Mr. Moore, you had one job
Last week, we let you know about a series of outrageous notices that Canadian Internet users were receiving, some claiming that they could owe up to $150,000 in fines for…
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Stop Big Media’s Shakedown
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Canadians demanding James Moore take action to end media conglomerates’ $150,000 copyright shakedown
403×403-facebook.jpg U.S. media giants are sending Canadians threatening notices telling them they could face $150,000 lawsuits and get kicked kicked off the Internet – neither of which are possible under…
Michael Geist: Government needs to stand up to copyright bullies
U.S. copyright trolls are threatening Canadians with ridiculous fines. What can our government do to fight these bullies? Article by Michael Geist Last week I posted on how Rightscorp, a…
Don’t just hand your private information over to copyright trolls
This just in: Canadian ISPs are now required to pass on notices of alleged copyright infringement to their customers. Some ISPs are recommending that people receiving these notices contact the…
CBC: Oh, the irony
The government just announced $9 million to promote free expression on the Internet abroad, but what are they doing to prevent censorship here at home? Article by Evan Dyer for…
New copyright law is already being abused to threaten Canadian Internet users with ridiculous penalties for downloading
1503426_10153037610974759_5970440243513203976_n.png Government needs to take action to prevent foreign Big Media companies from sending misleading notices that threaten $150,000 lawsuits and disconnection from the Internet January 8, 2015 – Less…
$9 million for free expression abroad. Now how will the government prevent censorship at home?
Yesterday, the government announced a joint program with the Munk School of Global Affairs to help Internet users in authoritarian countries circumvent Internet censorship. The $9 million initiative is designed…
Goliath Vs. Goliath
Last week’s massive email leak at Sony revealed a number of unsavoury things about the company from the racist comments of Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal, to the company’s scramble to…
OpenMedia delivers letter from 48 leading organizations calling for full text of TPP to be released to enable public debate
This week, our own Free Expression Campaigner Meghan Sali travelled to Washington, D.C., to hand-deliver an exciting new letter organized by our friends at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and 47…
EFF: There’s no excuse for secrecy at the TPP
The European Union has taken a huge leap towards transparency in releasing the text of a trade deal affecting member nations. Now, it’s time for Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators to do…
As high-level TPP talks continue in Washington D.C., OpenMedia holds face-to-face meetings with key negotiators to demand end to secrecy
tpp_threat.jpg Demands grow to release full text of Trans-Pacific Partnership to enable public debate about proposals that would make the Internet more expensive, censored, and policed Thursday December 11, 2014…
Heading to D.C. to show decision-makers that Internet users ‘gon run this town.
This post is from OpenMedia and does not represent the Fair Deal Coalition. On behalf of OpenMedia and our growing international community of supporters, I have been given a fantastic…
ICYMI: Check out this innovative teach-in featuring members of the Fair Deal Coalition and Meghan Sali
This teach-in is brought to you by OpenMedia International OpenMedia has been here with you throughout the negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – rallying a huge global movement to…
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Guest blog by OpenMedia volunteer and community member Joey Levesque What does Our Digital Future look like? Recently, OpenMedia came together with over 300,000 Internet users around the world to…
CCPA Monitor: Global movement of Internet users create a crowdsourced agenda for free expression
This piece was co-authored by Steve Anderson and Josh Tabish and was originally published in the November edition of the CCPA Monitor read more
It’s Our Future
Over 300,000 Internet users contributed to our crowdsourced vision for free expression online in the 21st century. What matters most to the Internet community? Watch this animated video to find…
EFF: Which companies will protect you from copyright and trademark bullies?
Who’s protecting your speech against false copyright or trademark complaints? EFF finds out which companies are willing to go to bat for you. Report by EFF When somebody wants to…