Be the signal » brenda wallace http://bethesignal.org where we're going, we don't need roads... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:52:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Joining the Blackout http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/02/23/joining-the-blackout/ http://bethesignal.org/blog/2009/02/23/joining-the-blackout/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:42:11 +0000 Jeff Waugh http://bethesignal.org/?p=1408 Continue reading →]]> Internet Blackout NZ

I’m joining the Internet blackout today, and not just for my New Zealand friends who are combating this draconian copyright fundamentalism… I’m joining it because if this kind of legislation succeeds in New Zealand — who have a pretty good history of sticking it to The Man — it could succeed anywhere.

Here’s a great cartoon about the problematic legislation from Scoop which very neatly explains the issue:

Blackout Cartoon

Update: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced that S92A will go on hold until March 27, apparently hoping that an agreement will be reached on a voluntary code of practice. The legislation isn’t dead, but this is more than “just a flesh wound”.

Congratulations to the Creative Freedom Foundation for a well-organised, multi-facted and effective campaign against S92A… thanks also to Brenda and Nat, who worked tirelessly to hyper-connect Kiwis and their friends around the world.

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