Net Neutrality For All

The official Tumblr of Net Neutrality For All (NN4A). Contact me at [email protected]. NN4A is a collaborative project to publicly demonstrate the importance and popularity of net neutrality, and I need your help! I want to feature the voice of the people, and make it clear that we demand to be heard.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

The future is here today: you can't play Bach on Youtube because Sony says they own his compositions

James Rhodes, a pianist, performed a Bach composition for his Youtube channel, but it didn’t stay up – Youtube’s Content ID system pulled it down and accused him of copyright infringement because Sony Music Global had claimed that they owned 47 seconds’ worth of his personal performance of a song whose composer has been dead for 300 years.

This is a glimpse of the near future. In one week, the European Parliament will vote on a proposal to force all online services to implement Content ID-style censorship, but not just for videos – for audio, text, stills, code, everything.

Just last week, German music professor Ulrich Kaiser posted his research on automated censorship of classical music, in which he found that it was nearly impossible to post anything by composers like Bartok, Schubert, Puccini and Wagner, because companies large and small have fraudulently laid claim to their whole catalogs.

Europeans have one week to contact their MEPs to head off this catastrophe.

Stop what you’re doing and contact two friends in the EU right now and send them to Save Your Internet – before it’s too late.

https://boingboing.net/2018/09/05/mozart-bach-sorta-mach.html

[oodlenoodleroodle]

The vote is scheduled 10-13. September.

Make a move now.

[startrekgifs]

This is so important.

Europe, please speak up and speak out.

[magicalishizu]

HI!! REMEMBER BACK IN JULY WHERE WE GOT FIRST PART OF ARTICLE 13 STOPPED? WELL NOW WE´RE IN ROUND 2!!

WE NEED TO STOP THIS!!

AND WE ONLY HAVE A FEW DAYS!!!  THE VOTE IS SET FOR 12 SEPT.!!

IF YOU LIVE IN EU CALL YOUR MP AND ASK THEM TO VOTE NO

AND YOU LIVE OUTSIDE EU PLZ SHARE SO AS MANY PPL AS POSSIBLE SEES THIS

I ONLY SAW A POST ABOUT IT TODAY , 7 SEPT.!!

WE NEED TO SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!

[sunkeepersolarpunkmusic]

Decentralize, Decentralize, Decentralize. This is a relatable example of how corporations and governments must be decentralized. One source of power = one source of everything = ability to extort = suffering of the common person. It’s not just crooked dictators who try to profit off of the oppressed. Vote for decentralized power in your governments and how they govern corporations on the verge of monopoly.

(oh and of course if you’re in the EU call your MEP immediately and tell them they better not vote yes on 13)

[writscrib]

European lawmakers delay controversial copyright law over concerns it could censor memes, articles

The new copyright directive would require platforms like Google and Facebook to use filtering systems to block copyrighted content.

Article 13 has been rejected!

Or rather, delayed until September 10th! 

This, most importantly, means that the lawmakers are hearing what the people are saying. If EU citizens keep the pressure up, Article 13 will likely end up dead. Keep up the good fight!

[labambinafantasma-deactivated20]

If you’re European, in a couple of weeks you will be denied any and all access to fandom contents on Tumblr and everywhere else on the internet. Here’s why.

On June, 20th the JURI of European Parliament approved of the articles 11 and 13 of the new Copyright Law. These articles are also known as the “Link Tax” and the “Censorship Machines” articles.

Articles 13 in particular forces every internet platform to filter all the contents we upload online, ending once and for all the fandom culture. Which means you won’t be able to upload any type of fandom works like fan arts, fan fictions, gif sets from your favourite films and series, edits, because it’s all copyrighted material. And you won’t also be able to share, enjoy or download other’s contents, because the use of links will be completely restricted.

But not everything’s lost yet. There’s another round of voting scheduled for the early days of July.

What you can do now to save our internet, is to share these informations with all of your family members and friends, and to ask to your MEP (the members of the European Parliament from your country) to vote NO at the next round, to vote against articles 11 and 13.

Here you can find more news and all the details to contact your MEP:

https://saveyourinternet.eu

Also, sign and share this petition:

https://www.change.org/p/european-parliament-stop-the-censorship-machinery-save-the-internet?recruiter=50668942&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial

We have just a couple of weeks to stop this complete madness, don’t let them dictating the way we enjoy our internet.

#SaveYourInternet now!

[theconqueeror]

It’s funny how y'all will reblog any and all US things but when whole Europe might lose access to internet then everything is quiet.

