Dear followers....
Today, January 18th, 2012, most sites on the Internet have gone dark. Wikipedia, Google, and a vast majority of other websites you may follow have all taken a step of some sort to show you what SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) can and will do should they be passed by the United States Government.
These bills will put all of fandom in danger. Not just Arashi fandom, but ALL FANDOMS. If you live in the Philippines and enjoy watching Sherlock Holmes, but the only way you can see it is through downloads, this will be put to an end. If you like watching AMV's or PV's by your favorite artists on Youtube, that also will be put to an end. Any content that is copyrighted and illegally distributed by any means will be CENSORED and BLOCKED by these bills. Please educate yourselves more. These bills will affect both AMERICANS and NON-AMERICANS. Do NOT think this will not affect you.
For more information on these bills and what you can do to educate yourself and/or help the cause in any way, please visit Reddit and read the links provided there for both Americans and non-Americans to know how this can affect you. (will edit later with the site links b/c reddit will be back up in 8 hours)
INFORMATION ABOUT SOPA/PIPA:
LJ Staff and How Legislation Will Affect LJ: http://theljstaff.livejournal.com/4004.html (many ways even foreigners can help in the comments)
Detailed and Simplified Info about SOPA/PIPA: http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html
ACTA, a multinational bill that will affect EVERYONE should SOPA/PIPA pass: http://edri.org/ACTA_Week What you can do about it: http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/How_to_act_against_ACTA -or- http://americancensorship.org/#petition-state-department (THIS SITE ALLOWS NON-AMERICANS TO SHOW THEIR NON-SUPPORT)
IDK about you guys, but I'd like to continue to be able to see these five smiling faces every day.
BUT THIS, COULD EASILY BECOME THIS IF WE DON'T STOP THESE BILLS.
Arashi fandom is fragile enough lately with all the wank going around about sharing and reposting, please don't allow the government to get in the way of us even having anything to fight about. I beg of you to take the the time to educate yourselves and those around you about these bills and how it affects you.
These bills will put all of fandom in danger. Not just Arashi fandom, but ALL FANDOMS. If you live in the Philippines and enjoy watching Sherlock Holmes, but the only way you can see it is through downloads, this will be put to an end. If you like watching AMV's or PV's by your favorite artists on Youtube, that also will be put to an end. Any content that is copyrighted and illegally distributed by any means will be CENSORED and BLOCKED by these bills. Please educate yourselves more. These bills will affect both AMERICANS and NON-AMERICANS. Do NOT think this will not affect you.
For more information on these bills and what you can do to educate yourself and/or help the cause in any way, please visit Reddit and read the links provided there for both Americans and non-Americans to know how this can affect you. (will edit later with the site links b/c reddit will be back up in 8 hours)
INFORMATION ABOUT SOPA/PIPA:
LJ Staff and How Legislation Will Affect LJ: http://theljstaff.livejournal.com/4004.html (many ways even foreigners can help in the comments)
Detailed and Simplified Info about SOPA/PIPA: http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/technical-examination-of-sopa-and.html
ACTA, a multinational bill that will affect EVERYONE should SOPA/PIPA pass: http://edri.org/ACTA_Week What you can do about it: http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/How_to_act_against_ACTA -or- http://americancensorship.org/#petition-state-department (THIS SITE ALLOWS NON-AMERICANS TO SHOW THEIR NON-SUPPORT)
IDK about you guys, but I'd like to continue to be able to see these five smiling faces every day.
BUT THIS, COULD EASILY BECOME THIS IF WE DON'T STOP THESE BILLS.
Arashi fandom is fragile enough lately with all the wank going around about sharing and reposting, please don't allow the government to get in the way of us even having anything to fight about. I beg of you to take the the time to educate yourselves and those around you about these bills and how it affects you.