Negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have gone to extreme lengths to stop civic interest groups and the public finding out what’s being discussed at the next round of closed-door trade talks happening in Canada this month. Originally slated to take place at the beginning of July in Vancouver, a
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OpenMedia.ca: T-minus 24 hours for your input to count
We have just 24 hours until key decision-makers behind the Trans Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) Internet Censorship plan begin meeting in Ottawa.1 Please Note: This is your last chance to use our easy-to-use “Internet Voice” to get your comment right in the hands of those crafting this extreme and secretive plan.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: EFF: Canadian Court to the Entire World: No Links For You!
Has the B.C. Supreme Court lost its mind? Article by Maira Sutton for EFF The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered Google to remove entire domains from its search results—a decision that could have enormous global implications on free expression. This is the latest of several instances of courts
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: OpenMedia launches new tool to enable Canadians to go face to face with those behind international Internet Censorship talks set to kick off in Ottawa
Face2face_eblast.png The secretive meetings concern a wide-ranging 12-country international agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Leaked documents suggest Canada’s Internet could become far more expensive, censored, and policed. June 26, 2014 – According to official sources, Trans-Pacific Partnership talks begin in Ottawa on July 3rd-12th. The TPP is an international agreement
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: We couldn’t have done this without you
A few years ago, we at OpenMedia began to realize that fighting against efforts to shut down the open Internet wasn’t enough – we needed to clearly articulate what we were fighting for. And we needed to do this with you, our amazing pro-Internet supporters. Since then, we’ve experimented with
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: By the numbers: stats from our crowdsourced drag-and-drop tool
Tired of not having input on rules for collaborating and sharing online? Want a chance to actually shape the Internet’s future for yourself? If you answered yes, then you’re not alone. Find out how you and other citizens are taking the Internet back at
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Josh + Thanh Versus the Internet Trolls
Do you want trolls deciding all the rules for sharing and collaborating online? Or would you rather crowdsource them? Say “Expecto Patronum” to outdated rules for collaborating and sharing online at https://OpenMedia.org/Crowdsource read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What do the Good Wife, Justin Bieber, and Internet Freedom have in common?
If you’re a fan of the Good Wife like me, you’re not only still mourning the death of Will Gardner, you’re also reeling from last week’s season finale cliffhanger (will Diana, Alicia, and Cary finally become one firm!?) With its well-crafted dialogue and character-driven plot, the Good Wife is arguably
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Crashing Down to Earth.
In 2013, Canadian astronaut and all around cool dude Commander Chris Hadfield sang, recorded, and filmed a cover of David Bowie’s stargazing classic “Space Oddity.” The music video was a fitting tribute to the Bowie hit and Hadfield’s time aboard the International Space Station. On the anniversary of his return
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Use the Internet to save the Internet – and win an incredible pro-Internet prize pack
At OpenMedia, we love sharing and collaborating with our global community when it comes to formulating effective and game changing digital policy. That means using the Internet to save the Internet. It also means reaching out to one another, to converse, to deliberate and of course, to combine our own
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: You could win amazing prizes
Cards Against Humanity, Raspberry Pi Linux mini computers, Reddit plush dolls, oh my! These are just a sample of the awesome prizes you could win just by sharing our crowdsourced drag-and-drop tool for reshaping sharing and collaborating online. Go to https://OpenMedia.org/CrowdSource right now and share widely. The top 5 sharers
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Mythbusters: Internet Censorship edition
Back in the 1980s, there was a huge fear that video would kill the radio star – a sentiment most shockingly expressed by Jack Valenti, former President of the MPAA (Movie Picture American Association) when sounding the alarm about the arrival of the VCR: “I say to you that the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Don’t let trolls censor your internet
Don’t let trolls censor your internet. Help design modern rules for sharing and collaborating online at https://OpenMedia.org/CrowdSource read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: We’re taking your Online Privacy concerns straight to Parliament – and we need to hear from you.
Good news everyone – it looks like Parliamentarians are taking notice of our rapidly growing campaign against online spying in Canada. Thanks to a massive outcry from the pro-Privacy community, they’ve invited our Steve Anderson to testify before key Members of Parliament on the Standing Committee on Justice and Human
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Stop. Collaborate and listen.
Only four days left to share your vision for sharing and collaborating in the 21st century. Do what Ice says – go to https://OpenMedia.org/CrowdSource right now and share widely! read more
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: The fight for Internet freedom must not only go on, but go global
So here’s the deal: the future of the open Internet is on the line. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an international trade deal involving 12 Pacific Rim countries, threatens to make the Internet we know and love more expensive, censored, and policed. The TPP has huge implications for all of us
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Thank you for helping to shape our Digital Future
Thousands of you have participated in our crowdsourcing project for sharing and collaborating in the 21st century – and we want to say a huge Thank You from all of us here at OpenMedia. If you’ve still to take part – don’t miss out: go to https://OpenMedia.org/Crowdsource today, and let
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Torrent Freak: The Connection Between the Copyright Industry and the NSA
Article by Rick Falkvinge for Torrent Freak As I described in a previous column, the copyright monopoly cannot be enforced without mass surveillance. There is no way to tell a private conversation in a digital environment from a monopolized audio file being transferred, not without actually looking at what’s being
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: 3 things you need to know about sharing and collaborating online
With Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks intensifying, it’s becoming clearer and clearer why we simply can’t passively rely on unelected lobbyists and bureaucrats to negotiate a fair deal when it comes to our Internet freedom. That’s why it’s more important than ever that we seize this opportunity to propose an alternative
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Have YOUR say on how we share and collaborate in the 21st century
Have you ever thought to yourself, “hey, I wish I could help shape our Digital Future”? Well today’s your lucky day! Go to https://OpenMedia.org/Crowdsource and use our drag and drop tool to share your vision for how we should share and collaborate in the 21st century. read more
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