GO DARK – STOP SOPA « Jean’s Dream

GO DARK – STOP SOPA

January 18, 2012 jeansdream

Today this site joins thousands of websites in going dark to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act. While SOPA is proposed U.S. legislation, it has implications for all Canadians, including provisions that treat all Canadian IP addresses as if they were subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

Moreover, Canada faces the same relentless copyright lobbying campaign. From the much-criticized digital lock rules found in Bill C-11 to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to the proposal to extend the term of copyright protection in the Trans Pacific Partnership, Canadian copyright policy is increasingly shaped by the same groups promoting SOPA.

Find out more about SOPA

Speak out to your Member of Parliament about fixing the Bill C-11 digital lock rules

Tell the Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure the term of Canadian copyright remains unchanged

This site “goes dark” by posting this post.

Source: Michael Geist