Library Futures(@library_futures) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Next week we're joining with our community Creative Commons Public Knowledge + more to mark and fight for a
Join us to look back on the history of library privacy and why it matters to fight surveillance in the public realm
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Next week we're joining with our community @creativecommons @publicknowledge + more to mark #SOPAPlus10 and fight for a #BetterInternet
Join us to look back on the history of library privacy and why it matters to fight surveillance in the public realm
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Michael Petricone(@mpetricone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“If Congress breaks Amazon Prime, the reaction from voters could make the SOPA-PIPA earthquake look like a tremor. Similarly, you could predict a SOPA-PIPA-type backlash if the government places unreasonable restrictions on the 46M Americans who own digital assets.”

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Michael Petricone(@mpetricone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The only way to avoid a calamitous assault on the Internet was for users to speak up. The number of calls was unprecedented. I remember walking down the hall and hearing phones ringing. It was echoing across the Capitol” - Rep. Zoe Lofgren in conversation w Mike Masnick

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Public Knowledge(@publicknowledge) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Instead of making it easier to locate and sue the operators of a website devoted to copyright infringement, [rightsholders] would rather rewire the internet.'

New op-ed from John Bergmayer in techdirt: SOPA Didn't Die. It's Just Lying In Wait.
techdirt.com/articles/20220…

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Mailyn Fidler(@mailynfidler) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The fight for a Jeff Underwood is not over here or internationally. @TOkunoye reflects on the international fight against censorship tools that continues for

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Public Knowledge(@publicknowledge) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'We still have copyright fights to fight.' -Catherine Stihler reflecting on on the 'How Public Interest Values Shape A Better Internet' panel. Watch the full discussion with Prof Spencer Overton, @aprilaser, Akriti Gaur, & Christopher J. Lewis at youtu.be/CE7gF6mbPpM.

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ARL Public Policy(@ARLpolicy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The US government must support balanced and internationally, to accommodate digital technology and reflect the needs of local populations in the Global South, as a potential solution to overseas infringement. arl.org/blog/during-co…

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