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Europe’s planned copyright changes are Really Bad for fanfic sites

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 01:13:49 +0200

eatingcroutons:

I mean you’ve probably got that impression already but honestly, they are really, really bad. Especially if you like uploading fanfiction to websites like AO3.

At the moment, the way the law is phrased is likely to mean everything you upload in Europe, to any website that allows user-created content, will need to be automatically scanned for copyright violations.

You know YouTube’s automatic content filter? Imagine having that for the entire internet. We already know that copyright trolls exploit YouTube’s system in a bunch of ways, making money off user content they have no actual rights to, and shutting down legitimate user content.

But here’s where it gets worse: Websites that host user-generated content – including fanfiction – will be responsible for putting those filters in place and maintaining them themselves.

This law would in all likelihood require AO3 to implement a system which monitors every single work uploaded in Europe for copyright violations, before they can be shared on the Archive.

We’re talking full-on “robotic censorship regime”, as the Electronic Frontier Federation puts it.

Not only would that be that icky and invasive. Not only would it ignore the complexity of copyright exceptions like Fair Dealing. Not only would it be easy to exploit by copyright trolls. It would also be a massive, massive burden on an organisation staffed entirely by volunteers. The sheer volume of work AO3’s coders, wranglers, and policy and abuse staff take on – for free, in their own time – is already staggering.

And while AO3 is a pretty robust archive, and might miraculously be able to find the resources to comply with this ridiculous law, there are many, many smaller websites out there that would seriously struggle. Other non-profits, libraries, and archives, who would all have to either build automatic content filters from the ground up – or more likely, pay for off-the-shelf “solutions” that are overpriced and ineffective.

The OTW are doing their best to fight this change, and this EFF post also has links to a bunch of ways in which you personally can help lobby against this terrible law.

The European Parliament’s legal committee has just voted (in June 2018) to press forward with the law, but we’ve probably still got until at least early 2019 before the whole Parliament votes on it. The timing is about as good as it gets – the next European Parliament election is expected in May 2019, so our MEPs are going to be worrying about re-election right when we need to put pressure on them (that’s now!).

Europe has managed to reject bad legislation in the past. We can do it again this time. Please do what you can to spread the word or get involved!

European followers: please, please sign the petitions, call/write to your MEPs, everythings that’s necessary. Your voice matters.

he... his eyebrows...... ghguuhhh

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:00:17 +0200

salteans:

waltzy: Lance + every Lance +space pirate Lance

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 19:48:38 +0200

waltzy:

Lance + every Lance

+space pirate Lance

curbeater:like mother, like son.

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 19:41:57 +0200

curbeater:

like mother, like son.

fumidraws:Loving voltron season 6! Follow @fumisketchies on...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 19:34:37 +0200

fumidraws:

Loving voltron season 6! Follow @fumisketchies on Instagram for more :)

sounds-festive: Sleeveless Coran; reblog if you agree

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 19:25:55 +0200

sounds-festive:

Sleeveless Coran; reblog if you agree

daxterdd: Some character closeups from the Voltron SDCC 2018...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:43:31 +0200

daxterdd:

Some character closeups from the Voltron SDCC 2018 poster

oceanwitch: lebritanyarmor: seemeflow: She sells weed but...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:48:57 +0200

oceanwitch:

lebritanyarmor:

seemeflow:

She sells weed but has a problem with an 8 year old black girl selling water. Toxic white people feel like it is LITERALLY against the law for Black folks to disobey their request. They immediately jump into citizens arrest mode, playing the role of deputy doin’ too much, using their whiteness and its proximity to police protection as a weapon.

they’re annoying as fuckin hell

“Illegally selling water without a permit” is this bish against lemonade stands too?

fangirltothefullest: angelbabyspice: fishwrites: g-r-i-m-a: g-...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:44:41 +0200

fangirltothefullest:

angelbabyspice:

fishwrites:

g-r-i-m-a:

g-r-i-m-a:

I discovered something useful today, taking breaks or exercising never helps me but THIS does, sharing to save a life

I just found out that some pro artists that work for companies like Dreamworks etc sometimes hold their pens this or similar way so it gotta work. Recently I spent 5 days on drawing for long periods of time (we talk about min 5 hours in one go to max 12 hours long crunch) and not once did my hand bother me.

