Friday Session with Bishop

STOP ACTA & TPP

Stop ACTA & TPP! - Never use trade agreements to mess with the Internet!

They tried to push internet censorship through Congress and we stopped them with our STOP SOPA/PIPA protests. But the companies behind SOPA & PIPA have a backup plan: secretive trade agreements like ACTA & TPP. If we can't stop these backroom deals, the internet's future belongs to SOPA's backers. DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO SPREAD THE WORD, CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, YELL FROM THE STREET CORNERS, ALL OF IT! You can start by using the form below to send a message. Get more detail from KILLACTA.org

I urge you to vote no on ACTA and to communicate its severe problems to your colleagues. ACTA's vague language locks us into obsolete copyright and patent laws, preventing democracies from updating their laws to unlock new economic and social opportunities.It criminalizes harmless remixes by ordinary users if they achieve 'a commercial scale' (art 2.14.1) which many amateur videos do on sites like Youtube. And it criminalizes legitimate websites by making them responsible for user behavior ('aiding and abetting' art 2.14.4).Worse, it permanently bypasses the democratic process by empowering the 'ACTA Committee' to 'propose amendments to [ACTA]' without your approval. (art 6.4) In other words, it's impossible to know what you're voting for.The global movement against the US law SOPA showed that internet freedom is a crucial issue which belongs in the legislative process of each country. You should view ACTA as an attempt by a handful of companies to circumvent the democratic process, and you should vote against it.Thank you. Please reply if you have any questions.

Friday Session with Bishop

November 21, 2008

Greg Bishop hosts noon to 3 on 970 WMAY, the News and Talk of Springfield, streaming worldwide at WMAY dot com.

Do you remember being shown PSA's as a kid. Maybe some of the ones we cover will jolt your memory. Just how silly are these Public Service Announcements? Will pornography, bad hygiene, homosexuality, and drugs be the end of society? What about the "big bomb"?

Sarah Palin pardoned a turkey the other day ... but the interview conducted in her home town shows something goin' on in the background that just doesn't make much sense, considering she pardoned a turkey. Also, Ted Stevens is now a convicted felon ... why the hell is he getting applause on the House Floor?

Also, our government is considering more "rescue" plans and also another stimulus payment ... what are some of the other things government wastes money on?

Licence plates, Pirates asking for sports salaries, and much, much more with your calls at 217.629.7970 or email bishop@wmay.com