringement accusations and stifle free speech on the Internet. The Internet is a growing oppositional voice to the Establishment. Jay Rockefeller doesn't like it!
Rand Paul Vows to Block Internet Censorship Bills
Link to article
"SOPA and PIPA are bills essentially written by powerful lobbyists for the entertainment industry. They do not effectively stop real piracy, rather they target websites, giving the government the power to seize any site of its choosing and take it offline should the site be deemed to be infringing copyright.
What actually constitutes infringement of copyright according the the legislation, however, is so broad that a site could be targeted merely for displaying a hyper link."
"SOPA and PIPA are bills essentially written by powerful lobbyists for the entertainment industry. They do not effectively stop real piracy, rather they target websites, giving the government the power to seize any site of its choosing and take it offline should the site be deemed to be infringing copyright.
What actually constitutes infringement of copyright according the the legislation, however, is so broad that a site could be targeted merely for displaying a hyper link."
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