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1. rysiek ✅ (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jul-2018 13:01:53 CEST rysiek ✅

   I'm in Strasbourg, lobbying hard. Updates soon, but was able to talk to Axel Voss, the main guy behind the current (bad) versions of #Art11 and #Art13. Doing my best to #SaveYourInternet.

   Lessons from today:
   - Pro-Art11/Art13 MEPs do not know how copyright law works (no surprises there, the copyright law is a mess!)
   - Wikimedia Commons is a very good example of a service that could suffer very much.
   - As during #ACTA, MEPs are not entirely against sitting down and discussing the issues.

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   • rysiek ✅ (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jul-2018 13:34:46 CEST rysiek ✅

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     Oh, and yes, I used #Mastodon / #Fediverse as an example of services that would get hit hard with #Art11 / #Art13. The Fediverse is helping to #SaveYourInternet too now! :)

   • switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jul-2018 13:35:28 CEST switching.social

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     @rysiek

     Thank you for your efforts! 👏

   • rysiek ✅ (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jul-2018 13:49:56 CEST rysiek ✅

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     Another important take-away from my meetings already: calling MEPs is way more effective than e-mailing them.

     E-mailing MEPs with a standard e-mail from a template can actually be counter-productive.

     If you can, please *call* your MEPs. You can find your MEP here:
     http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/map.html

     If you'd rather e-mail, please write two-three paragraphs in your own words, from your e-mail address. Even if it's not as slick as the template, it will work way better!

     #Art11 #Art13 #SaveYourInternet

   • rysiek ✅ (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jul-2018 13:50:49 CEST rysiek ✅

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     • switching.social

     @switchingsocial thanks for your support! :)

   • rysiek ✅ (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jul-2018 13:55:18 CEST rysiek ✅

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     People like Julia Reda could be fixing the underlying problems of copyright law in EU. I could be focusing on helping journalists stay safe and uncover corruption and organized crime.

     Many other people could be spending their time way more productively.

     Instead, we need to focus on this bullcrap so that people who can't even into Internets don't break our main creative outlet, communication channel, our main knowledge base.

     Because Axel Springer told them to.

     #Art11 #Art13 #SaveYourInternet

   • rysiek ✅ (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jul-2018 16:35:59 CEST rysiek ✅

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     On my way to a meeting with a few MEPs. Wish me luck.

     These are mostly sympathethic to our cause, but perhaps need a few strong arguments. Hopefully, I can provide that.

   • rysiek ✅ (rysiek)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jul-2018 18:53:47 CEST rysiek ✅

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     EDPS position on #Art13: filters need way more assessment; careful with them:
     https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-work/publications/comments/edps-comments-proposal-directive-copyright_en

     #SaveYourInternet

   • rysiek ✅ (rysiek)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Jul-2018 13:44:55 CEST rysiek ✅

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     And this concludes our tour of Strasbourg and its labirynth of halls and procedures.

     I am on the train back home. I would have stayed longer and worked on #Art11 #Art13 #saveyourinternet more, but could not. :/

     This is not the end of the fight. The vote is way too close to call. Every MEP counts. I will be calling them from the train, I would even call them from the plane if it were an option.

     Your calls are working. MEPs are changing their minds. I saw this first hand.

     You have the power!

   • rysiek ✅ (rysiek)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Jul-2018 13:46:01 CEST rysiek ✅

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     I have so many things I need to write about after this trip. Please poke me if I don't deliver in a few days!