[mmmmmmmilo]

Are you fucking serious? Is this really happening? I’m European and I didn’t know a single thing about this

[labambinafantasma-deactivated20]

Here you have

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52016PC0593

https://creativecommons.org/2018/06/20/european-parliaments-legal-affairs-committee-gives-green-light-to-harmful-link-tax-and-pervasive-platform-censorship/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitterfacebook&utm_content=JURI-vote-june-20

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/article-13-european-parliament-internet-censorship-copyright-a8408531.html?amp&__twitter_impression=true

https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/20/eu-votes-for-copyright-law-that-would-make-internet-a-tool-for-control?__twitter_impression=true

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/eu-meme-war-article-13-regulation

Also ao3 has spoken out about this

https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/10637

[niuniente]

You can sign the petition even if you are non-European. I recommend you do, as many of us fan content creators are indeed in Europe. We would also lose access to non-European fan creations, meaning less readers, less fans and less customers for your home-made merch, commissions and such for you.

[thefuzzycomic]

I’m reblogging this to FUZZY as this is extremely important. If I lose access to Tumblr, you will lose access to FUZZY. I would most likely even lose access to Webtoons, as it does have fan comics! Not to mention Patreon is not safe from this either.

[noonymoon]

PLEASE EVERYONE IN EUROPE SIGN THIS PETITION

WE CAN’T LET THIS HAPPEN !!!

[giganuramaki]

As a europpean fanartist, I’m directly affected by this shit. Give it some of your time if you can.

[ex-gen-deactivated20210303]

I thought the world would evolve towards more freedom and less restrictions but that’s actually the other way round… Wtf is wrong with people.

[sanguinepariah]

Email your MEPs and let them know you object to this.

[vaor]

I don’t want to disappear without a forewarning.

As of July 4th 2018, the Internet as we know it might be dead for good. 

The European Parliament is passing a new Copyright Directive.  Article 13 #CensorshipMachine will impose widespread censorship of all the content we share online. Art, fanfiction, parodies, remixes, mashups, memes, etc.. Anything that you do not hold the rights over will be taken down. 

Article 13 would force all online platforms to police and prevent the uploading of copyrighted content, or make people seek the correct licenses to post that content. Internet platforms hosting large amounts of user-uploaded content must monitor user behaviour and filter their contributions to identify and prevent copyright infringement. 

Such filters will be mandatory for platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit and Instagram, but also much smaller websites. 

(x)

This doesn’t just affect Europe. The content creators you love are going to be in hot water for sharing their art and writing with you online. Any and all content that doesn’t belong to us will be filtered. Even memes are at risk, as the person who took the original photo may want to file complaints against any platform that allows it to be used without permission. But it goes even further than that.

Last Tuesday (19th June 2018) a group of more than 70 people who have played important roles in building the internet and developing it (Tim Berners-Lee, Vincent Cerf, Jimmy Wales, Mitchell Baker…) into what it is today addressed an open letter to the members of the European Parliament:

“As creators ourselves, we share the concern that there should be a fair distribution of revenues from the online use of copyright works, that benefits creators, publishers, and platforms alike.

But Article 13 is not the right way to achieve this. By requiring Internet platforms to perform automatic filtering all of the content that their users upload, Article 13 takes an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the Internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users. […] The damage that this may do to the free and open Internet as we know it is hard to predict, but in our opinions could be substantial.”

Here is the original Article 13. It’s even scarier. / Link 2 

Here is how to contact your MEPs. 

Here is a full list of everything that will be affected.

Europe is facing a huge problem, and unlike with Net Neutrality, the world doesn’t seem to care. 

[thenerdywizard1234]

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Important update about Bell Media/Canadian Net Neutrality and how to share your thoughts with the CRTC

So today, my cdnpoli twitter blog (@allthecdnpoli), actually got a private message from the CRTC’s twitter account. The CRTC is Canada’s telecommunications regulator, similar to the US’s FCC (though structured differently).

They noticed that a relatively large amount of responses to the CRTC came from traffic generated by this blog.

One post I shared earlier on this blog contained instructions on how to comment on Bell Media’s anti-piracy/anti-net neutrality proposal.

This is the proposal that Bell Media is apparently planning on bringing to the CRTC (and why Canadians are mad as hell about it):

Bell Wants To Use NAFTA To Completely Criminalize Piracy

Inside Bell’s Push To End Net Neutrality In Canada

Bell, Rogers, Cineplex Linked To ‘Radical’ Website Blocking Plan: Report

Bell Leads on Radical Proposal for CRTC-Backed Mandatory Website Blocking System

If you previously reblogged that post with instructions on how to submit comments to the CRTC, can you delete it, as it has wrong information?

