Internet censorship and the death of free speech.

RoxyRollah · 05-22-2016, 04:32 AM

So, Im excpecting there will be tinfoil hat memes ....
However this is something Im experiencing and know others its happening too on and offline as well.Anybody else notice if you post here or on other sites anything other than the mainstream narrative that is being perpetuated right now in pop culture on any "main" issues such as feminism, human rights, transgenderisim, race or whatever the hell.Have your posts been torn down, or you've been told to shut up alibet it politely (or not). I've noticed this in live time as well irl. Why is a different opinion or ideas taboo topics in 2016. Why is it just because you don't agree or veiw the world differently then a good bit of the population, why are we either censoring, or even attacking people that are just talking.

Thoughts and or experiences.....

Go!

innerspaceboy · 05-22-2016, 06:17 AM

I follow a number of news feeds relating to free speech and internet censorship, focusing primarily on the battle for free culture and corporate abuse of copyright law to silence / punish those exercising fair use.

TorrentFreak.com publishes numerous stories of internet censorship. Two days ago, they reported about Fox’s latest DMCA takedown notice -

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This week's episode of Family Guy included a clip from 1980s Nintendo video game Double Dribble showing a glitch to get a free 3-point goal. Fox obtained the clip from YouTube where it had been sitting since it was first uploaded in 2009. Shortly after, Fox told YouTube the game footage infringed its copyrights. YouTube took it down.

Similarly, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is one of the best sources for news of this nature and fights as an advocate for the preservation of internet freedoms.

Recently they published a short write up on how Sony Music filed a DMCA takedown notice to an educational YouTube video by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association which used small clips of bluegrass music to teach the history of the genre, (clearly fair use). But when the webmaster wrote to Sony Music and asked them to withdraw the Content ID match, Sony responded by asking for a $500 “administrative fee” and detailed information about HVBA’s use of the song clips.

Of course, this fee is complete bullsh*t and is a tactic used by corporations to force people to take down content without proper due process. Fortunately, in this case, the HVBA webmaster understood this, contested the fee, and Sony quickly withdrew their request. But thousands of other citizens of the internet are not so lucky, and corporations like Sony often frighten individuals into taking down perfectly legitimate content.

The founder of the EFF famously published a document in 1996 in response to the passing of the Telecommunications Act in defence of the freedom of the internet. The short piece outlined many of the assaults on internet freedom which followed in the 20 years that followed. Check out "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace" by John Perry Barlow.

And finally, techdirt.com just published a frightening article detailing A Dozen Bad Ideas That Were Raised At The Copyright Office's DMCA Roundtables. The hearing focused on perpetuating the copyright status quo and forcing its antiquated policies on the digital world. They argued for a number of Orwellian policies such as "Service providers shouldn't be allowed to reject takedown notices", silencing public comments, and creating "Punishments for false counternotices" to give even more power to the domineering monopolies than they already have.

And the battle rages on.

The Batlord · 05-22-2016, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

I follow a number of news feeds relating to free speech and internet censorship, focusing primarily on the battle for free culture and corporate abuse of copyright law to silence / punish those exercising fair use.

TorrentFreak.com publishes numerous stories of internet censorship. Two days ago, they reported about Fox’s latest DMCA takedown notice -

Similarly, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is one of the best sources for news of this nature and fights as an advocate for the preservation of internet freedoms.

Recently they published a short write up on how Sony Music filed a DMCA takedown notice to an educational YouTube video by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association which used small clips of bluegrass music to teach the history of the genre, (clearly fair use). But when the webmaster wrote to Sony Music and asked them to withdraw the Content ID match, Sony responded by asking for a $500 “administrative fee” and detailed information about HVBA’s use of the song clips.

Of course, this fee is complete bullsh*t and is a tactic used by corporations to force people to take down content without proper due process. Fortunately, in this case, the HVBA webmaster understood this, contested the fee, and Sony quickly withdrew their request. But thousands of other citizens of the internet are not so lucky, and corporations like Sony often frighten individuals into taking down perfectly legitimate content.

The founder of the EFF famously published a document in 1996 in response to the passing of the Telecommunications Act in defence of the freedom of the internet. The short piece outlined many of the assaults on internet freedom which followed in the 20 years that followed. Check out "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace" by John Perry Barlow.

And finally, techdirt.com just published a frightening article detailing A Dozen Bad Ideas That Were Raised At The Copyright Office's DMCA Roundtables. The hearing focused on perpetuating the copyright status quo and forcing its antiquated policies on the digital world. They argued for a number of Orwellian policies such as "Service providers shouldn't be allowed to reject takedown notices", silencing public comments, and creating "Punishments for false counternotices" to give even more power to the domineering monopolies than they already have.

And the battle rages on.

Nostalgia Critic uploaded a great video that goes in-depth on the copyright claim abuses that go on on Youtube, all from the perspective of actual content creators.

innerspaceboy · 05-22-2016, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Nostalgia Critic uploaded a great video that goes in-depth on the copyright claim abuses that go on on Youtube, all from the perspective of actual content creators.

Thanks for posting it - this is an excellent summary of the failures and abuses of the current system with regard to internet content. I wish I'd seen it sooner!

Neapolitan · 05-22-2016, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Nostalgia Critic uploaded a great video that goes in-depth on the copyright claim abuses that go on on Youtube, all from the perspective of actual content creators.

It took me till 18:14 to figure out that #WTFU didn't stand for "hash-tag, What The **** U-tube" but actually "Where's the Fair Use?"

Paul Smeenus · 05-22-2016, 02:04 PM

Absolutely fucking brilliant 3-part discussion on the subject of Fair Use:

Aux-In · 05-22-2016, 06:35 AM

The First Amendment only applies to government's ability to censor free speech. Private business can do what they want.

**Frownland** · 05-22-2016, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Aux-In

The First Amendment only applies to government's ability to censor free speech. Private business can do what they want.

Thank you.

William_the_Bloody · 05-22-2016, 08:51 AM

It's called political correctness Roxy and its historically rooted in totalitarian thought.

(read Herbert Marcus's Repressive Tolerance; its considered one of the origins of political correctness. Although the book is no boogie man, it did leave me unsettled when I read it as a young Marxist.)

Basically it states that it is okay to censor views that are considered intolerant or repressive to others. If memory serves me correct I do believe it states Conservative views, but i could be wrong.

Here are the end results, some 45 years later.

**Goofle** · 05-22-2016, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Thank you.

Errr...

You say that as if you want it to be the case lol

innerspaceboy nails it btw.

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William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	It's called political correctness Roxy and its historically rooted in totalitarian thought. (read Herbert Marcus's Repressive Tolerance; its considered one of the origins of political correctness. Although the book is no boogie man, it did leave me unsettled when I read it as a young Marxist.) Basically it states that it is okay to censor views that are considered intolerant or repressive to others. If memory serves me correct I do believe it states Conservative views, but i could be wrong. Here are the end results, some 45 years later.