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HOW HAVE I NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE??
So, all European (EU) friends:
(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.
From this Tumblr post <- obviously the internet won't DISAPPEAR. However, it could be the very slow start...)
More info:
Why You Need to act NOW! To save the internet.
I hate 2018. There's never a 'Surely it's not that bad' option. :( I mean, maybe everything will be fine, but WHAT IF?
(As an EU citizen living in the UK, my rights are already questionable.)
ETA: Bless the OTW (with thanks to my flist): EU Copyright Developments and Fans
And they say basically the same as the links above: Contact your MEP! Make your voice heard!
(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.
From this Tumblr post <- obviously the internet won't DISAPPEAR. However, it could be the very slow start...)
More info:
Why You Need to act NOW! To save the internet.
I hate 2018. There's never a 'Surely it's not that bad' option. :( I mean, maybe everything will be fine, but WHAT IF?
(As an EU citizen living in the UK, my rights are already questionable.)
ETA: Bless the OTW (with thanks to my flist): EU Copyright Developments and Fans
And they say basically the same as the links above: Contact your MEP! Make your voice heard!
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I'm glad it's less worrying than it seems on the surface and yet. The MayBot would jump at the chance of controlling stuff even more than she already is.
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Best to double check for yourself, but certainly when I've followed links and tumblr posts about it, the people with legal expertise who aren't worried sound sensible to me. (Certainly, even if it went through, it would take a long time to have an effect, would chiefly affect big companies like Google - who may in part be behind the 'scaremongering' and would be patchy by country, like YouTube blocking is currently, and that it may actually be a good thing in many ways.)
But obviously I'm just going by who seemed the most informed online, and it's not always easy to tell who's right!
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Yeah, obviously everything is not going to disappear overnight etc, but I am inherently suspicious of this kinda thing.
In all likelihood nothing would happen until we were out of the EU, but even so... *pokes* Too many bad things are happening for me to just presume everything will be fine.
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OTOH I am cautious when people dismiss stuff as 'scaremongering'. It's what gave us Trump & Brexit. :(
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But tiny bit by tiny bit - sure. Best to stop it whilst it's still just absurd. :)
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You could always email them to ask for an update. They might be able to provide a more reasoned perspective on where things currently stand. http://www.transformativeworks.org/contact_us/
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And yeah, doing something is definitely the way to go. Like, people dismiss all the worries about the Y2K bugs and issues, because everything was FINE, but the reason it was fine was because a lot of people worked very hard to make it so...
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Gondor calls for aid! And the lurkers will answer!
(Anonymous) 2018-06-29 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)I haven't got time for this Mickey Mouse bullshit.
Fuck this. Fuck my life. Fuck everything.
I don't even know if this will affect Deviantart, but I'm sharing it there too. I've got one hundred watchers, goddammit. Do we know if it will? Livejournal? (Yes, I'm a worst case scenario kind of person).
On a happier note, I've sent you the thing, I hope it was the right email.
(is even more anxious than usual, which is saying something)
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Haven't received anything (as far as I know, I have not checked spam), but it should be elisi at livejournal dot com. What's it called?
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(Anonymous) 2018-06-29 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)Yep, that's the one. I've probably gotten the spam treatment again. It's "Êl síla erin lû e-govaned vîn!", a Sindarin greeting. Because when you're as pretentious as I am, you either go big, or you go home.
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(Anonymous) 2018-06-30 01:53 am (UTC)(link)It says you didn't get it, because your email system/service/whatever does not accept connections with mine...? I use Outlook (hotmail). And that your administrator may be able to correct this.
But the fault is most probably at my end. There *is* something wrong, but it just looks like a bunch of complicated crap, I understand nothing. So I'm just going to ignore it for noe.
Fortunately, I have another email. I'll try that one.
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(Anonymous) 2018-06-30 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)no subject
This is a directive, meaning (unlike the GDPR) that it leaves the goals of the directive open to somewhat free implementation by member states, as long as the basic goals of the directive are met on time. As such, it will be years before we actually see any binding legislation as a result of this directive, and how member states choose to implement it will vary on the state in question.
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But small incremental change needs to be stopped at inception. Never take anything for granted.
(Thank goodness the weather is gorgeous. <3)
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Yes, the weather is beautiful, I just wish people would stop wasting water. :/
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Very true.
Yes, the weather is beautiful, I just wish people would stop wasting water. :/
Hose pipe ban now!!!
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Genius.