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“ Awareness is where resistance starts.”

The owner of this group is still on strike. SOPA and PIPA might be back on the shelf, but we have gained nothing yet. There is a lot more of this to come, soon. Keep yourself informed.

Membership: Open
Access: Public
Group Owner: Dinaatjuh
Category: Education
Date Formed: 2007-09-14 03:52:50
Members: 6375

The Soapbox

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You thought we only had to worry about SOPA and PIPA? Here's ACTA for you. Learn, share, take a stand NOW!

SOPA and PIPA, what are you on about?
Let wiki explain for me (now I can still legally copy their text):
"SOPA and PIPA represent two bills in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate respectively. SOPA is short for the "Stop Online Piracy Act," and PIPA is an acronym for the "Protect IP Act." ("IP" stands for "intellectual property." ) In short, these bills are efforts to stop copyright infringement committed by foreign web sites, but, in our opinion, they do so in a way that actually infringes free expression while harming the Internet."

Oh yeah, I did hear about that, what's going on?
Here is again wiki's statement, says it all really:
"Wikipedia (along with some other big websites) is protesting against SOPA and PIPA by blacking out the English Wikipedia for 24 hours, beginning at midnight January 18, Eastern Time. Readers who come to English Wikipedia during the blackout will not be able to read the encyclopedia. Instead, you will see messages intended to raise awareness about SOPA and PIPA, encouraging you to share your views with your representatives, and with each other on social media."
For now both SOPA and PIPA are back on the shelf, that doesn't mean we gained anything. Both these proposed laws will come back to the table (in whatever form) soon enough.

Ok... nice. You mentioned something called ACTA what is that about?
Let me quote Anonymous here, they put it better in words then I ever could:
"ACTA - The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is a proposed plurilateral agreement for the purpose of establishing international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement in Europe."

I don't understand.
Watch This Video.
And read more about ACTA and it's proposed consequences (like border searches and so forth).



Awareness is where resistance starts.
The internet needs our protection.
Don't wait idle until all our freedoms are stripped away.
Act Now!


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