This is the best purely because they’re all MCU but we all collectively replaced MCU Hawkeye with Fraction’s Hawkeye and it’s become a thing so we barely even notice we’re doing it
If you’re European, in a couple of weeks you will be denied any and all access to fandom contents on Tumblr and everywhere else on the internet. Here’s why.
On June, 20th the JURI of European Parliament approved of the articles 11 and 13 of the new Copyright Law. These articles are also known as the “Link Tax” and the “Censorship Machines” articles.
Articles 13 in particular forces every internet platform to filter all the contents we upload online, ending once and for all the fandom culture. Which means you won’t be able to upload any type of fandom works like fan arts, fan fictions, gif sets from your favourite films and series, edits, because it’s all copyrighted material. And you won’t also be able to share, enjoy or download other’s contents, because the use of links will be completely restricted.
But not everything’s lost yet. There’s another round of voting scheduled for the early days of July.
What you can do now to save our internet, is to share these informations with all of your family members and friends, and to ask to your MEP (the members of the European Parliament from your country) to vote NO at the next round, to vote against articles 11 and 13.
Here you can find more news and all the details to contact your MEP:
We have just a couple of weeks to stop this complete madness, don’t let them dictating the way we enjoy our internet.
#SaveYourInternet now!
It’s funny how y’all will reblog any and all US things but when whole Europe might lose access to internet then everything is quiet.
Hey, guys! It’s me, your friendly neighborhood law student!
I am seeing this circling my dashboard (yet again) and I would like to say a few things about it. Once again, as I have stated before when I’ve weighed in on something, I am not a lawyer (yet). But, that being said…
Please stop being sensationalist. There are many legitimate criticisms of this directive, but these are not the criticisms I am seeing being spread around. Instead, what’s being spread around amounts to fearmongering. I don’t blame you for doing so – the vast majority of this is being started by the people this will hit hardest, AKA big corporate giants such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft. They have the kind of press pull that very easily leads to this kind of panic.
So, for any of my followers having anxiety about this, let me soothe your worries and address them point by point.
1. “This will destroy the internet in two weeks”
No, no, it won’t. This is a directive, meaning (unlike, say, the the last thing to bring my work onto my tumblr, the fucking GDPR) that it leaves the goals of the directive open to somewhat free implementation by member states, as long as the basic goals of the directive are met on time. As such, it will be years before we actually see any binding legislation as a result of this directive, and how member states choose to implement it will vary on the state in question.
2. “Article 11 will completely restrict the use of links”
Article 11, AKA what is being referred to as the link tax, essentially implements what we call the ancillary copyright of press publishers. This right gives press publishers the right to demand compensation when snippets of their content are displayed on other web pages. So, essentially, this is an article almost directly designed to bop Google (who currently holds the kind of leading market position that the EU sees as incrediblyproblematic because it kind of goes against everything the EU stands for) on the nose. This would force Google (and, with it, other companies) to compensate the writers of articles that are mirrored to their sites in a truncated form, often leading to less traffic to the actual site in question and thus the mirroring site gaining the revenue that would otherwise be due to the writer of the article.
Now – there are legitimate criticisms of this, which mostly hinge on the fact that forcing people to pay the content creator for content they are using may lead some people to stop using that content. Personally, I think it’s better for people to receive compensation for their work, even if it comes at the cost of less sharing of the work. You are allowed to disagree. The most legitimate form of criticism of this article, in my humble opinion, is that it may lead to a picking and choosing of what content to share and what not to. The thing is – is this not something that is being done already? What does this article add to that other than to make sure that if you do choose to share someone else’s work, that other party gets compensated accordingly?
3. “Article 13 will destroy fandom culture”
No, no, it won’t. The vast majority of fandom culture falls under what US law refers to as fair use and most European national laws (which, in the case of EU countries, are harmonized according to the European Union Copyright Directive) refer to as private use. Article 13 in and of itself does not change the allowances made for private use of media in derivative works already. It merely mandates that companies must take effective measures to stop the users of their services from sharing media that infringes on copyright.
Again, I am in the boring camp of agreeing with the EU – I believe it is better for people to be compensated for their work. If the way we are currently using media in fandom is infringing on copyright, then I think we should stop using it that way. You are entirely welcome to disagree with me on this. Notice how the wording of the article constantly emphasizes how measures taken must be appropriate and proportionate. How the the content recognition technology is mentioned as an example of effective measures that could be taken to stop the uploading and sharing of copyrighted works, not as the only way of doing so. Notice how the entire third paragraph of this article deals with best practices and appropriate and proportionate technology which takes into account the availability and effectiveness of technology – so, essentially, if it sucks and flags too many things as infringing on copyright, it should not be used because it is not appropriate, proportionate or effective. And that’s right there in the directive.
And, yet again, there are legitimate criticisms of this article, including the one mentioned in the OP I am replying to regarding the limitations of sharing copyrighted material on, say, Youtube. That’s true – but you haven’t been allowed to upload full films onto Youtube as is, have you? Videos with copyrighted music in the background have been muted or deleted, as well. The most legitimate criticism I’ve seen is that these automatic copyright infringement flagging algorithms are generally overzealous, and this could lead to over-censoring of content that would actually fall under fair use/personal use/whatever you want to call it. That’s true, very true – but the article doesn’t require countries to enforce algorithms being used if they don’t work as they should. See above paragraph.
