EVERYONE PLEASE LISTEN. DO NOT IGNORE THIS.

madhattey:

tomcatalpaca:

kamikazeworld:

bepis-boii:

Article 13 is going into it’s final stages of voting. 

If this gets through, it will allow many, many companies to abuse and misuse this article to take down as many memes, fan works, and even other independent creators on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and other websites INCLUDING Tumblr. 

THE FAIR USE LAW AND SAFEHARBOR LAW WILL NO LONGER APPLY IN THE U.S OR IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 

IT HAS ALREADY PASSED IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES. 

WE CANNOT ALLOW THEM TO TAKE AWAY WHAT WE BUILT FOR THE INTERNET SO FAR. 

So here is what you need to do to drag this article down. 

1. Spread the word 

I can’t stress this enough. The more attention this gets the more people we can get to take this down. 

2. Make your own content 

Make your own content on the matter and make sure it is clear to others that Article 13 is bad for every internet user involved. 

3. If you live anywhere in Europe, contact your MEPs 

Ask them if they approve of the article and why. If they do approve of it, try to convince them in a clear, reasonable, and most sensible way possible that this law is BAD. 

The article itself is way to vague about what it’s conveying to its people. 

Saying that as long as the use of said internet memes or content is good as long as it’s in “good faith.” 

We cannot let some shoddy government tell us what we can and cannot post. 

FREE SPEECH IS A HUMAN RIGHT. NOT A PRIVILEGE. 

Here’s a video on Article 13 that Film Theory made on the matter. It will explain things better than I can. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GbXHrj8k7dg

THE VIDEO LINKED IS FROM YESTERDAY (24/11 2018) THIS IS ALL FRESH PLEASE SPREAD!

Yall I cant fucking stress this enough please.

Guys please. This is very serious. We gotta protect our internet and every creator who has worked way too hard on what they share with the world, including myself. I may not live in Europe, but if this law continues to spread, the more control they’ll have over everyone.

Please make your own posts in forms of text, videos, art, anyway to express how important the law of fair use and safeharbor law is to your creation, especially if you put a lot of effort into fan content, song covers, or even something as simple as a meme. 

This is honestly the most ridiculously harsh copyright law ever, makes me feel like these people are just scared of us. you know what i mean? cause millions, infinite amount of numbers have grown online independent businesses through what they make. because they love doing it, and forming communities that share that same love and support!

there is so much more going on in the world, way too many issues that are constantly, CONSTANTLY put on hold; but no, we apparently have to focus on banning memes, taking away every european creators’ hope of pursuing their passions, just creating more and more problems. 

Yeah. SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.