((Just copy-pasting this from another journal hope no minds and hope this isn't too late)
I'm not sure how many people have heard but SOPA is back once again to try and place copyrights onto the internet. That sounds all well and good until you learn that this would mean all fanart, fanfiction or any video that contains a copyrighted character would need to be taken down.
this petition >>>>>>>>petitions.whitehouse.gov/petit…<<<<<<<<needs to complete it's signature count by the 19th of March! I bring this here to the Sakura's Revenge club and any other character fan club to to spread the awareness of SOPA's attempt to literally shut us down.
Please sign and forward it on to your friends and other fan clubs. All fandoms are affected.
Imagine an Internet where drawing your favourite character and sharing it with others is illegal or a website dedicated to your favourite pairing needing to be deleted. Imagine all your favourite fanfics and fanfic writers disappearing forever. I don't want an Internet where fandom name searches only result in a wikipedia or ebay link or searching the images shows the same generic official picture over and over again.
I understand if someone feels that they are being cheated out of money because their characters are being used, but really the majority of people only do this for fun, to practice their drawing, writing or video making skill, it just makes it more fun if you love the characters you are drawing.
If you are the founder or co-founder of a group, or maybe you know someone that is. Please spread this message. thank you