New subject: Copyright Reform: Get Ready for the 12 June #SaveYourInternet Action Day

11 Jun 2018

Hi all

FYI WMFr will participate tomorrow to this action day. Will other
affiliates relay this call to action ?

Pyb

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Dear Pierre-Yves

*Get Ready for the 12 June #SaveYourInternet Action Day*

In this update on the #SaveYourInternet campaign:

   - *Good News:* We're Getting Heard & the Message is Spreading
   <#m_8110795666854522447_m_4160014033717560023_News>
   - *12 June #SaveYourInternet Action Day: *Our Plans & How To Help
   <#m_8110795666854522447_m_4160014033717560023_News>
   - *Mythbusting:* Article 13 Misunderstanding & Misinformation
   <#m_8110795666854522447_m_4160014033717560023_Mythbusting>

*Good News: We're Getting Heard & the Message is Spreading*

BBC News picked-up <https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44412025> the
#SaveYourInternet campaign (see the Tweet
<https://twitter.com/BBCTech/status/1005040338401193984>). A big thanks to
Jim Killock of the UK's Open Rights Group (ORG
<https://www.openrightsgroup.org>) for the thorough explanation to BBC.

In the short time since the campaign has been launched, the
#SaveYourInternet hashtag has already been used in over 5.000 tweets by
almost 3.000 people, but *we still need to make a lot more noise to get our
message heard by everyone*!

*12 June #SaveYourInternet Action Day: Our Plans & How To Help*

*Our Plans*

*12 June = #SaveYourInternet Action Day: *On that day, our homepage
<https://saveyourinternet.eu> will feature a special 'Call to Action'
message. We'll encourage visitors to Tweet to their Members of the European
Parliament, with the #SaveYourInternet hashtag.

*How To Help*

*Support the 12 June Action Day:* You can support this action day in
multiple ways, namely through:

   1. *Banners:* Add one of our #SaveYourInternet Action Day banner to your
   website (see the banners that you can use before 12 June

<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ogOROkrsDLhkQ4HJBVad2K9Tbhqctili?usp=sharing>,
   the banners that you can use on 12 June

<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MacP6Cy1EoXI-VY-UnmjmToBwrvSw3zv?usp=sharing>,
   and our general banners

<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nMKHBhAi5YVoporqqR1cxXlhBu8uJlou?usp=sharing>
   );
   2. *Blogs:* Write a blog post about it (see our blog here
   <https://saveyourinternet.eu/act-now/> and the mythbuster
   <#m_8110795666854522447_m_4160014033717560023_Mythbusting> below, check
   our resources <https://saveyourinternet.eu/resources/>, and find images
   that you can re-use here

<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iW6M2JHmrSCYZRL5mU0qzq2klLZWRZxt?usp=sharing>);
   and,
   3. *Mailinglists & social media:* Inform your network through your
   mailinglists and social media channels.

If you tweet don't forget to add the #SaveYourInternet hashtag so that
everyone can spot it and amplify your message, and if you publish anything
or add a banner to your website, *please add your efforts to this Google
doc
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HMDcYbvRtJ-iNY-dWWKHx6pEYioUwuPHoYs4DDs_zDg/edit?usp=sharing>*,
so that we can keep track of what's happening and how everyone's
contributing to this fight.

*Support the campaign in general:* Several organisations have already
committed their support to this effort, and we count on all other civil
society organisations to follow this example. If you want to support this
effort, reply to this email with your logo.

*Mythbusting: Article 13 Misunderstanding & Misinformation*

Journalist Glyn Moody <https://twitter.com/glynmoody> debunks the
misunderstanding and misinformation out there about Article 13 in a new
article on Boing Boing
<https://boingboing.net/2018/06/07/of-dogs-breakfasts-article.html>, as he
observes that "*the copyright directive in general, and Article 13 in
particular,* *very often hinge*[*s*]* on* (...) *subtle points*". In his
article he explains the EU legislative process, and why we need to act now,
and tackles the fact that:

   - it's still filtering, even if you don't say the word "filtering";
   - this goes way beyond notice-and-takedown;
   - there's no magic filter for all types of content;
   - the GDPR is an ally, not the enemy.

<https://saveyourinternet.eu/>

*About the Copyright for Creativity (C4C) coalition*
Created in 2010, Copyright for Creativity (C4C
<http://copyright4creativity.eu/>) is a broad-based coalition that seeks an
informed debate on how copyright can more effectively promote innovation,
access, and creativity. C4C represents libraries, scientific and research
institutions, consumers, digital rights groups, technology businesses, and
educational and cultural heritage institutions that share a common view on
copyright embodied by C4C's Declaration and Copyright Manifesto
<http://copyright4creativity.eu/c4cs-copyright-manifesto-four-pillars-to-modernize-copyright-in-the-eu/>.
Check our full list of signatories <http://copyright4creativity.eu/about-us>
.

C4C is listed
<http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do?id=342464912839-08>
in the Joint European Commission - European Parliament Transparency
Register.
<http://copyright4creativity.eu/c4cs-copyright-manifesto-four-pillars-to-modernize-copyright-in-the-eu/>