Pledge “FreeSpeechCanad”
"I will pledge $5 to the p2pnet Freedom of Speech in Canada fund but only if 5 other people will do the same."
— Jon Newton, p2pnet.net (contact)
Deadline to sign up by: 1st October 2006
5 people signed up
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Canada's p2pnet.net is focusing on relentless entertainment and software cartel assaults on file sharing, peer-to-peer organizations and individuals using this technology (http://blogsuit.com).
Said Canadian law professor Michael Geist in an article carried by Britain's BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/52...), "Both Sharman Networks and Hemming sued P2Pnet last spring, claiming that an article and accompanying comments posted by readers of the site were libelous. Jon Newton, the owner of the site, has vigorously disputed the suit, pointing to the need to protect free speech and to ensure that defamation laws cannot be used as swords to create an online chill. Sharman Networks recently dropped its claim, however the Hemming suit continues."
Freedom of speech isn't free in Canada. Please help Newton and p2pnet to fight this very real threat.
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Jon Newton, the Pledge Creator, joined by:
- Rob Hyndman
- Phillip Smith
- Jason Young
- Carol Dekkers
- 1 person who did not want to give their name
