Harsh provisions in this international trade agreement threaten to censor your Internet. Check out what OpenMedia’s Cynthia Khoo has to say, and make sure to check out our positive alternative at https://OpenMedia.org/DigitalFuture Article by Katheryn Thayer for Forbes The latest threat to digital innovation and free speech online sounds innocuous.
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OpenMedia.ca: Global study finds citizens want balanced copyright rules that respect creators, prioritize free expression, and reject Internet censorship
eblast_free_expression_sidebar.png OpenMedia launches report crowdsourced from over 300,000 people in 155 countries worldwide. The findings are a direct challenge to the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership where extreme proposals to censor the Internet are being created in near-total secrecy October 15, 2014 – Citizens from across the globe want balanced copyright rules
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On universal freedoms
I won’t wade too far into the sudden discussion of political advertising raised by the Cons’ plans to change copyright law to favour political advertising, as Michael Geist has largely captured the most important points. But I will raise one quibble with Geist which hints at a more reasonable legal
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Every Canadian should benefit from sensible copyright rules, not just political parties
Steve_Anderson.jpg Responding to the government’s proposal to carve our copyright exemptions for political parties, OpenMedia.ca Executive Director Steve Anderson said: “Copyright laws should never be used to stifle free political expression. However, this government is shamefully trying to carve out a self-serving, narrow exception that would only benefit political parties,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Motherboard: Are we handing our sovereignty over to unelected U.S. lobbyists?
This unassuming provision in the TPP could allow U.S. negotiators to rewrite Canadian laws around sharing and collaborating online. Article by DJ Pangburn for Motherboard The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement negotiations have resumed, and a troubling provision has come to light. The United States government is using an enhanced
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Ars Technica: This monkey’s selfie is just the beginning of an absurd tale
A monkey with a camera can take a selfie, but can infinite monkeys on infinite typewriters come up with modern laws for sharing and collaborating online? Article by David Kravets for Ars Technica An English nature photographer is going ape over Wikipedia’s refusal to remove pictures of a monkey from
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: “Dear Canada: Don’t do it! Love, Australia.”
“Dear Canada: Don’t do it! Love, Australia.” Guest blog by Cynthia Khoo Like a heavily copyrighted message in a bottle floating up to the shores of this week’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in Ottawa, Australia’s warning tells tales: do not let giant U.S. conglomerates mess with your intellectual property rights
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Five things you did this past month to stop the TPP’s Internet Censorship plan
Our pro-Internet community has been busy this past month, taking on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on home turf and standing up to powerful interests who want to see the trade agreement finalized before the end of the year. Internet citizens across the globe are justified in their concerns about the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Internet Insider Video Update: Save Free Expression Online
Our awesome volunteer Darcy came in to provide you with this video update on the TPP, how it could censor the Internet, and what you can do about it. You can learn more at https://OpenMedia.org/expression read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The Tyee: Last Chance for Canadians to Influence Secret Trade Talks?
We want YOU to help us save free expression. Check out what you can do at https://OpenMedia.org/Expression Article by Bob Mackin for The Tyee When the latest round of closed-door talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership was moved from Vancouver to Ottawa, so did the opposition to the 12-nation, pact-in-progress. read
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post: 11 scary things about the TPP negotiators don’t want you to know
Top 11 things the government doesn’t want you to know about the TPP. Number 3 has really got me worried. Which one bothers you the most? Article by Daniel Tencer for The Huffington Post It Could Criminalize Small-Scale Downloading Canada’s new copyright laws, passed last fall, cap the liability for
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Vice: The Canadian Government is Playing Hide and Seek with the TPP
First they tried to dodge us by moving TPP negotiations from Vancouver to Ottawa, now they’re avoiding questions about their Internet censorship plan. Good thing we’re taking matters into our own hands. See how here: https://OpenMedia.org/Expression Article by Chris Malmo for Vice Right this moment, negotiators from 12 countries are
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The TPP Internet Censorship Circus is in town and it’s more secretive than ever
The bureaucrats and industry lobbyists negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership have gone to great lengths to keep their plans a secret before, but this takes the cake. After scheduling the next round of bargaining for Vancouver, negotiators quietly made a last minute switch to Ottawa with only a week to go
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: In Canada, TPP Negotiations Go Further Underground
The secrecy around the ongoing TPP negotiations in Ottawa is “wholly unprecedented,” argues Maira Sutton, a policy analyst with Electronic Frontier Foundation. The post In Canada, TPP Negotiations Go Further Underground appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: EFF: We Join Dozens of Organizations and Businesses to Protest TPP Copyright Proposals
Internet start-ups, educators, tech firms, and advocacy groups are fighting back against the TPP’s proposed Internet censorship plan. Check out how the fight is going and add your voice at https://openmedia.org/FaceToFace Article by Jeremy Malcolm and Maira Sutton for EFF Today, EFF and its partners in the global Our Fair
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post: What the Top-Secret TPP Talks Mean for the Future of the Internet and Democracy
The Internet thrives on the ability for users to share and adapt content freely, without fear of unreasonable reprisal. TPP negotiators want to take that power away, and replace it with restrictive laws that would force ISPs to heavily police their users. Help us fight TPP censorship and secrecy by
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Social media companies, entrepreneurs, investors, Internet user groups speak out about Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement
AFairDeaLOGOv10.jpg With crucial TPP talks intensifying in Ottawa, business leaders have sent a letter raising concerns about how the TPP could force service providers to act as Internet cops, raising costs and potentially putting smaller providers out of business July 7, 2014 – Canadian web business leaders are joining a
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Five ways extreme copyright rules can be used to censor the Internet
Guest blog by Cynthia Khoo Imagine finding that your favourite music blog, political forum, or video remix has disappeared overnight. What happened? It may well have fallen victim to censorship via notice-and-takedown, copyright law’s most misused tool. If popular user-driven websites such as eBay, YouTube, or WordPress receive a copyright
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Secret TPP talks in Ottawa: Harper has “something to hide”
“Most Canadians would be surprised to learn that Canada is hosting the latest round of TPP negotiations this week in Ottawa,” says University of Ottawa Prof Michael Geist The post Secret TPP talks in Ottawa: Harper has “something to hide” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC: Trans-Pacific Partnership talks going on in Ottawa
This multi-national trade deal could censor your Internet, on top of making it more expensive and policed. Even worse, the deal is being negotiated behind closed doors in near total secrecy. Got a problem with that? Sound off at https://OpenMedia.org/FaceToFace Article by Kristy Kirkup for The CBC Trade officials from
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