Within a winter.
Photograph by Andrew Stephen Goodrich.
February 1, 2012 - 4:05 PM
ACTA in a Nutshell –
What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.
Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”
What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.
Essential ACTA Resources -
- Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
- Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
- Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
- Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
- Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
- Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video
Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.
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January 7, 2012 - 12:48 PM
“…the universe is vast and senseless, capable of doling out horror and beauty in random increments.”
— Letter from the Editor: …And to All a Good Night by Jeff Giles
January 3, 2012 - 10:31 PM
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Found sound: dripping sink at a coffee shop in LA.
December 22, 2011 - 9:35 AM
On this, the first day of winter, I’ll post my favorite video about autumn. My friend Mattie found it a year or two ago, and as soon as I watched it, it tugged my vulnerable heart-strings. It manages to capture a fleeting and ineffable feeling we’ve all felt at one point or another…and it does so quickly and (seemingly) effortlessly.
December 19, 2011 - 10:49 PM
Nature simply amazes me. The colors in this hotspring (Yellowstone National Park) are created by different bacteria that thrive in specific temperature ranges. So, as the water cools as it moves away from the center, the colors change.
Photograph by Andrew Stephen Goodrich
December 12, 2011 - 2:08 PM
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I think it’s really interesting that I brought the price so close to stealing and made the movie so easy to get and made it so clear that it’s a human offering that it sparked a debate about pirating.
[T]o steal from someone and not feel bad, you either have to be a sociopath or view the act differently. One way is to remove “Someone” from the equation. You’re not stealing from a person. Big companies do a lot to help people view them as less than human. I heard a speech by Noam Chomsky who said that corporations are like super humans. They cannot be hurt like a human can and they never die. They are not susceptible to scrutiny or accountability. this makes them more profitable. If companies want to enjoy these benefits to some degree they have to live with what else comes with being not human. you miss out on compassion, forgiveness, camaraderie, empathy, trust all kinds of shit.
”— Louis C.K.—who made his latest album available for download for only $5 on his website—making an excellent point about internet piracy and corporate personhood (from his Reddit AMA thread)
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December 11, 2011 - 12:12 AM
