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DEAR WORLD, Internet service providers will begin spying on you!
This is not just the USA, this is also Europe, UK, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and more.
ACTA is another attempt by Hollywood and others to end privacy and freedom to protect their profits.
These well done videos provide an overview:
We got to stop this!
Europe, contact your representatives.
USA, reblog this post. Make new posts. Join the EFF. Stay involved.
They won’t give up, and neither will we.
I’m going to keep spamming ACTA posts. It’s just so important. I can’t even…
Sorry about my rage post earlier, here’s a more reasonable post about my feelings on SOPA amd PIPA…
Gabe Newell, the head of Valve, which I believe is one of the greatest video game companies in existence today, had this to say about the problems of pirating:
“The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It’s by giving those people a service that’s better than what they’re receiving from the pirates… . If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable.”
Why do these large corporations seek shelter from the government when they have no on else to blame but themselves if piracy is a problem to them? These music and movie industries are in trouble because they’ve put themselves there. These people who think they can overcharge for movies and music, then get completely defensive and offended when others offer their services at a better rate and quality than they can provide.
Do they really think that they can stop pirates? I don’t believe even they’re stupid enough to believe so. The internet has millions of ways to share files outside Megaupload. All the government has done is mildly inconvenient pirates and captured seven people, in comparison to the millions of providers and the billions of downloaders that are out there. They did it for show, I believe, wanted to flex their big government muscles and act like they’re in power of the situation. They essentially cut off the head of a Hydra in an attempt to scare away the Hydra later.
I believe the motto of capitalism and especially the United States is: ‘Competition is the life-blood of the economy’, right? Well, Hollywood, you’ve met your largest competitor. It’s up to you now, do you adapt or do you die?
ThePirateBay’s press release in regards to SOPA and PIPA.
26.01 EU is going to signed ACTA. We have our own SOPA.What can we do?Write to your politics in the European Parliament.Talk about that.Make websites.Hack governments.Repost.We have only one week.ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??
SIGNAL BOOST!!
Ho fucking god no…. not another…
EVEN THOUGH I’M AMERICAN, I’M SIGNAL BOOSTIN’ THIS SHIT!!!
SIGNAL BOOST.
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, YOU GUYS.
WTF
Reblogging even though I’m American. Ths shit must be stopped.
You know what? Every other country helped us out during SOPA. It’s our turn to help every other person out.
You can sign a petition here! Here’s some very concise info. There is no zip needed for this so literally ANYONE can sign this.
More in-depth information and ways to action available here! Spread the word, this is a huge global threat towards a culture of sharing!
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