The intention behind that post was good, but it was directed to the wrong proposal at the CRTC. The proposal that the vast majority of people sent their net neutrality remarks to was actually about ‘the license renewals of English language television private ownership groups’. People got this mixed up because the proposal was by Bell and Rogers (and Corus).

The CRTC have told me that they have forwarded all these responses from tumblr to the correct proposal, and so if you want to let the CRTC know what your thoughts are about Bell’s proposal you can comment at the link below:

https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/instances-proceedings/Default-Defaut.aspx?lang=eng&YA=2017&S=O&PA=b&PT=nc&PST=a#2017-359

This is where you need to submit your comments. The deadline is open until 13th of February, 2018.

You can read additional information on the comments section here:

Consultation on the future of program distribution in Canada

and:

Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2017-359

As for Net Neutrality, the CRTC said this:

Concerning Net neutrality, the CRTC has supported and reinforced net neutrality in Canada. In fact, the CRTC’s net neutrality framework was developed through a series of decisions confirming that service providers should treat data traffic equally (regardless of the content) to foster consumer choice, innovation and the free exchanges of ideas. 

For more information:

Strengthening net neutrality in Canada

This gives me some hope that if Bell does propose what they are apparently proposing that they’ll be shot down, but lets all keep focus on this until its clear that its not a danger to net neutrality.

I’d appreciate if you could share this post, to clear up some of the misinformation going around tumblr.

Thank you.

[lulanight-moved-deactivated2021]

How To Support Canadian Net Neutrality

Posted December 19th, 00:45 PST

If you are currently unfamiliar with the unexpected net neutrality battle, please refer to this post.

As a short summary, Bell Media, backed by Cineplex and Rogers Media, is attempting to take control of net neutrality in Canada by going directly to the CRTC (who regulates most Canadian media related leglislation).

This allows them to skip the regular court process that would normally open them to public disapproval and is a dangerous and underhanded move for all Canadians.

This guide will show you how to directly comment to the CRTC on the proposal put forward by Bell step by step. The comment process should take less than ten minutes and could make a huge difference on tomorrow’s outcome.

The following is for Canadian citizens or permanent residents only. If you are neither please follow the above link where you can still make your voice heard by signing the active petition. Please also continue to circulate information including this post and the post linked above.

You can continue to do this until the hearing period is over, but comments submitted in the next few hours will also hold a lot of weight.

First open a new browser tab to this page: https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/CommentForm/Default-Defaut.aspx?lang=e&EN=2017-429&ET=N&S=O&PA=B&PT=A&PST=A&FN=

You will see a feedback form. Select all three applicants listed (Bell Media, Corus Entertainment, and Rogers Media).

Next, select your intervention type as opposition. You will also submit your comment here. If you don’t know what to write or don’t feel comfortable writing from scratch, you can use the following skeleton:

“My name is [LEGAL NAME], and I am writing my intervention in opposition to this application.

The application will set a standard for media moderation without input from the majority of Canadian consumers. As a Canadian citizen, I do not believe this is in line with our right to freedom of speech and furthermore does not accurately represent the majority of consumers desires.

As a consumer I ask for this application to be denied, as it stands in opposition to the beliefs of the CRTC as well as the values we as a people hold for our freedom of information and speech.”

I recommend changing the wording slightly if you are able. However even just a direct paste if you agree with the message still is a good contribution.

This next part is optional, but I would recommend selecting “I do not wish to appear” unless you are completely confident should you actually be asked to defend your message in person.

Unless for some reason you actually are a respondent or a designated representative (if you are one you’ll know, don’t worry), skip these two. Agree to the confirmation of service, you won’t be asked to provide evidence or proof as you are responding as a consumer not as a legal or commercial representative.

Finally, before completing make sure all necessary sections are properly filled out. Use your legal name and most professional email.

If you have any questions or if I missed something, please let me know.

[netneutrality4all]

The battle is starting in Canada, too. Share this please!

Edit: I've heard that the information on this post isn't entirely correct. I've also reblogged the correction, which can be found here: https://netneutrality4all.tumblr.com/post/168827920990/important-update-about-bell-mediacanadian-net

Please don't spread any misinformation!!

[nonbinarypastels]

With the NY Attorney General suing the FCC over the net neutrality repeal (and presumably with other AG’s following suit), it’s not a bad idea for people in other states to contact their state’s Attorney General and urge them to do the same.

