This infographic shows the history of the film industry and the various things they have attempted to stop over the years. SOPA is their way of stopping the internet...
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
No Safe Harbor, get it now!
If you do not know already the book No Safe Harbor is out, their are free digital editions and a hard copy as well!
Normally I would just tell you to go to the website, but currently due to demand a temporary site had to be put up (the main server was knocked offline from everyone trying to get a copy, wow!!!) .
Here's a list of links for the book while you're waiting.
BUY IT AT AMAZON.COM - Price $9.99
Torrent - http://bit.ly/x5gtHe (or as a Magnet)
TXT - http://bit.ly/xrPGl5
ODT - http://bit.ly/zC6TE1
RTF - http://bit.ly/xHI7MO
PDF - http://bit.ly/xVI0t1
MOBI - http://bit.ly/wtYRQQ
EPUB - http://bit.ly/zt99zw
Here is the contact info if you need it!!
Normally I would just tell you to go to the website, but currently due to demand a temporary site had to be put up (the main server was knocked offline from everyone trying to get a copy, wow!!!) .
Here's a list of links for the book while you're waiting.
BUY IT AT AMAZON.COM - Price $9.99
Torrent - http://bit.ly/x5gtHe (or as a Magnet)
TXT - http://bit.ly/xrPGl5
ODT - http://bit.ly/zC6TE1
RTF - http://bit.ly/xHI7MO
PDF - http://bit.ly/xVI0t1
MOBI - http://bit.ly/wtYRQQ
EPUB - http://bit.ly/zt99zw
Here is the contact info if you need it!!
Friday, January 20, 2012
TED.COM Clay Shirky: Why SOPA is a bad idea
Clay Shirky is a writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies.
To find out more about his work check out shirky.com, twitter.com/cshirky and his other Ted.com videos.
This video pretty well discusses SOPA and PIPA and how important it is that they do not get passed, and just how things have changed from an innocent until proven guilty stance to the total opposite!
To find out more about his work check out shirky.com, twitter.com/cshirky and his other Ted.com videos.
This video pretty well discusses SOPA and PIPA and how important it is that they do not get passed, and just how things have changed from an innocent until proven guilty stance to the total opposite!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
An open letter to Washington from Artists and Creators
Some of my favorite people in the entertainment industry have gotten together and written a letter, please read the below!
We, the undersigned, are musicians, actors, directors, authors, and producers. We make our livelihoods with the artistic works we create. We are also Internet users.
We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
As creative professionals, we experience copyright infringement on a very personal level. Commercial piracy is deeply unfair and pervasive leaks of unreleased films and music regularly interfere with the integrity of our creations. We are grateful for the measures policymakers have enacted to protect our works.
We, along with the rest of society, have benefited immensely from a free and open Internet. It allows us to connect with our fans and reach new audiences. Using social media services like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, we can communicate directly with millions of fans and interact with them in ways that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.
We fear that the broad new enforcement powers provided under SOPA and PIPA could be easily abused against legitimate services like those upon which we depend. These bills would allow entire websites to be blocked without due process, causing collateral damage to the legitimate users of the same services - artists and creators like us who would be censored as a result.
We are deeply concerned that PIPA and SOPA's impact on piracy will be negligible compared to the potential damage that would be caused to legitimate Internet services. Online piracy is harmful and it needs to be addressed, but not at the expense of censoring creativity, stifling innovation or preventing the creation of new, lawful digital distribution methods.
We urge Congress to exercise extreme caution and ensure that the free and open Internet, upon which so many artists rely to promote and distribute their work, does not become collateral damage in the process.
Respectfully,
To help protect Internet innovation please visit: stopthewall.us
We, the undersigned, are musicians, actors, directors, authors, and producers. We make our livelihoods with the artistic works we create. We are also Internet users.
We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
As creative professionals, we experience copyright infringement on a very personal level. Commercial piracy is deeply unfair and pervasive leaks of unreleased films and music regularly interfere with the integrity of our creations. We are grateful for the measures policymakers have enacted to protect our works.
We, along with the rest of society, have benefited immensely from a free and open Internet. It allows us to connect with our fans and reach new audiences. Using social media services like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, we can communicate directly with millions of fans and interact with them in ways that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.
We fear that the broad new enforcement powers provided under SOPA and PIPA could be easily abused against legitimate services like those upon which we depend. These bills would allow entire websites to be blocked without due process, causing collateral damage to the legitimate users of the same services - artists and creators like us who would be censored as a result.
We are deeply concerned that PIPA and SOPA's impact on piracy will be negligible compared to the potential damage that would be caused to legitimate Internet services. Online piracy is harmful and it needs to be addressed, but not at the expense of censoring creativity, stifling innovation or preventing the creation of new, lawful digital distribution methods.
