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European officials probably thought that no-one would take much notice when they signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a controversial international treaty on intellectual property rights. Two months later, mass protests have erupted in
Like many people Tuesday afternoon, those gathered in Washington Square Park were busy scrawling last-minute Valentine’s Day notes. Except these notes were on blue construction-paper hearts, and they bore bad news. “It’s not me, it’s you,” read one. “Jus
A man wearing an handmade Guy Fawkes mask attends a demonstration to support greek people in front of the Greek embassy in Paris on February 13, 2012. Greece will hold general elections in April, the government said today, hours after parliament voted... View Photo »
I love Fairey but, really, Guy Fawkes? Not only was Fawkes a bumbling idiot; he was the ultimate role model in failure. I really wish people would do their homework before they wear these masks. I'm quite frankly shocked that Shepard Fairey, with all of his resources, wouldn't know what he is representi...
“In what kind of country are we living and how pathetic are the media here, if an article like this had to be written by an internet portal with a poodle in their logo?
The OSCE's media freedom representative warned Tuesday that a global online piracy pact that has sparked protests around Europe could undermine freedom of expression. Protestors, wearing Guy Fawkes masks, hold a banner during a protest against the Anti-C
A protestor plasters his lips plastered as others wear Guy Fawkes masks during a demonstration against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Riga February 13, 2012. According to local media, several hundred people staged a protest against... View Photo »
I love Fairey but, really, Guy Fawkes? Not only was Fawkes a bumbling idiot; he was the ultimate role model in failure. I really wish people would do their homework before they wear these masks. I'm quite frankly shocked that Shepard Fairey, with all of his resources, wouldn't know what he is representi...
Vince needs a nurse not a spad. As a contributor here said a few months back, Westminster’s favourite wasp chewing bulldog will never resign from the cabinet as he likes the salary and perks too much and his principles have always been “adjustable”. He w
The days of the Young Conservatives being a marriage bureau are long gone, but all is not lost for lonely Tory hearts. The YC’s reincarnation Conservative Future are hosting a Valentine’s Ball. Organisers must be a little worried about the pulling potent
Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), sometimes known as Guido Fawkes, the name in which he was indicted, was a member of a group of Roman Catholic restorationists from England that planned the Gunpowder Plot. The plot's aim was to displace Protestant rule by blowing up the Houses of Parliament while king James I and the entire... Full Article
A demonstrator wears a Guy Fawkes mask during a protest in Lisbon February 11, 2012. CGTP union protested against austerity measure taken by the Portuguese government.
View Photo »A paper designed with the mask of Guy Fawkes is held by computer cables on a desk at the IT event '5th Campus Party', at Anhembi park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 11, 2012. The event opens 24 hours for 7 days and about 7000 visitors are expected to participate with different...
View Photo »Protester with an Anonymous Guy Fawkes mask protesting against government austerity measures gather at Terreiro do Paco Square during a demonstration launched by Portugal's biggest trade union, Portuguese General Workers Confederation (CGTP), in Lisbon on February 11, 2012.
View Photo »A group of young men wearing Guy Fawkes masks unfold a banner at the beginning of a protest organized as part of an international day of action against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), on February 11, 2012, in Bucharest. Tens of thousands of people marched in protests in...
View Photo »Protesters wearing Anonymous Guy Fawkes masks take part in a demonstration against controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) as part of an international day of action against the increasingly-contested accord, in Zagreb on February 11, 2012. Tens of thousands of people...
View Photo »Protesters wearing Anonymous Guy Fawkes mask and holding placards reading in Latin 'Thus always to Tyrants - Anonymous' take part in a demonstration against controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) as part of an international day of action against the...
View Photo »Demonstrators wearing Anonymous Guy Fawkes masks attend a protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) as part of an international day of action against the increasingly-contested accord, in the office building of the Hungarian Parliament's representatives in Budapest...
View Photo »A protester disguised as Guy Fawkes cartoon character takes part in a demonstration against controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) as part of an international day of action against the increasingly-contested accord, in front of the Government Palace in Vilnius on...
View Photo »A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask makes photos during a protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. People are gathering in many European cities to voice their anger at the international...
