In the meantime, I'm writing to thank those of you who gave me virtual gifts. It's a pleasant surprise to find blue dragons and glass hearts in my inbox. Even though I'm not around here all that often, it is nice to be remembered by friends.
Many thanks to
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droxy and dragonsinger954, irishredlass, and droxy for the gift of the glass hearts.Smooches and hugs to all of you! x
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electricdruid at The fiasco continues
ACTA in a Nutshell –
What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.
Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”
What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.
Essential ACTA Resources -
- Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
- Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
- Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
- Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
- Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
- Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video
Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.
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Over on Twitter, there is an on-going meme called #gratefultweet. Your first Tweet of the day is something for which you are grateful. Here is mine for today:
When I woke up this morning, I found a notice in my inbox that said I received a virtual gift to my LiveJournal. Imagine my surprise when I noticed there were more virtual gifts than I remembered! So I want to take the time to thank
karelia, kyriaofdelphi, juniperus, and maria_lynette. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.Have a happy Friday, everyone!
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You know you want to take part. Go on, click the banner! Sign up! Have fun! :)
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Squeee!!! Thanks heaps, clairvoyant12!!!
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Signal Boost: Another mischievous_t Update
christev's update on mischievous_t.And I'm steal— erm, borrowing this idea from
karelia because she's just that awesome. :)If you would like to help with reading/recording fanfic for T, feel free to join the
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smokingbaby community here on LJ.Grace and peace,
Lyn F.
This post will cover recording on the iPhone. A post covering recording with Audacity will follow within the next day or so.
( Read more under the cut. Warning: Image-heavy post... )
Another post with instructions on how to record with Audacity will follow soon. I hope this helps! Comments, suggestions, etc. welcomed. :)
Signal Boost: mischievous_t Update
http://machshefa.livejournal.com/97505.h
