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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.

March 4, 2010

Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop

Taking a day off

It's been three weeks of none stop touring and performing for Phil Labonte, who's been filling in on stage for Howard Jones of Killswitch Engaged. The band has announced that because of the grueling torture Labonte is being put through, Killswitch will have to cancel their show today in Tucson. Labonte, who is the front man for All That Remains, needs a brake. A statement from the band says Labonte has been “pinch-hitting” for Howard Jones, who had to leave the road to attend to some personal issues. After learning all kinds of new material and the new found strain of his voice, Labonte needs to rest his body, his voice, and his mind … at least for one day.

Looking forward

New album updates anyone? Hellz Yeah! Drowning Pool will be releasing a self-titled album in April. With tunes titled “Let the Sins Begin,” “Regret,” “Alcohol Blind,” and “All About Me,” this album will surely be a hard hitting and controversial album for you to pick up and piss your parents off with. HellYeah also has a new album coming out soon. Vinnie Paul, taking time away from the kitchen preparing spicy food or working on his cookbook, has updated the world on the status of the new HellYeah album. Paul said the band is three-quarters the way through the recording process. Paul said he's really proud of the album so far and that “it's a little more southern, a little more rock and roll ... it's got some very, very metal moments in it too”. The new Hellyeah album will be out June 1st. The band will start touring in April, so keep your eyes open, your ears tweaked and your rock horns ready cause Paul says the band will take the tour around the world for two years!

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