For any artist friendos ???

oh wow i gotta try this

I naturally held my pencil from the beginning keeping the main pressure on my middle finger and because of this I never had any pain, I didn’t realize I’d naturally done the thing they recommend. O.O

wgnery:i got really desperate about linking two unrelated...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:43:11 +0200

wgnery:

i got really desperate about linking two unrelated drawings together and ended up with this hot mess please just take it

ablogthingy: monteswisha: A bird in the hand is worth a thousand...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:42:31 +0200

ablogthingy:

monteswisha:

A bird in the hand is worth a thousand words

you WILL love me human

prinzcake: wanted to recreate the loveliest scene Keep reading

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:39:14 +0200

prinzcake:

wanted to recreate the loveliest scene

Keep reading

om-nommz: 🌈 happy pride month B^) 🌈 dont repost/use...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:34:13 +0200

om-nommz:

🌈 happy pride month B^) 🌈

dont repost/use without permission

bonus:

harveychan: https://twitter.com/harveytxt/status/1010351838959427...

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:32:11 +0200

harveychan:

https://twitter.com/harveytxt/status/1010351838959427586

shima-draws: I had to get this out of my system okay it’s been...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 18:50:07 +0200

shima-draws:

I had to get this out of my system okay it’s been in my head for weeks

Bonus:

Keith’s dumb, Lance accepts this

pacificrim: here is a compilation of some of my favorite vines

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:39:27 +0200

pacificrim:

here is a compilation of some of my favorite vines

closet-keys: thats-tea: Body Cam focuses on several LAPD police officers who are haunted by a...

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 00:33:26 +0200

closet-keys:

thats-tea:

Body Cam focuses on several LAPD police officers who are haunted by a malevolent spirit that is tied to the murder of a black youth at the hands of two white cops, all of which are caught on a body cam video that was destroyed in a cover-up.

secret-heritage: a-valorous-choice: crazybowtielover: hypnoap...

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:28:25 +0200

secret-heritage:

a-valorous-choice:

crazybowtielover:

hypnoapollo:

hypnoflow:

convoluted-moonscape:

normalpancakes:

beaubete:

catnippackets:

thank you for caring about me

If I could reblog this a thousand times I would. Every day forever and ever.

cheesy but like…

it’s true

You guys. All of you. I care about you so much you have no idea. Thank you everyone.

Totally my friends the last few months. <3

☀️

Ok but s a m e

You guys are always there for me. Thank you. ❤️

Honestly same, I appreciate each and every one of you nerds

notllorstel: Is it weird? I’m gonna make it weird. Here’s a...

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 12:10:06 +0200

Pidge found dead in Miami

Lemme show you my album of cool rocks. It's on Nyma's phone

Keith made a mix tape for Mothman

*ADORABLE PUPPY PUGS BARKING*

No way! You live near the Gulf of Mexico! I am from Varadero! It has the best waves in my experience!

Otto is a were-bear. he hasn’t turned back into human in half a decade but still drives his convertible

YOUR GONNA BE EATING SPLINTERS FOR A WEEK BUD!!!!

notllorstel:

Is it weird? I’m gonna make it weird.

Here’s a drop of context of the situation. Mothman gets framed.

what did jeremy do again

Sat, 23 Jun 2018 00:13:21 +0200

everything

uhh he said Lance can sing, dance, surf and play guitar and that he’d take [people] on dates to cuban beaches with his lion and that he’s kind of a hopeless romantic haha

that he’ll comfort ppl and be supportive even when he doesn’t get anything back

and that he’d love someone selfless who cares a lot about their family

someone asked about the similarity of the night desert scene with the explosion when “”Texas”” found Krolia and when Lance saw Keith sneaking around and he said there are no coincidences in the show

and some more things

also addressed the basement again and said life there is good and he even has netflix lmao

(also I’m going by what I remember so the phrasing might be slightly different but he did avoid mentioning girls specifically in romance questions and kept it vague)

anon: Wait WHAT WHERE DID YOU WATCH JEREMY’S LIVE??

I didn’t, I just saw the aftermath on twitter 8′)