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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.

September 1, 2010

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

Detroit rot city

The forthcoming Kid Rock album will be taking on somewhat of a somber tone. Unlike much of Rock's other material where partying and a trailer-park lifestyle reigns supreme, “Born Free” will focus on the hardships felt by his hometown Detroit. It won't just be about the fall of Detroit, but Rock said the unreleased album will be his “thoughts on the world through the lens of Detroit.” This album is being touted as a “transformational” album and will be a reflection of the times all while still having soul. Rock will bring in a cast of co-stars for the record including Bob Seger, Sheryl Crow, Zac Brown, Trace Adkins, and Chad Smith just to name a few. Expect to see more hype about the album as it is released November 16th.

Paul would want a new album

The death of Paul Gray won't keep the maniacs from Slipknot down. Drummer Joey Jordison, coming off a new Murder Dolls album and touring with Rob Zombie playing drums, has said there will be another Slipknot album. In the same interview, Jordison proclaimed with the excesses of rock stardom and substance abuse there were many times where his fate could have been the same as Gray's who died several months ago. But with Paul in mind, Jordison, who recently was voted one of the best drummers of all time, said “we're still dealing with the passing of Paul, God rest his soul ... Paul would never want us to not make another Slipknot record.” No word as to when a new Slipknot album would be out as front man Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root are still out with Stone Sour, Jordison with Murder Dolls and Rob Zombie and even DJ Sid has his own album coming out.

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