So, in conclusion: yes, this directive could stand to be worded better. Yes, it may technically lead to the kinds of doomsday scenarios people are imagining – but I really don’t think it will. In fact, I doubt you’ll notice much difference when (in a few years) these laws actually start getting implemented. Notice how no one has heard about the GDPR for like three weeks now, even though we’re living in that supposedly apocalyptic post-GDPR world? (I say, bitterly, as I wade through piles of GDPR every day at work… :D)
Still don’t like the directive proposal? That’s totally fine. By all means, call up your MEP, take a stand! Now, you’re doing it for the right reasons.
When the war started, it scared him. It was loud and violent and bright, and he wanted to hide as deep as he could. So he hid in the depths of the mine, then dug down further, using gauntlets pieced together of old armor shards to dig and press through gaps.
He got past the mine, and went deeper, through any spaces he could find that got him away. His dentae are numerous and very sharp, his jaws open unusually wide, and he can process most fuels, so he ate raw crystals and animals for fuel and kept delving.
He’s been deeper into the planet than anyone other than a few exploration teams, he’s seen wildlife that no one else has seen, and he understands how the planet works.
Cybertron is a living being, and it is, in fact, the being known as Primus. Whether or not one believes it’s a god varies, but it is undeniably a living creature. The entire planet is laced with wires and lines that gather energy, from sunlight exposure and solar radiation, and store it as energon. This is largely lost knowledge.
The planet nearly died for two reasons. First, and most dangerously, the warring population on its surface took more energon from it than it could stand to lose. It functions fine losing small amounts of energon to its inhabitants, just not losing EVERYTHING. Second, all the buildings on the surface were blocking out its absorbance of different energies from space.
Avalon slept near the energy lines, and the planet’s impulse-thoughts carried over. He understood the gist of this from his observations, and the details from the planet, and the planet guided him to safe passages ever deeper.
Until he decided, of his own accord, to surface again. The planet was weak, almost dying, barely kept alive by the energy it was getting from the sunlight.
Avalon doesn’t have a concept of gods or religion, but he understands that the planet is alive, and deserves more respect than it’s getting.So he surfaced, and he started looking for solar panels. Natural creatures or artificial constructions, anything he could find that got its energy from somewhere other than Cybertron itself. Every time he found something, he’d take it down to the nearest energy line and, one way or another, give the energy to the planet.
Essentially, making sacrifices.
Milu doesn’t know why Avalon is doing this. He has a tiny bit of an idea, but he doesn’t actually know that the planet is alive, his background as a weathervane for nobles didn’t give him much of an opportunity to learn that. It’s clearly important to Avalon, but Avalon has no way to explain himself.
He’s basically the first priest of an accidentally created religion. That involves feeding and petting one’s living home planet.
Here’s a cat thing. Obviously it doesn’t cover everything, but still some pretty common foods around most peoples homes.
I’m so glad I found the cat one! I keep finding the dog one and that’s cool and everything, but cats are important too.
Milk is on the list because adult cats are lactose intolerant. It’s not outright toxic to them, so it won’t hurt them if they get a lick or two, but they shouldn’t be allowed to have much. Some cats ADORE cheese, and a small (1cm square) piece every now and then is fine.
Garlic and onions are toxic to a lot of mammals other than humans. The compounds that make them so tasty to us are meant to poison anything that wants to eat them, and not many mammals are immune. Keep them away from all pets.
I remember the first time I tried drying catnip in the food dehydrator, and accidentally invented a cat vape station.
Came home to all three of them (only had three at the time) literally laying on/around the dehydrator stoned out of their little kitty minds.
Does anyone have sources for good catnip brands? I’ve given catnip to my furry friend multiple times and he’s never had much of a reaction.
If you can find catnip seeds and have any growing space (including just in pots) catnip is super easy to grow. I admittedly grow mine in a garden (I planted it…two? Three? Four?! Years ago and it just. Keeps coming back. And also migrating…..) where neglecting plants is safer than in a pot, but my cats go MAD for the fresh stuff.
Not all cats respond to catnip. It’s hereditary and only about 2/3 of cats display the trait. They can also develop immunity to it if they’re overexposed. The 1/3 that don’t display the trait do tend to respond to other herbs such as Valerian root (Valeriana Officinalis), Silvervine/Japanese Catnip/Matatabi (Actinidia Polygama), Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), and Cat Thyme (Teucrium Marum)
Lesser-known is that a lot of cats freak out over olive wood (and to a lesser extent, olives and olive oil–fortunately olive is nontoxic for cats). Many also like the smell of bleach so watch for that and be appropriately careful; we have to lock our precious dumbass out of the bathroom for cleaning, and afterwards she rolls around in there just like she’s on a ‘nip trip. So naturally, we keep the bleach firmly locked away where she can’t get to it.
oh god, Mabel’s not uniquely stupid for being All About the bathroom sponge
i know people are upset about Koko’s death and sorry for being a downer but dont give money to the gorilla foundation who in the past was sued for sexual harassment and has also been accused of subpar animal care
(corroborated my multiple former employees) including shit as weird as getting homeopathic prescriptions for Koko from a telephone psychic
this article is a couple years old but its a good overview of the gorilla foundation and the problems surrounding ape language research in general
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