Under this new treaty, Internet Service Providers will police all data passing through them, making them legally responsible for what their users do online. And should you do something considered “breach of copyright” like, for instance, getting a tattoo of a brand logo, taking a photo and posting it somewhere, you may be disconnected from the Internet, fined or even jailed.
— ACTA: The International Treaty You’ve Never Heard of That Could Affect Internet Freedom (via ryking)
This, of course, threatens the entire founding idea of the Internet – the free sharing of information. But ACTA doesn’t stop there. It goes beyond the Internet, bearing down on generic drugs and food patents. If passed, ACTA will enforce a global standard for seed patenting, which would wipe out independent, local farmers and make the world completely dependent on the patent owners (read “big corporations”) for supplies.
Salvador Dali, Peineta (1949)
Diabolo?
All I want for Valentines Day…
*smooch*
Russian feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, were recently arrested for putting on a renegade show in front of the Kremlin and performing a song making fun of Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin. The band claims riot grrrl as their primary influence.
—Jessica H.
The unbeatable hiiiigh!
Never pay my student loans back.
(via Cole’s Comics: Jack Cole Playboy Cartoon Rejects Appear in Hefner’s College Humor Mag)
1. “What day is it Jen?”
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5. “Friday.”
