Signal Boost: Express Concern NOW to the U.S. Copyight Office!

[ride_4ever]

I just now got this info from hardboiledbaby. Act fast -- comment deadline is just one day away (February 8th) !

The U.S. Copyright Office is collecting information on the use of "standard technical measures" to address infringement and internet piracy—aka, AI filters. This is part of a range of legislation to redefine ownership rights of digital property. Fanworks creators, especially vidders, would be affected by this. Heck, we already are -- how many of your favorite vids have been taken down for infringement?

Some remarks by folks who are knowledgeable on the subject:

EFF.org
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/tell-copyright-office-who-really-affected-filters

Jason Scott, Internet Archive
https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1489676897994821632

I want to highlight something Jason says in the twitter thread:
"There is a coordinated attempt to use laws, crappy AI, incredibly intense fines and threats of jailtime to ensure that a tiny minority of companies REALLY control what's on the internet."

There is a call RIGHT NOW for public comment (from US-based folks). You can read the notice and have your say here: https://www.regulations.gov/document/COLC-2021-0009-0001

The deadline for comments is one day away -- February 8th -- so don't wait! They don't need to be long, but we do need to show up and speak up. If we say nothing, Disney, YouTube, Facebook, and the other Big Content companies will have things all their own way. Don't make it easy for them.

Comments

[squidgiepdx]

First off, THANK YOU! I sent in comments based on Squidge as an organization.

Second, I'm going to signalboost this on SquidgeStatus as well as on Squidge's Twitter feed.

[ride_4ever]

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And excellent that you are in a position to comment there as an "organization entity"!

[thisaintbc]

Thanks for the head’s up, ride! I signal boosted this on the dS discord server & to my twitter account. Would you mind cross posting this to the dsvb comm, also? If you’d rather not I definitely can, too, but I’m about to run out the door so it might not be for a few hours.

[ride_4ever]

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*scampers off to crosspost to the dSvb*

[boxofdelights]

Done!

[ride_4ever]

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[juniperberry]

Done!

[ride_4ever]

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[cuddyclothes]

DAMMIT I only just saw this now. OMG.

[ride_4ever]

Yeah, I've had this happen to me too...not seeing a signal boost until past a deadline. Anyways, there has been a huge response opposing this intended new imposition.