As someone who does ceramics, that twisted, broken up fork would make an excellent tool for slipping and scoring, or maybe even just texturing. It would make a super cute bug print, or make easy, perfectly spaced lines at a farther difference than a typical fork. It can be used for creating, rather than just feeding some giant machine. Just because it wouldn’t be particularly good at being used as it is expected to be used, which is not to say that a creative person couldn’t find a way to make it work, does not make it useless. In the right hands, even the most seemingly “useless” object can be functional, or even groundbreaking in the right hands.
Also, people aren’t objects, and you dont need to be able to “use” them in order for them to exist.
Article 13 is going into it’s final stages of voting.
If this gets through, it will allow many, many companies to abuse and misuse this article to take down as many memes, fan works, and even other independent creators on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and other websites INCLUDING Tumblr.
THE FAIR USE LAW AND SAFEHARBOR LAW WILL NO LONGER APPLY IN THE U.S OR IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
IT HAS ALREADY PASSED IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES.
WE CANNOT ALLOW THEM TO TAKE AWAY WHAT WE BUILT FOR THE INTERNET SO FAR.
So here is what you need to do to drag this article down.
1. Spread the word
I can’t stress this enough. The more attention this gets the more people we can get to take this down.
2. Make your own content
Make your own content on the matter and make sure it is clear to others that Article 13 is bad for every internet user involved.
3. If you live anywhere in Europe, contact your MEPs
Ask them if they approve of the article and why. If they do approve of it, try to convince them in a clear, reasonable, and most sensible way possible that this law is BAD.
The article itself is way to vague about what it’s conveying to its people.
Saying that as long as the use of said internet memes or content is good as long as it’s in “good faith.”
We cannot let some shoddy government tell us what we can and cannot post.
FREE SPEECH IS A HUMAN RIGHT. NOT A PRIVILEGE.
Here’s a video on Article 13 that Film Theory made on the matter. It will explain things better than I can.
THE VIDEO LINKED IS FROM YESTERDAY (24/11 2018) THIS IS ALL FRESH PLEASE SPREAD!
To my fellow ‘mericans that don’t understand Article 13 and why it’s important, watch the video. MatPat breaks is down in a very easy way to understand why it’s important and why it will affect all of us. You might think “naw, I’m not in the EU, doesn’t matter to me” (which is a crappy way of looking at it in the first place) but guess what, it will.
Also, I feel like people are pushing the importance of this to memes, but honestly it goes SO well beyond that.
Some of the points from the video:
Article 13 holds platforms (YouTube, imgur, etc.) accountable for preventing copyright violations. Previously platforms would not be liable for copyright violation as long as it was taken down at the rights holder’s request, but Article 13 would force platforms to take steps to recognise and prevent copyrighted content from being published. This would likely involve significant reworking of their systems, which would affect how posting content works which in turn will change social media. One possible example would be a strict filter that detects ny use of copyrighted material and prohibits it from being published regardless of whether it would be considered fair use.
European copyright law is much more strict than American copyright law prohibiting use of copyrighted works without permission from the owners of the copyright. Global platforms will still change to be compliant with Article 13. Everyone, including people living outside the EU, will see their social media platforms be affected in the same way.
The implementation of systems to comply with Article 13 and the expense of paying for the right to use copyrighted material both cost money. In addition, the vague nature of Article 13′s current wording is open to exploitation by big companies, similar to the current situation where companies make false copyright claims on Youtube to monetise people’s videos. This means that Article 13 will mostly benefit big companies.
Important: Article 13 has already been approved and is going to be put into action, but its wording is still being debated.
How your actions could affect this: If you live in Europe or the UK, contact your MEPs and tell them specifically your concerns about Article 13 and the actions you think they should take. If you live outside Europe, you cannot really act directly, but you can share reliable information and resources so that the people living in Europe and the UK are informed about Article 13 and can do the above.
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