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Europe’s news agencies blast Google, Facebook for ‘plundering’ content - https://www.euractiv.com/section/media4eu/news/europes-news-agencies-blast-google-facebook-for-plundering-content/ they are either fools or knaves: if there were any “plundering” going on, they could use current copyright laws. they don’t because there isn’t. #article11

#Article13: Even Worse Than The US DMCA Takedown System - http://copybuzz.com/copyright/article-13-even-worse-than-the-us-dmca-takedown-system/ not just #censorship, but invisible censorship because it occurs before anything is posted online… #EUcopyright

Amazon’s Plan to Reach 500 Million Indians: Speak Their Language - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/technology/amazon-hindi-india.html hugely important move: will accelerate the decline of English in India and globally... #hindi #linguistics

“We are numerous screenwriters and directors who signed the FERA/FSE/SAA petition for a modernized EU copyright framework that includes all creators.” https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/venice-film-festival-european-directors-lobby-meps-on-copyright/ no, you’ve shown you don’t understand the Net & being used by copyright companies, that’s all #article13

EU copyright reform will spell disaster for sports fans - https://juliareda.eu/2018/09/copyright-sports-fans/ great point: “This new right would make it copyright infringement to take snapshots or film at e.g. a football match”

Parkland victim’s dad says Kavanaugh walked away from him, wouldn’t shake his hand today - https://boingboing.net/2018/09/04/parkland-victims-dad-says-ka.html

Honest Government Ad | Anti Encryption Law - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-OMR-iWOE brilliant stuff, as usual… #australia #surveillance