| P3Games,LLC supports the fight against SOPA | |
| Posted by PhantomFire on Jan 18, 2012 12:00 am | |
What is SOPA? The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA, H.R. 3261) is on the surface a bill that attempts to curb online piracy. Sadly, the proposed way it goes about doing this would devastate the online economy and the overall freedom of the web. It would particularly affect sites with heavy user generated content. Sites like Youtube, Reddit, Twitter, and others may cease to exist in their current form if this bill is passed. What is PIPA? The Protect IP Act (PIPA, S. 968) is SOPA's twin in the Senate. Under current DMCA law, if a user uploads a copyrighted movie to sites like Youtube, the site isn't held accountable so long as they provide a way to report user infringement. The user who uploaded the movie is held accountable for their actions, not the site. PIPA would change that - it would place the blame on the site itself, and would also provide a way for copyright holders to seize the site's domain in extreme circumstances. The Electronic Frontier Foundation laid out four excellent points as to why the bills are not only dangerous, but are also not effective for what they are trying to accomplish: The blacklist bills are expensive. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that PIPA alone would cost the taxpayers at least $47 million over 5 years, and could cost the private sector many times more. Those costs would be carried mostly by the tech industry, hampering growth and innovation. The blacklist bills silence legitimate speech. Rightsholders, ISPs, or the government could shut down sites with accusations of infringement, and without real due process. The blacklist bills are bad for the architecture of the Internet. But don't take our word for it: see the open letters that dozens of the Internet's concerned creators have submitted to Congress about the impact the bills would have on the security of the web. The blacklist bills won't stop online piracy. The tools these bills would grant rightsholders are like chainsaws in an operating room: they do a lot of damage, and they aren't very effective in the first place. The filtering methods might dissuade casual users, but they would be trivial for dedicated and technically savvy users to circumvent. Info from sopablackout.org/learnmore/ Read more now SOPA: Why it matters to you |
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News Announcements
| New Markings & Paradigms - January 2012 | |
| Posted by JT_ on Jan 15, 2012 12:02 am | |
| Halfway through January? That means it's time for new Markings and Paradigms! :) This month we have Markings from Quad, and Paradigms from Quad and Pirran. Thanks ladies! Head over to the Puma Demo to take a look at these lovelies and be sure to share your new designs with us! :) MARKINGS Aurora Crazy Diamonds Lightheart PARADIGMS Ginger Spice Rainbow Camo Scrap Metal Enjoy! |
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| Last Day of Winter Festival! | |
| Posted by JT_ on Jan 10, 2012 11:42 am | |
| Don't forget-- today is your last day to grab Winter Festival goodies. :) You have just over 12 hours left! Any item with an "11" in the corner will be retired at the end of today, so be sure to grab the ones you want. :) Also, for anyone active since Friday January 6th, you have just received a fun Snowcat item. :) Enjoy!! |
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| January 2012 - TE Items | |
| Posted by JT_ on Jan 05, 2012 2:58 pm | |
| Can you believe 2012 has arrived?! Where does the time go. :) It's January 5th, so that means-- TE Items! Woohoo! This month we have a cape from Quad so your Pumas can frolic in the snow in style, as well as a set of items from Yam that will take your Pumas into outer space! Be sure to run over to the TE Items Shop to snag 'em. :)   Wintercape [ 2 TE ] CLICK FOR SAMPLE! Galactic Globe [ 3 TE ] Includes the following items: Nebula (frame), Opal Gaze (wearable), Outer Space (environment), Planet 2COO112 (wearable), Planet Green Dorf (wearable), Planet PU912 (wearable), and Stardust (wearable). CLICK FOR SAMPLE 1! (with a black basecolor so you can see the stardust better :) CLICK FOR SAMPLE 2! IMPORTANT INFO: • The Winter Festival continues! You have until the end of the day on January 10th (Tuesday next week) to gather up all the festival items, toss snowballs at your friends, and send fun surprises to their stumps. :) • Don't forget-- on January 8th, the TE items from November 2011 will be removed from the TE Items Shop forever! Also, the TE items from December 2011 will increase in price. So grab them while you can! |
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| The Pumas Wish Everyone | |
| Posted by PhantomFire on Jan 01, 2012 12:12 am | |
| A Happy, Safe and Healthy New Year! A special gift has been sent to all people active since Dec 25th. Enjoy! |
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| It's getting closer to New Years... | |
| Posted by PhantomFire on Dec 28, 2011 3:42 am | |
| And the pumas are cleaning out their attic. What's this they found? YUM! Fruitcake! Not sure how old it is, but it still looks yummie! Fruitcake has been sent to all those active this past week! enjoy! |
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| Winterfest sale! | |
| Posted by PhantomFire on Dec 21, 2011 8:38 pm | |
| Starting tonight, 10:pm Puma time until 11:59 Friday December 30th P3 is having a SALE! Buy 25 TE and get 1 emerald orb free. Limit 4 to an account. To qualify simply message me Phantomfire #1 and let me know how many TE purchased. I will verify and send you the free orbs! I hope you can take advantage of this year end sale and have a GREAT winterfest! |
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| Winter is Here! | |
| Posted by JT_ on Dec 21, 2011 7:46 pm | |
| Today marks the official first day of Winter. :) Be sure to refresh and see our Winter background image! | |
| Interesting... | |
| Posted by JT_ on Dec 16, 2011 12:33 pm | |
| Well gee, it looks like there's something interesting going on in that Profile Click Snowball Fight game... ;) This requires further investigation... Also, for anyone who is curious about yesterday's "special marking"-- I will post what is special about it in the comments of yesterday's news. :) So go take a look if you can't figure it out! |
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| December 2011 - Markings, Evolutions, and Paradigms | |
| Posted by JT_ on Dec 15, 2011 3:00 pm | |
| We are mid-way through December, so that means it's time for new Markings, Evolutions, and Paradigms! Thanks to Quad and Pirran for these. :) MARKINGS: Karahkwa (this marking is a bit special... see if you can figure out why! :D) Khamsin EVOLUTIONS: Antlers PARADIGMS: Arctic Camo Blue Camo Red Camo Head over to the Puma Demo to check them out! :) |
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