We urge Congress to exercise extreme caution and ensure that the free and open Internet, upon which so many artists rely to promote and distribute their work, does not become collateral damage in the process.
Respectfully,
- Aziz Ansari
- Kevin Devine, Musician
- Barry Eisler, Author
- Neil Gaiman, Author
- Lloyd Kaufman, Filmmaker
- Zoë Keating, Musician
- The Lonely Island
- Daniel Lorca, Musician (Nada Surf)
- Erin McKeown, Musician
- Benjamin Goldwasser, MGMT
- Andrew VanWyngarden, MGMT
- Samantha Murphy, Musician
- OK Go
- Amanda Palmer, Musician (The Dresden Dolls)
- Quiet Company
- Trent Reznor
- Adam Savage, Special Effects Artist (MythBusters)
- Hank Shocklee, Music Producer (Public Enemy, The Bomb Squad)
- Johnny Stimson, Musician
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A Press Release on the Pirate Blackout.
SOPA & PIPA: The Internet Goes On Strike, Pirates Join
On January 18, many websites will voluntarily go on strike [1] to demonstrate against the threat of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT-IP Act (PIPA) bills, pending US legislation that would restrict freedom of speech, negatively impact economies, and degrade internet security. Participation in the strike has been confirmed by Wikipedia [2], Reddit, Mozilla, and Free Software Foundation, among others. Many organizations, including Google, Facebook, and Twitter, have expressed grave concerns over the bills [3].
Regardless of whether its purpose is legitimate or whether it will work; the legislation is not compatible with democratic values. It promotes censorship by giving the US Government and corporations the power to block access to - and take down - websites that they consider to be infringing on their copyright monopoly, including search engines or blogs which link to such sites. This would be done by ordering Internet Service Providers to censor access to the Internet and by cutting funds to the infringing websites by forcing the advertisers and payment services to cancel their accounts [4].
These laws would make social networks, search engines, and all websites providing space for discussion and information exchange impossible to run without massive surveillance of all users and the censorship of everything they publish. A link placed by a user in the comment section of an article in a regular Internet magazine could result in the magazine going bankrupt and the owners being charged with a crime. This would not only cripple innovation and entrepreneurship, it would be a flagrant violation of the fundamental human right to free speech. The bill's supporters refuse to acknowledge the anti-democratic aspects of the bill as a problem; instead pointing-out that the proposed filtering mechanisms have been proven to work in countries like China, Iran, and Syria [5] - nations infamous for their official suppression of free speech and expression.
Pirate Parties are joining the protest and oppose these bills on the grounds that they will erode the rights of every internet user around the world. Pirate Parties object generally to any legislation that would toughen intellectual property law, but these acts go beyond file-sharing - they harm everyone's ability to participate and interact online, both personally and commercially.
Pirate Parties urge other websites to join the strike on the 18th.
Pirate Parties who will black out on the 18th:
The following Pirate Parties support it:
- Australia
- Belgium
- Catalonia
- Czech Republic
- Canada
- France
- Germany and Young Pirates Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Luxembourg
- Massachusetts and Georgia
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- The Netherlands
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Pirate Parties International
Fight SOPA and PIPA
The laws SOPA (HR3261) and PIPA (S968) may soon be passed, they will give corporations the ability to take down ANY WEBSITE that could affect affect their profits. They say it's to stop online piracy but in reality it will be giving control of the internet to businesses and people that only wants your hard earned dollars!
The supporters of SOPA are: RIAA, MPAA, News Corp, TimeWarner, Walmart, Nike, Tiffany, Chanel, Rolex, Sony, Juicy Couture, Ralph Lauren, VISA, Mastercard, Comcast, ABC, Dow Chemical, Monster Cable, Teamsters, Rupert Murdoch, Lamar Smith (R-TX), John Conyers (D-MI)
Here are 8 ways you can fight SOPA and PIPA:
The supporters of SOPA are: RIAA, MPAA, News Corp, TimeWarner, Walmart, Nike, Tiffany, Chanel, Rolex, Sony, Juicy Couture, Ralph Lauren, VISA, Mastercard, Comcast, ABC, Dow Chemical, Monster Cable, Teamsters, Rupert Murdoch, Lamar Smith (R-TX), John Conyers (D-MI)
Here are 8 ways you can fight SOPA and PIPA:
- Reverse Robocall ALL pro-SOPA MOC + Key Lobbyists (More info on Ars Technica)
- Phone your Member of Congress via nifty Progressive Change app
- Contact Senators who are refusing to meet with constituents about SOPA/PIPA.
