More about SOPA, Boosting the Signal!, How it affects fandom
brighteyed_jill posted a very good compilation of links and information about SOPA. I encourage you to check it out, educate yourself, and take action! She writes:
Our fannish freedoms are in danger!
Ever watched a fanvid? Downloaded a fanmix? Enjoyed gazing longingly at a sexy manip? Well, I hope you enjoyed it, because we may not have the chance to do so for much longer. And not only are our fannish freedoms in jeopardy, but these happenings have worrisome implications for censorship, net neutrality, and other scary things. Bad, bad news.
I'm talking about SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, which will not stop online piracy, but will cause a bunch of other really bad shit.
Get the rest of the story here:
http://brighteyed-jill.livejournal.com/108945.html
Our fannish freedoms are in danger!
Ever watched a fanvid? Downloaded a fanmix? Enjoyed gazing longingly at a sexy manip? Well, I hope you enjoyed it, because we may not have the chance to do so for much longer. And not only are our fannish freedoms in jeopardy, but these happenings have worrisome implications for censorship, net neutrality, and other scary things. Bad, bad news.
I'm talking about SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, which will not stop online piracy, but will cause a bunch of other really bad shit.
Get the rest of the story here:
http://brighteyed-jill.livejournal.com/108945.html