We’ve been campaigning for months against the benign-sounding “ancillary copyright”, or what we like to call the ‘link tax’.
The tl;dr of how the law works as it’s cur…
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OpenMedia.ca: Five reasons why the link tax is still a bad idea
We’ve been campaigning for months against the benign-sounding “ancillary copyright”, or what we like to call the ‘link tax’.
The tl;dr of how the law works as it’s cur…
OpenMedia.ca: EU Consultation woes: is this thing on?
It’s been a busy month for digital policy initiatives at the European Commission. If you can believe it, they’re actually running six simultaneous public consultations on digital polici…
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia and the TPP: taking the fight to D.C.
Last week, OpenMedia joined a huge coalition of groups protesting the TPP in Washington, DC.
The call to action, issued by FlushTheTPP brought together organizations and individuals from across …
OpenMedia.ca: U.S. President Obama confirms Canada will sign the TPP…?
This morning U.S. President Barack Obama declared that Canada and the U.S. will both “soon be signatories” to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
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OpenMedia.ca: How European decision-makers could break the web
You may or may not live in the European Union but many of your favourite websites (and the tech that runs them) do. Decision-makers in Europe are considering proposals to make users and websites liable for every single link we post. The same goes for online service providers which host
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: TPP: Trudeau’s first big test as Prime Minister
This piece was originally published by Common Ground and Rabble.ca Do you squeeze oranges expecting apple juice? Of course not. So Canadians shouldn’t be surprised when an undemocratic process like the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations yields an undemocratic result. read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Trans-Pacific Partnership countries announce agreement reached, posing serious threat to global Internet users
Screen Shot 2015-10-05 at 7.45.41 AM.png Largest and most secretive agreement in the world’s history covers 40% of global trade and contains provisions to censor the Internet and rob the public domain October 5, 2015 – The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached today comes as the result of over five years
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: New TPP leak shows Canada would be required to massively overhaul copyright, damaging free expression and censoring Internet
tppleaks.jpg Trans-Pacific Partnership text reveals that U.S. pressure could result in new rules for Canadians that allow for website blocking, and new criminal penalties for copyright infringement August 5, 2015 – Recently leaked documents from the Intellectual Property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) reveal that the secretive trade agreement would require Canada
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Maui wowie: final round of TPP negotiations beginning in Hawaii
We’ve been hearing it repeated again and again over the previous weeks and months: it’s coming to a close, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is in its ‘endgame’. And as negotiators and Trade Ministers meet in Maui this week, groups across the globe are making sure opposition continues to grow louder
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: La censure n’est pas un jeu : Le projet de blocage du Web par Québec pourrait changer notre façon d’utiliser Internet
Le gouvernement Couillard semble déterminé à aller de l’avant avec son projet mal pensé qui vise à exiger des fournisseurs d’accès Internet (ou ISP) de censure Internet… au profit du gouvernement. Eh oui, vous avez bien lu. Le site de jeu en ligne de la province de Québec, Espacejeux, ne
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: They’re back…and are trying to ambush us with an online ‘link tax’
Two weeks ago we celebrated a win at the European Parliament, where members of a powerful committee tasked with making decisions about how we share and collaborate online rejected proposals that would restrict our right to link. Seeing the pro-Internet community stand up and take action together is always reaffirming–and in today’s
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: International network mobilizes widget campaign against EU ‘Link Tax’ that threatens to chill free expression and force top webs
Old Media lobbyists are backing tomorrow’s EU Parliament vote on costly new ‘Link Tax’ that threatens future of popular websites including reddit and Google News June 15, 2015 – A costly new EU ‘link tax’ could be on the way, threatening the future of popular websites including reddit and Google News. A
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What does MEP Cavada want the future of copyright to look like?
At OpenMedia in our fight to protect the free and open Internet, we often come up against worthy adversaries. Sometimes they are elected representatives, sometimes they’re industry spokespeople, and sometimes they’re lobbyists. But as we work to move the world towards a more connected digital age, inevitably there will be
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: “This campaign will continue until Bill C-51 is repealed” vow those who fought the reckless legislation, as government rams it through Senate in final vote
sidebar_killbillc51.png OpenMedia launching renewed campaign at KillC51.ca as focus shifts to political arena, with commitment to kill the reckless and unpopular legislation set to become a decisive factor in October’s election June 9, 2015: The fight against Bill C-51 will continue until the deeply unpopular legislation is repealed. That’s according
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The future of the Internet is on the line
A version of this article by our Meghan Sali was originally published at Common Ground and Rabble.ca One of the big promises we were made about the Internet was its potential to revolutionize the way that we interact with the world around us. The Internet enables us to transcend our physical restrictions
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
Canadians across the country have been reading a new acronym in the news lately, and it has many wondering–what exactly is the TPP? Well, the TPP, or the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is a massive, international trade agreement being negotiated between Canada and 11 other nations, entirely behind closed doors. If signed,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Do you believe in life after links?
With the news that we could be in for new rules that would allow the proliferation of link censorship online, many community members are wondering: how will this affect me? And more specifically, what does life after links look like? read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: BREAKING: Fast Track and the TPP have been derailed
BREAKING: Obama’s own Senators have just put the brakes on Fast Track and the TPP, potentially derailing the process for the foreseeable future. Slated for debate in the Senate this afternoon, President Obama’s Trade Promotion Authority Bill, better known as ‘Fast Track Legislation,’ was shut down before it even reached the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Saving the Link: what we’ve accomplished so far, and where we’re headed
Yesterday the Save the Link network launched, to great success. The global network has been months in the making, and aims to bring together civil society organizations, web businesses, and everyday Internet users to rally around one of the fundamental building blocks of the Web: the hyperlink. read more
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