January 2012
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Public Interest Groups Speak Out About Next Week's... →
We’ve been pointing out all week that the anti-SOPA folks who just discovered ACTA shouldn’t stop there, but should pay close attention to what’s happening with the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). That’s the agreement that the entertainment industry is betting on to get SOPA-like laws introduced around the globe. And, if you thought that ACTA was negotiated in secret, you haven’t seen...
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Notes on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement... →
Why You Should Care
TPP raises significant concerns about citizens’ privacy, freedom of expression and due process rights, innovation and the future of the Internet’s global infrastructure, and the right of sovereign nations to develop policies and laws that best meet their domestic priorities and enable access to knowledge for the world’s citizens.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative...
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GUESS WHO'S GOING TO SEE HANK AND JOHN GREEN...
this girl
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fiddleyoumust:
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starafar:
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So...
hellyeahsouthland:
clivewarren:
When Sherman wants to get it on with a sexy rookie, he acts exactly like Cooper.
To be clear, when Sherman wants to sleep with someone, he thinks the correct course of action is to call them Boot, tell them to “Look sharp, act sharp, be sharp,” and generally act like an asshole.
To be completely clear, Sherman is under the impression that is an effective way...
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Son Of ACTA (But Worse): Meet TPP, The... →
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dammitjean:
Apparently, the US government has already indicated that it will not allow any form of weakening of intellectual property law for any reason whatsoever in this agreement. In fact, the USTR has directly said that it will only allow for “harmonizing” intellectual property regulations “strictly upwards,” meaning greater protectionism....
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I WOULD LIKE TO START A SUPPORT GROUP/DISCUSSION...
feral-femme:
there are lots of white queer people who i hold very near and dear to my heart. my best friend/platonic life partner, my girlfriend, and many of the queer people who i am closest to are white. my mom is also white and is kind of queer. i think they all identify and work on being anti-racist white people but there are still, obviously, plenty of instances where i feel alienated...
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nextian:
Guys, ACTA does not go into effect tomorrow, nor is a vote happening tomorrow. While the petition on AccessNow is, I’m sure, an extremely impressive benchmark (100,000, guys, we did it!) we don’t need 100,000 signatures or 150,000 or whatever number they’ll adjust it to when they hit 150,000 (as they should, because they’re trying to drum up support, and numbers breed urgency.)
On...
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Son Of ACTA (But Worse): Meet TPP, The... →
Apparently, the US government has already indicated that it will not allow any form of weakening of intellectual property law for any reason whatsoever in this agreement. In fact, the USTR has directly said that it will only allow for “harmonizing” intellectual property regulations “strictly upwards,” meaning greater protectionism. Given the mounds of evidence suggesting...
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AN ACTA PETITION AMERICANS SHOULD REALLY BE... →
ademska:
“As we noted in our post about people just discovering ACTA this week, some had put together an odd White House petition, asking the White House to “end ACTA.” The oddity was over the fact that the President just signed ACTA a few months ago. What struck us as a more interesting question was the serious constitutional questions of whether or not Obama is even allowed to sign ACTA. ...
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Excellent article on ACTA →
birdboy2000:
A lot of countries have already signed on. Many of the worst provisions were removed in the negotiation process - text is publicly available. Has NOT been submitted to US Senate for ratification, but is only (at least in the US) a nonbinding “executive agreement” - Europeans, however, can and should fight back. Canada apparently passed it already, as did Singapore, South Korea,...
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WE NOW NEED 100,000 SIGNATURES. ACTA GOES INTO... →
150,000 actually.
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i am sorry. my fandom love is on hold for tonight....
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If everyone donates $5 to chibi.coco@gmail.com or $10…. she can have a surgery and live.
The goal is $30,000.
This is an EMERGENCY and she’ll need the money ASAP (like possibly even THIS WEEKEND ASAP)
I apologize for the spam but to me it’s important.
More information on why she needs the money is here.
If you can’t donate, please help signal...
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WatchNay, this is the best character break of all time…OF ALL TIME.
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WatchAlso this one.
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10 Questions With...Dalia Rawson via 4dancers →
balletsj:
Happy Monday, ballet fans! We want your week to get off to a great start, so we’d like to share a recent 4dancers interview with BSJS Ballet Mistress and The Rawson Project Contemporary Ballet Artistic Director DALIA RAWSON! Dalia shares a lot about her life in dance, including a few memories from her days as a Ballet San Jose Principal dancer. She also speaks about what the future...
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dancingpurge:
That awkward moment when you already know that ACTA’s passed has been signed in some places, including the place you live, but you don’t want to break the news to everyone.