There's another petition going around on the White House site that's getting a lot of signatures -- sign it and share it! (I don't think it's been sent out over this list yet; sorry if a lot of you have already seen it.) https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/stop-e-parasite-act/SWBYXX55 There's even this neat shortened link: wh.gov/bgh
They're holding a hearing this Wednesday. Even more info: vimeo.com/31100268 americancensorship.org http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111026/12130616523/protect-ip-renamed-e-parasite-act-would-create-great-firewall-america.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111027/00083116531/e-parasites-bill-end-internet-as-we-know-it.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111102/01495216589/article-e-parasite-act-that-you-need-to-read.shtml On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 7:07 PM, Adi Kamdar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > -- Ali Sternburg [email protected] Harvard College, Class of 2009 American University Washington College of Law, J.D. Candidate Class of 2012 http://www.alisternburg.com
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