I mentioned 38 Degree earlier on this blog. They are doing all they can to see the bill does not get rushed through without due consideration to the consequences!
They plan to raise £10,000 to put advert in key newspapers and on websites specifically for the MPs to read and understand the gravity of people’s opposition to the bill. Every bit of money will help, please go to http://secure.38degrees.org.uk/stop-the-bill and do your bit. Who knows, we could be changing the world!
more>>One of my favourite illustrators, Cory Godbey, has completed an absolutely amazing short animation called ‘bit and run’ staring Nintendo’s Mario.
He has been documenting his process on his blog and it’s great to see the final animation.
more>>In aid of the Haiti Earthquake disaster on the 6/03/2010 Offset Media walked with fellow fund raisers. We walked the Piccadilly line in London, from Heathrow all the way to Cockfosters tube station hitting every station on the way. It was a 36 mile hike through London end to end and It wasn’t easy.
Whoo democracy works! The people lobby against it, and the politicians rush the policy through the Commons before the general election.
You can watch a 2 hour long video of the debate on the BBC website. The BBC seem to have taken the public’s side and also appear to be against the bill ending their post with a quote from Andrew Robinson, who stated “The public will not respect a law that was quite literally written by the record industry, for the record industry. As it stands, the bill is fatally flawed, and fundamentally unjust.”
more>>More development regarding the Digital Economy Bill -
“The bill, which passed through the Lords by 165 votes to 140, now enables the High Court to issue an injunction against sites suspected of hosting material that infringes copyright and effectively force them to shut down.” – International Business Times.
It looks like all parties have a stand on the bill with the Lib Dems spear-heading the whole thing now wanting to ban site such as YouSendIt and now even YouTube!
more>>The new Gorillaz video for Stylo is out, staring none other than Bruce Willis! It comes from the Gorillaz 3rd studio album, Plastic Beach. As we have come to expect from the Gorillaz, it is ridiculously well made. It looks fantastic and opens up what looks to be a great ongoing narrative.
- video via Furbiz
more>>I spent all morning reading up on the ‘Digital Economy Bill’ after receiving a link that outlines fears the bill ‘wipe out indie WiFi hotspots’. Reading further into what the bill proposes; it really will affect the way we use the internet. First and foremost the bill’s intent is to stop illegal downloading and file-sharing. Though that is just one part, the key areas of the bill listed on the parliament.uk website are:
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