The Potato's Choice
And I'm not sure the TPP will ever get through. It's essentially a road to nowhere project, it's going nowhere fast despite it being a "looming threat" for years. And Congress basically refuses to give President Obama any ability to fast track it. (Democrats because they don't want it screwing their anti poverty narrative and Republicans because they don't trust Obama with power.)
Many were increasingly of the opinion that they'd all made a big mistake in coming down from the trees in the first place. - Douglas Adams
Face-Puncher
Still, the 'voluntary agreements' and 'notice and staydown' notions are extremely dangerous, and should be fought at every turn.
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
We ourselves have seen the problem with "voluntary agreements." The Google Incident and Second Google Incident which forced vast, strict changes in how the site functions, all because somebody complained and Google balked.
Except that instead of a concerned user complaining about ads, it's fat-cat legal departments who are paid to sit around, look for search results and then just fire off complaints all day.
edited 19th Mar '14 7:27:14 AM by Ogodei
- SOPA will not return in the same form, so stop shouting about it or you look stupid.
- SOPA-like provisions are (allegedly) being used in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, including language that would criminalize fanfic and fanart; oppose those.
- Voluntary agreements between companies are going to become more popular with the opposition to SOPA, so make sure you're aware of the voluntary agreements between companies, and provide feedback.
- Stop pirating because that makes you a hypocrite.
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw