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Neil Gaiman: An open letter to Washington from Artists and Creators

neil-gaiman:

We, the undersigned, are musicians, actors, directors, authors, and producers. We make our livelihoods with the artistic works we create. We are also Internet users.

We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

As…

(Source: stopthewall.us)

Read This (SOPA et al)

Rather than black out my Tumblr (a pretty pointless act, as few people follow it and surely you already have heard about this stuff elsewhere), let me provide some solid reading on the subject.

Tennessee's Ban on Publishing Distressing Images: Let Us Count the Ways It's Unconstitutional

What’s up with Tennessee lately, anyway?

Anonymous and LulzSec’s Existence Scares ISP into Halting Web Censorship

Good news!  Wait, bad news?  I’m… not sure?  Interesting, anyway.

Righthaven Copyright Troll Lawsuit Dismissed as Sham

Very important precedent being set here.

British Student Faces Extradition to the US for Linking to Copyrighted Material

Wait… what?!

Convicted 58yo Scottish File-Sharer Given 3yrs Probation

Interesting.

Big Media Tramples On Constitutional Rights to Protect Antiquated Business Model | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Tell us what you really think, EFF! (Mind you, I agree.)

AccessRomance - Readers Gab » Blog Archive » Dear Mr. Publisher, Let Me Introduce Myself

Hat tip to Anna the Piper.

This is what I was clumsily trying to get at during the whole Amazon-Macmillan hairball as people tried to convince me that Amazon were the villains and authors were the victims (possibly the latter has some truth to it, but if so, it wasn’t Amazon tying them to the railroad tracks.)

I have on my feet right now the replacement shoes I got from Zappos after one of the finest customer experiences of my life.  I suspect I’ll buy more shoes from them.  I did not just change topics, I assure you.