#article 13

Do any of you remember Article 13 from back in 2018 or 2016? Yeah the KOSA bill is eerily similar to that, and vice versa

The US lawmakers are starting to try and crack down on the internet in general, I think it’s because their afraid, afraid of the power we hold, and thus act to try and silence us, to my knowledge, Article 13 was the first of these kind of bills to try and limit the internet, the KOSA bill is almost the same thing simplified and stretched to an extrene

Back in 2019,the EU Copyright Directive passed by a slim margin in Parliament,the very same Directive containing Upload Filters and Link taxes.And now its on its way. AO3 made an entry explaining clearly what are the stakes,and how the current language of the bill endangers non commercial sites such as AO3 itself,as well as Wikipedia.

Please refer to the original post for the entire information: https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/19550 If you are German,I beg you to contact your representatives like indicated 

Explains how this threathen freedom of speech and creativity during fair use,and how parodies,caricatures,postiche,etc should not be subjected to this. I do not know when or if other EU countries will also start implementing article 17 on their own. I do know there is a lawsuit from Poland ongoing trying to strike the Directive down (But it is extremely slow process,so its best to contact MEPs right away before too much damage is done under this Directive) Not only that,but TERREG (not part of the directive) which is the “anti terror law”) has been adopted without a plenary vote on a EU scale,which means that under one hour,certain sites will have to take down any content deemed as “terrorist” to governement’s eyes,without the control of a judge to see if its fair or not. So sites will have to resort to Upload Filters as the short time theyre given to take content down is ridiculously short. Terreg can be sued,but only if we see misuse,which isn’t really enough.

So... I've been thinking about much... too, too much should I upload picture to here.

And the answer is: No. Not here.

But why?

The Tumblr is “dead” since then the Article 13. Other artists or ppl moved to Twitter or Pixiv. I’ve tried to stay here, share my works. But nothing. No notification maybe evey half-year / 1 like... So yeah, I've made my decision: I’ll not upload my artworks anymore here.

But I’ll be available at other pages: Deviantart, Instagram, Twitter, etc... It was fun here. But everything changed.

Here’s a link, you can reach me, or you want a commission: 

https://linktr.ee/darknessringo

I received an update on a petition I signed two years ago!

Most of The Sims games from the 2000s are quickly becoming abandonware! Here’s where you can find them! Because FUCK Article 13! Dedicated to ANYONE who might be affected. (Updated NOV ‘19!)

Just to add onto @uglytownie ‘s post about The Sims 2, I know there are some of you out there that would also like rarer titles from The Sims’ massive back catalog. 

If anything happens to this blog because of this post: My NEW twitter handle is @nostalgiasim, my discord is SimWorld (this link never expires), and my personal Neocities page is myonlinepityparty.neocities.org.

PC Games:

The Sims 1 + All EPs

The Sims Life Stories 

The Sims Castaway

The Sims: Pet Stories

The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection

If any of these links do not work for any reason, whether you need technical help or those files are no longer available, you can also find these abandonware games at Games4TheWorld. However, The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 can also be found on that site and I do not publically condone piracy. G4TW world also has an extensive forum for getting these older games to work. You can look for help there. :)

All of the following games are emulator ROMS found on Vimm’s, a trusted website that has been around since the ‘90s. 

GameCube:

Bustin’ Out

The Sims

The Sims 2

The Sims 2 Pets

Urbz, Sims in the City

Gameboy Advance:

Bustin’ Out

The Sims 2

Urbz, The Sims in the City

The Sims 2: Pets

PlayStation 2:

Urbz, Sims in the City

The Sims

The Sims Castaway

Bustin’ Out

The Sims 2 

The Sims 2: Pets

Wii 

The Sims 3

The Sims 2 Pets

The Sims Castaway

Prima Guides

ALL Games - The Sims + All EPs, The Sims 2 + All EPS, The Sims 3 + Almost all EPs, Bustin’ out, Castaway, Medieval, etc. 

Extras (Updated!)

The Sims 3 Store (ALL CONTENT)

The Sims 2 Store

(Rare!) The Sims 2 Preorder gifts and Maxis Gifts from the now deleted TS2 Website!

Literally, if ANYTHING on this list goes down, message me. I’m not hosting any of it but I’ll absolutely put out another updated post!

Article 13 is going into it’s final stages of voting. 

If this gets through, it will allow many, many companies to abuse and misuse this article to take down as many memes, fan works, and even other independent creators on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and other websites INCLUDING Tumblr. 

THE FAIR USE LAW AND SAFEHARBOR LAW WILL NO LONGER APPLY IN THE U.S OR IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 

IT HAS ALREADY PASSED IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES. 

WE CANNOT ALLOW THEM TO TAKE AWAY WHAT WE BUILT FOR THE INTERNET SO FAR. 

So here is what you need to do to drag this article down. 

1. Spread the word 

I can’t stress this enough. The more attention this gets the more people we can get to take this down. 

2. Make your own content 

Make your own content on the matter and make sure it is clear to others that Article 13 is bad for every internet user involved. 

3. If you live anywhere in Europe, contact your MEPs 

Ask them if they approve of the article and why. If they do approve of it, try to convince them in a clear, reasonable, and most sensible way possible that this law is BAD. 

The article itself is way to vague about what it’s conveying to its people. 

Saying that as long as the use of said internet memes or content is good as long as it’s in “good faith.” 

We cannot let some shoddy government tell us what we can and cannot post. 

FREE SPEECH IS A HUMAN RIGHT. NOT A PRIVILEGE. 

Here’s a video on Article 13 that Film Theory made on the matter. It will explain things better than I can. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GbXHrj8k7dg

Edit: I’ve noticed that some people are having trouble with getting the video to work. So here is the new link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbXHrj8k7dg&app=desktop

Plus thanks to user @rwby- 13 for giving me a link to this Change.org petition!