Beat me to it. I think you should go ahead. This is absurdly important. More info about SOPA:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/sopa-hollywood-finally-gets-chance-break-internet https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/11/hollywood-new-war-on-software-freedom-and-internet-innovation -Adi On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Parker Phinney <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >
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