The Movement Gets Legs in San Diego: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Infojustice: TPP negotiators are trying to shut you out
Groups from the StopTheTrap.net coalition are on the ground in San Diego as trade reps discuss the restrictive intellectual property aspects of the TPP—the Internet trap. But TPP negotiators aren’t…
It’s time to amplify our voice against the TPP’s Internet Trap
Right in this moment, lobbyists are pushing through the closure of the open Internet. As you read this, they are setting a trap of restrictions that will criminalize daily uses…
Michael Geist: European Parliament Rejects ACTA – The Impossible Becomes Possible
Great news! The European Parliament has voted down ACTA. That’s one secretive international treaty down… read more
The StopTheTrap.net Coalition: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation give a rundown on the TPP’s Internet trap
In this interview, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Maira Sutton breaks down the secrecy that surrounds the TPP’s Internet trap, and the huge implications the TPP will have for our digital…
National Journal: Lawmakers and groups pushing for TPP transparency
We have momentum! Thanks to all of you who have signed and shared the StopTheTrap.net petition, our representatives are starting to feel the heat. Adding to it all, yesterday U.S.…
Vancouver Sun: TPP could could impose draconian restrictions on Canadian Internet users
One day in and the http://StopTheTrap.net petition has had over 55,000 names added to it from around the world. What’s more, we’re quickly growing the coalition of organizations behind the…
You’re Empowered to Stop the Internet Trap: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Letter to Supporters: Once you’re trapped, there’s no going back
Imagine a world where you could be dragged to court and receive a large fine for simply clicking on the wrong link, where service providers would hand over information about…
Secretive trade agreement could mean big fines for Canadian Internet users, says new coalition
TPP-STT_100x100_120626.png Canadians kick off international coalition to fight new Internet restrictions proposed in TPP trade agreement June 27, 2012 – OpenMedia.ca launched a campaign today, supported a by a group…
New York Times: Copyright restrictions limit innovation
What’s at stake when we fight for Internet openness by tackling copyright and other intellectual property issues? This article describes it well: “It’s not that we don’t need to protect…
TVO: OpenMedia.ca’s founder on the open Internet
I (Steve Anderson, OpenMedia.ca’s founder) don’t often have the opportunity to talk about how I got involved in safeguarding the possibilities of the Internet, or how OpenMedia.ca operates. If you’re…
This Could Be Disastrous: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Canada’s Digital Future at Risk as Ottawa joins Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
openmedia_logo.jpg Pro-Internet group OpenMedia.ca warns that entry into TPP could force an “Internet lockdown” in Canada June 19, 2012 – Canada has become the latest country to join the Trans-Pacific…
National Post: Canada may soon sign on to restrictive TPP agreement
Canada may soon be signing on to the secretive and controversial TPP agreement, reports the National Post. The TPP, which among other things would expand Big Media’s powers to lock…
Geist: Secret U.S. industry lobby revealed to be pushing for Internet lockdown laws in Canada
We were successful in stopping the push for website blocking and Internet termination powers, but now it’s clear why the government refuses to listen to Canadians in regards to restrictive…