Thanks Tim. I just signed as an individual.
I think we should also sign as an organization. I'll do that in the next couple days unless someone suggests that I mails this thread suggesting that we take a step back and reconsider. On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Timothy Vollmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all: > I'd like to draw your attention to the information below. Please considering > signing, and forward to others you feel would be interested in joining this > effort to stop SOPA and protect the Internet. > > ----- > > A grassroots effort has been sparked in the OER and educational technology > community to express concern about the implications of the Stop Online > Piracy Act and PROTECT IP act for OER and online educational services. You > can see our draft letter here. > > More information on the bill below, but if you already agree, the process to > sign on is simple: > > Visit this form and simply add your name, email, organization, and (if you > want) approximately how many learners you or your organization reach. > Reply to this email with the above information and we will add you to our > list. > > Why does SOPA matter to online education? > > There is now a whole class of sites that encourage lawful distribution, > remixing and redistribution of educational content (e.g. Curriki, > Connexions, P2PU, YouTube, CK12). Should someone accidentally or > purposefully upload copyrighted material, that service would generally be > protected from liability by the DMCA. A content owner would issue a DMCA > takedown to start that process for removal. > > If these bills are enacted, sites that host or use user-generated content > could be required to monitor their site for infringing material, and could > potentially have their domain name disabled by the government if content > owners thought that infringement was occurring on that site. This represents > an entirely new legal power given to content owners to control the flow of > content online and to shape the very foundation of the Internet. > > This battle is not just about a material threat to existing sites, but > fighting for future innovations and future services that have yet to be > created. Here are some groups that have already expressed concern: > > Librarians > Tech investors > Legal academics > Entrepreneurs > Tech companies > Sports fans > > Again, please join us in becoming a signatory to our Concerned Educator > letter to Congress. The process is simple. You can either: > > Visit this form and simply add your name, email, organization, and (if you > want) approximately how many learners you or your organization reach. > Reply to this email with the above information and we will add you to our > list. > > Thank you! We need your voice in this fight and beyond. > > > -- > Timothy Vollmer > Open Policy Fellow, Creative Commons > http://creativecommons.org/about/people/#timothyvollmer > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > -- http://www.madebyparker.com _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss
