Musings of a Nomad

trce:

Gotta love when you cross social media and bathroom humor.

This is perfect

Awesome!

MPAA Responds to SOPA Protests

Why does he still have a job? Can we toss these people out of government please, and replace them with people who aren’t bought and sold by corporations. Is that too much to ask?

I stand corrected- already out- but can we please restructure government so the lobbyist’s don’t dictate our world. I know, lofty goals, I get it.

soupsoup:

The following is a statement by Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion

Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) on the so-called “Blackout Day” protesting anti-piracy legislation:

“Only days after the White House and chief sponsors of the legislation responded to the major concern expressed by opponents and then called for all parties to work cooperatively together, some technology business interests are resorting to stunts that punish their users or turn them into their corporate pawns, rather than coming to the table to find solutions to a problem that all now seem to agree is very real and damaging.

It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and use their services. It is also an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today. It’s a dangerous and troubling development when the platforms that serve as gateways to information intentionally skew the facts to incite their users in order to further their corporate interests.

A so-called “blackout” is yet another gimmick, albeit a dangerous one, designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals.

It is our hope that the White House and the Congress will call on those who intend to stage this “blackout” to stop the hyperbole and PR stunts and engage in meaningful efforts to combat piracy.”

soupsoup

dear-photograph:

Dear Photograph,
████ don’t want to ██ be all █████ alone in ████████ the dark ████ ████. Losing sight █████ of my freedom of ████ ████ expression.
Love, Me.

More info on SOPA here: http://vimeo.com/31100268

dear-photograph

guardian:

Websites black out in protest against the stop online piracy act (SOPA).

Follow the latest developments and reaction to the great internet blackout. Wondering what SOPA is? Here’s an explainer.

The Oatmeal on Sopa

discoverynews

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good:

What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?

What would a post-SOPA internet look like? Here’s a glimpse of a dystopian future.

See more at GOOD→

good

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futurejournalismproject:

What Does Wikipedia Have Against Soap?

Image: Screenshot of Twitter reactions to Wikipedia blackout, via @herpderpedia

futurejournalismproject

Wikipedia’s Blackout is impressive!!

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Hell Yea- Craigslist!! Nice work!

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Fear is the psychological weapon of choice for totalitarian systems of power. Make the people afraid. Get them to surrender their rights in the name of national security. And then finish off the few who aren’t afraid enough. If this law is not revoked we will be no different from any sordid military dictatorship. Its implementation will be a huge leap forward for the corporate oligarchs who plan to continue to plunder the nation and use state and military security to cow the population into submission…

But it passed anyway. And I suspect it passed because the corporations, seeing the unrest in the streets, knowing that things are about to get much worse, worrying that the Occupy movement will expand, do not trust the police to protect them. They want to be able to call in the Army. And now they can.

Why I’m Suing Barack Obama

From TruthDigg, by Chris Hedges

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Homeland Security monitors journalists — RT

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Under SOPA, websites can be blacklisted and removed from the Internet if they appear to be infringing on intellectual property or distributing copyrighted works. This is especially troublesome for artists whose work depends on fair use law and resides at the intersection of art, mass media critique and appropriation.

If SOPA passes, the U.S. government would easily be able to remove art from the Internet by seeking a court order against either the artist or the hosting provider. Corporate lobbyists would decide what art could and could not be shown online.

Alicia Eler, ReadWriteWeb. How SOPA Would Kill Art & Creativity Online.

In related news:

Technology Review argues that antipiracy legislation such as SOPA and PIPA will weaken Internet security.
Ars Technica writes that conservatives are beginning to line up against SOPA.
GoDaddy is still taking a huge PR hit for its initial SOPA support (it reversed its position) as individuals and companies move their domains to other registrars

(via futurejournalismproject)

futurejournalismproject

The FJP: Censorship, Surveillance and Hackers

futurejournalismproject:

A great article in Forbes on Telecomix, a group of hackers that have aimed their sites, and hacking chops, on free-speech starved countries. The group has also exposed western (mostly American) technology firms whose products have (knowingly or unknowingly, depending on who you…