View Photo »A protestos holds a banner and wears a Guy Fawkes mask during a protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Sofia on February 11, 2012. Thousands of Bulgarians joined protests across the country on February 11 against the Bulgarian government's plan to ratify the...
View Photo »Protestors hold Guy Fawkes masks and shout slogans during a protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Sofia on February 11, 2012. Thousands of Bulgarians joined protests across the country on February 11 against the Bulgarian government's plan to ratify the...
View Photo »Protestors holding Guy Fawkes masks shout slogans during a demonstration against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in central Sofia February 11, 2012. Thousands of Bulgarians marched in capital Sofia on Saturday to protest against the unpopular ACTA aimed to cut costly...
View Photo »CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 11: A protester wears a Guy Fawkes mask during a demonstration of students on February 11, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian people await the upcoming first anniversary of the resignation of the former Muhammad Hosni Mubarak after his 30-year term on 11 February...
View Photo »French protestors wearing Guy Fawkes masks protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in Paris, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Protesters gathered in several European cities Saturday to voice anger at an international copyright treaty that they fear will lead to...
View Photo »A protestor plasters his lips plastered as others wear Guy Fawkes masks during a demonstration against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Riga February 13, 2012. According to local media, several hundred people staged a protest against the unpopular ACTA aimed to cut...
View Photo »Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks hold placards during a demonstration for fair elections in Rostov-on Don February 4, 2012. Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and supporters...
View Photo »A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask attends a demonstration against the signing of the international copyright agreement ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) by the Slovenian government, which faces strong opposition from Internet activists, in Ljubljana February 4, 2012.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 4: A US Park Police officer uses a limb saw to remove a mask of Guy Fawkes from a statue of James McPherson in McPherson Square February 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. US Park police raided the Occupy DC camp at McPherson Square before dawn to enforce no camping rules.
View Photo »A protester wearing Guy Fawkes mask, takes part in a demonstration in Stockholm on February 4, 2012 to protest against the Swedish government's plan to ratify the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
View Photo »A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask marches with other during a demonstration for fair elections in St. Petersburg February 4, 2012. Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and...
View Photo »A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask takes part in a demonstration for fair elections in central Moscow February 4, 2012. Protests were planned across Russia on Saturday, continuing a movement of open opposition started after public criticism of the results of December's parliamentary...
View Photo »A protestor wearing a Guy Fawkes mask takes part in a demonstration in Stockholm Saturday Feb. 4, 2012 to protest against the Swedish government's plan to ratify the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). SWEDEN OUT.
View Photo »Protestors, some wearing Guy Fawkes masks, take part in a demonstration in Stockholm on February 2, 2012 to protest against the Swedish government's plan to ratify the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Banner reads: preserve the Internet say no to ACTA! SWEDEN OUT.
View Photo »A protester wears a Guy Fawkes mask during a protest rally at SNP Square in Bratislava February 3, 2012. Slovaks attend protests in capital Bratislava and other Slovak towns, outraged by a corruption scandal - codename 'Gorilla' - involving top politicians, government officials and...
View Photo »A demonstrator braving freezing temperatures and snow, wears a Guy Fawkes mask during a protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Bucharest, February 11, 2012. Protesters fear that ACTA agreement will curb their freedom to download movies and music for free and...
View Photo »A demonstrator wears a Guy Fawkes mask during a protest in Lisbon February 11, 2012. CGTP union protested against austerity measure taken by the Portuguese government.
View Photo »I love Fairey but, really, Guy Fawkes? Not only was Fawkes a bumbling idiot; he was the ultimate role model in failure. I really wish people would do their homework before they wear these masks. I'm quite frankly shocked that Shepard Fairey, with all of his resources, wouldn't know what he is representi...
I love Fairey but, really, Guy Fawkes? Not only was Fawkes a bumbling idiot; he was the ultimate role model in failure. I really wish people would do their homework before they wear these masks. I'm quite frankly shocked that Shepard Fairey, with all of his resources, wouldn't know what he is representi...
The true irony of the Guy Fawkes mask lies in the fact that it's Warner Bros. movie merch. Nothing like railing against corporations while paying them for the mask you use to appear 'countercultural' and 'edgy.'
The Guy Fawkes mask has now become a common brand and a convenient placard to use in protest against tyranny—and I'm happy with people using it, it seems quite unique, an icon of popular culture being used this way