Both public opinion and the law are on the side of net neutrality and we need to get as many states petitioning on its behalf as possible.

You can find your state’s Attorney General here and their contact info here.

Most of these listings only include phone numbers and physical addresses but if you click through to your AG’s website you can also find ways to email them, tweet @ them, and contact them on other platforms.

Everyone, please contact your state’s Attorney General and let them know that you do not want the repeal of net neutrality to stand and urge them to #SueTheFCC.

[zutarabeliever-art]

BREAKING NEWS: The following states will join New York in suing the FCC to defend #NetNeutrality protections:

 -California 

-Oregon 

-Vermont 

-Washington

 -Delaware

 -Hawaii

 -Iowa 

-Illinois

 -Massachusetts

 -Kentucky

 -Maine 

-Maryland 

-North Carolina

 -Mississippi

 -Pennsylvania

 -Virginia

[teacupsandcauldrons-deactivated]

If your state is not on this list, make it a top priority to call and pressure your representatives to support net neutrality and challenge the FCC’s decision. If your state is included on this list continue to call and encourage your representatives to support the voices of the people who elected them in the first place. Don’t stop calling, no matter what. Don’t stop talking about net neutrality. Don’t stop pressuring your elected officials to stand with the American people over the greed of a few large corporations. The only reason the FCC is even being sued is because there was enough public outrage to inspire all of these states to actually do something about it. Don’t let that passion die out, and they won’t either.

[punkandjerkmeaniloveyou-deactiv]

@absolutbex look at North Carolina

[netneutrality4all]

This is a priority for NN supporters. Especially if your state is not on the list. Encourage people in your community to contact their representatives. Rally a NN4A group to the cause, see if you could meet with your representatives. Make your voices heard.

[illogical-bullshit]

To Save Net Neutrality, We Must Build Our Own Internet

We must end our reliance on big telecom monopolies and build decentralized, affordable, locally owned internet infrastructure.

[czechs-and-holdings-deactivated]

Good, yes, 100% in support of this!

[atheism-populism-egalitarianism]

Just wondering how this could work

[republicansareahategroup]

A town in colorado just voted to do just that

and a town in Massachusetts did it last year 

Turns out when these local governments do it it ends up being cheaper for everyone, and they often offer cell service too (The Massachusetts town had cell service for 10$ and internet for 25-45 depending on speed. Most residents had a 40% drop in cost)

[nyokoko]

Dude…

[messybritches]

Check out starry.com . They are a small internet provider.

[netneutrality4all]

This is an excellent thing to consider advocating for in your community.

[netneutrality4all]

Help me fight for net neutrality!

ATTENTION: Urgent Net Neutrality project - Are you tired of being ignored?

I am starting a collaborative project to publicly demonstrate the importance and popularity of net neutrality, and I need your help! This is not about signing a petition or making pleas to politicians (not that you shouldn’t do that too). I want to feature the voice of the people, and make it clear that we demand to be heard. 

The Project:

I am looking for short videos, images, or statements explaining how a net neutrality repeal will negatively affect you or someone you know. I want to create something that can be used to target a variety of audiences, something that highlights ordinary Americans and their serious concerns. I’ve been interviewing prominent people in my community, but I know that the same concerns exist all across the country.

I know the vote is coming soon, but please don’t lose hope. This will NOT be the end of the fight. One way or another, our voices will be heard. The FCC may think they can dismiss our concerns, but our elected officials answer to us.

For more information on the project see this post: https://netneutrality4all.tumblr.com/post/168499853730/how-to-contribute-to-the-net-neutrality-for-all.

You can contact me at [email protected]. 

Let’s start a movement, people.

[clover-ernest]

There’s been a Major Movement for almost every one of the last 4 generations. The 50′s had theirs, as did the Vietnam era, the 70′s / 80′s culture revolution, and all the others that History class told us about but we forgot. Now is OUR time. Now is OUR fight.

[netneutrality4all]

Keeping Net Neutrality Alive: Bring NN4A to your community

I know that we are all feeling frustrated, and it seems hopeless, but I promise you, there is plenty more that you can do. You have the power to change things. 

The government answers to the people. That is a founding principle of the United States. Whatever the regulations are, whoever is in office, however the vote goes, this is our decision to make.

So what can we do? Work together. Raise awareness. Demand accountability.

This is where my Net Neutrality For All project comes in. The idea is that anyone can start a NN4A type group in their community. There’s no right way to do this, no central organization or anything like that. It’s about you, making a difference in your community. It’s a way for us to keep up the fight, even if we begin lose access to our online resources.

