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.
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.”
Hey everyone, I switched jobs about a month ago and I had a gap in paychecks that really hurt me and put me behind on bills and I’m really struggling with money right now. I literally only have $5 to get me through the next week, so if anyone wanted to help out at all I have an album that I put out last summer on my bandcamp that you can donate for. Anything would help, even just a reblog.
Hi everyone! So, I’m having some difficulty finding work for the period that I am home for the summer, and after that will be in Norway for 5 months, where I don’t have the kind of visa that allows me to work abroad. So in an effort to pick up some cash where I can, I will be taking writing commissions!
Rates are negotiable, but generally speaking, one $3 coffee will get you 300 words. I’m planning on mostly centering around writing for other people’s OCs, but am open to other types of writing as well.
You can put a summary of your request as your donation message (preferably with a way to get in touch) and you can always message me to further discuss your commission at my tumblr or my twitter (girlgansey).
Thanks, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to write for you guys!
If you haven’t heard the exciting news yet: I’ve decided to go ahead and make Force of Nature into a comic! Finally! At long last! For now, the comic is still in its early stages, and I’m working on it when I can in my free time. I’ll make a post ASAP about where you can find it and when it’s going to drop.
In the meantime, I’ve set up a Patreon where, for $1 a month, you can get all the behind the scenes look at sketches, working concepts, and participate in world building!
If you are interested in pledging, you can find the Patreon page here.
Thank you to everyone who has been supportive of this idea and encouraged me to make a comic in the first place! I’m really, really excited about this project, and I hope you guys stick around to see what I can come up with 🙂
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