- EFF Congressional Emailer - Oppose Internet Blacklisting (SOPA & PIPA)
- ECA Congressional Emailer - Don't Censor Our Internet!
- OpenCongress Congressional Emailer - Oppose SOPA
- Generic Congressional Emailer (You'll need your Zip+4)
- Petition Congress - Protect Innovation, Dump SOPA (Progressive Change )
- Outside the US? Sign Petition Opposing US Censorship of Global Sites (EFF)
Find out more about SOPA and PIPA here:
- Growing Chorus of Opposition to SOPA
- Open Letter against SOPA from 83 Prominent Internet Engineers
- Why SOPA and Protect IP (PIPA) are Bad, Bad Ideas (Techdirt)
- Piracy not a problem, SOPA/PIPA unnecessary (Tim O'Reilly on GigaOM)
- SOPA News (Google News)
- SOPA Wikipedia entry
- SOPA FAQ (CNET)
I would like to thank Craigslist for getting all of these links!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
SOPA/PIPA response from Austin Scott [Georgia-8]
A week or two back, an email was sent to Rep. Austin Scott, who represents Georgia's 8th District in the United States Congress.
The letter you can read here, but finally we got a response.
The letter you can read here, but finally we got a response.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
SOPA/PIPA response from Johnny Isakson United States Senator
A few weeks ago I sent a letter to a couple of my senators in regards to SOPA and PIPA, I finally received a response from one of them!
Dear Mr. Smith:
Thank you for contacting me regarding intellectual property theft. I appreciate hearing from you and I appreciate the opportunity to respond.
S.968, the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act of 2011, was introduced by Senator Leahy (D-VT) on May 12, 2011, and was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. On May 26, 2011, it was reported out of Committee and is currently pending in the Senate. The bill targets websites, particularly those registered outside of the United States, which are "dedicated to infringing activities." These rogue websites typically offer unauthorized downloading or streaming of copyrighted content or the sale of counterfeit goods including music, movies, and pharmaceutical drugs.
Websites targeted by this bill are foreign owned and outside the reach of U.S. laws despite the fact U.S. intellectual property is being infringed upon and U.S. consumers are the targets. Rogue websites cost American workers jobs and cost businesses millions of dollars in lost revenue. As online technology and commerce advances, we must see to it that injured parties have the ability to stop infringers from profiting from counterfeit products. For example, a victim of infringement will have the authority to file a civil action against the owner or registrant of a rogue site. If an order is granted by the court, third parties will be required to stop processing payments from the infringing sites, therefore, preventing infringers from collecting payments. I will work to ensure that our laws our modernized to protect intellectual property, and will keep your thoughts on this bill in mind should it come before the Senate for a vote.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please visit my webpage at http://isakson.senate.gov/ for more information on the issues important to you and to sign up for my e-newsletter.
Sincerely,
Johnny Isakson
United States Senator
Dear Mr. Smith:
Thank you for contacting me regarding intellectual property theft. I appreciate hearing from you and I appreciate the opportunity to respond.
S.968, the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act of 2011, was introduced by Senator Leahy (D-VT) on May 12, 2011, and was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. On May 26, 2011, it was reported out of Committee and is currently pending in the Senate. The bill targets websites, particularly those registered outside of the United States, which are "dedicated to infringing activities." These rogue websites typically offer unauthorized downloading or streaming of copyrighted content or the sale of counterfeit goods including music, movies, and pharmaceutical drugs.
Websites targeted by this bill are foreign owned and outside the reach of U.S. laws despite the fact U.S. intellectual property is being infringed upon and U.S. consumers are the targets. Rogue websites cost American workers jobs and cost businesses millions of dollars in lost revenue. As online technology and commerce advances, we must see to it that injured parties have the ability to stop infringers from profiting from counterfeit products. For example, a victim of infringement will have the authority to file a civil action against the owner or registrant of a rogue site. If an order is granted by the court, third parties will be required to stop processing payments from the infringing sites, therefore, preventing infringers from collecting payments. I will work to ensure that our laws our modernized to protect intellectual property, and will keep your thoughts on this bill in mind should it come before the Senate for a vote.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please visit my webpage at http://isakson.senate.gov/ for more information on the issues important to you and to sign up for my e-newsletter.
Sincerely,
Johnny Isakson
United States Senator
Frugal Dad's infographic on the patent industry
Frugal Dad has created an infographic that discusses some of the facts behind the patent industry and how it’s changed as software, technology, and the Internet have developed at an incredible pace. If you want to view it please click the link below, just as most infographics are it is very long but quite informative!
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