NN4A efforts can be as formal or informal as they need to be. Just start. Build up a network of people who want to fight for this. See if you can connect with groups in nearby communities (or assist in their formation), especially if they are in the same congressional district. Hold regular meetings if you’d like (libraries are a great place for this). If you are interested in starting a NN4A effort, please contact me at [email protected], so I can have a point of contact and groups can connect with each other.

Start spreading the word in your community. Introduce resources on net neutrality and distribute information on how to contact your local representatives. Spread the word in any way you can, especially offline. 

Take on this issue however you can. Protests, contacting politicians, setting up meetings with your representatives. Push for legislation protecting net neutrality. Start or support efforts to create local, public alternatives to the big ISPs. 

Show the politicians what they are up against. Show them who they are hurting. Talk to local businesses, prominent community members, educators, anyone. Record interviews, film events, collect statements, and do anything else you can think of to demonstrate net neutrality’s importance to your community. You can create your own presentations featuring your community/district/state, and you can contribute to the nationwide project as well. For more information on that element of NN4A, see https://netneutrality4all.tumblr.com/post/168499904505/help-me-fight-for-net-neutrality.

Please, don’t lose hope. Don’t doubt yourselves. We can do this. They can take away our resources, they can ignore our petitions, but they can’t stop us. We won’t forget about this. We will fight. We will succeed. And we will work together to make sure this never happens again.

[netneutrality4all]

Net Neutrality Information

If you want to learn more or do more about net neutrality, or if you are interested in the Net Neutrality For All (NN4A) project, I’ve been creating some resources to help. 

Here is a link to a folder with some resources I’ve created:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EWgeIkp-7TYYqVDLKtgnPM06U9rZrRw1?usp=sharing

[netneutrality4all]

Help me fight for net neutrality!

ATTENTION: Urgent Net Neutrality project - Are you tired of being ignored?

I am starting a collaborative project to publicly demonstrate the importance and popularity of net neutrality, and I need your help! This is not about signing a petition or making pleas to politicians (not that you shouldn’t do that too). I want to feature the voice of the people, and make it clear that we demand to be heard. 

The Project:

I am looking for short videos, images, or statements explaining how a net neutrality repeal will negatively affect you or someone you know. I want to create something that can be used to target a variety of audiences, something that highlights ordinary Americans and their serious concerns. I’ve been interviewing prominent people in my community, but I know that the same concerns exist all across the country.

I know the vote is coming soon, but please don’t lose hope. This will NOT be the end of the fight. One way or another, our voices will be heard. The FCC may think they can dismiss our concerns, but our elected officials answer to us.

For more information on the project see this post: https://netneutrality4all.tumblr.com/post/168499853730/how-to-contribute-to-the-net-neutrality-for-all.

You can contact me at [email protected]. 

Let’s start a movement, people.

[netneutrality4all]

How to contribute to the Net Neutrality For All project

What am I looking for?

Videos, images, or statements explaining how a net neutrality repeal will negatively affect you or someone you know. I’m mainly looking for video interviews, but I’ll accept content in other formats too. 

You can help by:

sending in individual statements from you or someone you know

interviewing and collecting testimony from the people in your community

I want to create something that can be used to target a variety of audiences, something that highlights ordinary Americans and their serious concerns. I’ve been interviewing prominent people in my community, but I know that the same concerns exist all across the country. It would be amazing if this project could branch out into communities across the United States, so we could supplement our online activism with local, offline efforts. This could really make an impact on elected representatives.

I would like to hear from anyone in the U.S. who will be directly affected by a repeal, such as:

Small business owners, independent content creators, entrepreneurs, and anyone whose career is tied internet

Content creators, bloggers, journalists, etc. who could face the possibility of censorship

People in long distance relationships or who are far from family

Military personnel and their families who use internet services to keep in touch

Educators, school officials, and student groups

Librarians and other public employees who will not be able to provide the same resources without using more taxpayer money

Abuse victims who use the internet to get help and communicate safely.

Experts like economists or lawyers

Anyone who was negatively affected by an ISP’s actions before net neutrality

If you decide to submit, be specific to your personal situation! The goal is to back up the general arguments for net neutrality with testimony from real people who are directly affected by the issue. Emphasize who you are speaking as (i.e. a business owner, a military family, an expert in ______) and your qualifications. 

If you are interested in participating, send all inquiries and content to [email protected]. If you plan to bring NN4A to your community, please let me know and keep me updated with any content you collect. 

Let’s show them what they’re up against, people.