SOPA Protest

We're about to join an Internet Brotherhood with just family as Iran, North Korea and China. What could go wrong here.

You can find out how to battle against the bills (there are two, SOPA and PIPA) here:
http://www.americancensorship.org

Speak up, speak out, and demand that your representatives actually REPRESENT you!

If you're not in the US, complain to your Ministers, your President/Prime Minister and everyone else in your own government, as this WILL impact your online life soon enough.

BlackSpinner wrote:

chunkyfrog wrote:Sounds exactly like what they have in China.
Too much like unbridled censorship.

But look how well China is doing economically!

That's only because the have a market of fools to exploit, the U.S.A. Jim

johnnygoodman wrote:Howdy,

Is anyone else tracking SOPA and really worried?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/stopped- ... s-all.html

Feedback welcome.

Johnny

??? Have YOU thought of going DARK like Wikipedia is planing to do???
I'm sure that trick would GET SOME ATTENTION!!!

I do think this is IMPORTANT

Reddit Going Dark Jan. 18 to Protest SOPA http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2398748,00.asp


The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has already pushed Red 5 Studios to shut down the beta and website for Firefall on January 18http://www.gamespot.com/news/minecraft- ... st-6348603

Why Google And Facebook Need To Go Dark To Protest SOPA http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/20 ... test-sopa/

Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter considering “nuclear option” to protest SOPA http://www.extremetech.com/computing/11 ... otest-sopa



HOPE more people Send Emails to their Congress Representatives. . . https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

(in a heavy accent) "would you like a slurpy with your 5 minute internet card? only certain sites are available. may i also fix your microsoft problems?"

archangle wrote:I'm disgusted to see the current administration wiping it's feet on the constitution just as often as the previous administration did.

Maybe not

johnnygoodman wrote:Howdy,

Is anyone else tracking SOPA and really worried?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/stopped- ... s-all.html

Feedback welcome.

Johnny

In a word: Yes!

I used to work in the computer industry. From what I've read, this law *completely* abrogates due process. It takes the possibility of due process out of the equation, removes the legislative and judicial system from the implementation of the law.

It is quite likely that if it survives and is passed into law it would be challenged by various organizations and be struck down by the judicial system. Still the damage to our confidence of a fair and just system would be done.

Yes. I am quite worried.

JointPain wrote:

archangle wrote:I'm disgusted to see the current administration wiping it's feet on the constitution just as often as the previous administration did.

Maybe not

Not really, that was the longest no-statement statement I've read in a while. They're not taking a stand at all. I want just one candidate or our President to state clearly and completely that they will NOT support either bill. This was just a long-winded "we're not saying where we stand" diatribe.

JohnBFisher wrote:

johnnygoodman wrote:Howdy,

Is anyone else tracking SOPA and really worried?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/stopped- ... s-all.html

Feedback welcome.

Johnny

In a word: Yes!

I used to work in the computer industry. From what I've read, this law *completely* abrogates due process. It takes the possibility of due process out of the equation, removes the legislative and judicial system from the implementation of the law.

It is quite likely that if it survives and is passed into law it would be challenged by various organizations and be struck down by the judicial system. Still the damage to our confidence of a fair and just system would be done.

Yes. I am quite worried.

This DUE NOTHING Congress has only looked out for the 1% -not- the rest of us so as I see it They understand two things "VOTES" or comments by email / snail mail or $$$$ that keeps them in office.

JointPain wrote:Maybe not

Talk about a NONE STATEMENT - - - ALL of use are in-charge of making them all to fallow our wishes!!!

I'm in!
No internet all day January 18th.
I can do it.
No shopping, no games, no browsing, no chat.
I might just unplug the router.
Sounds like a good day to read; or shop locally.

I saw this on the net a few days back.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/i ... a-and-pipa

If the people who designed and built the internet are against it, I am very afraid of this law.

Goshes. googlenews has had multiple references to it but I haven't bothered to follow the links. Duh. Obviously I should have. I didn't know what SOPA was and I only follow the links to the articles which have a subject that catches my interest. Tsk, tsk. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Johnny.

bump
It's tomorrow.
If anyone is planning any internet purchases, please try not to do it on Wednesday, January 18.

I haven't been following this closely. Most important: what are the implications for my avatar?!

SleepingUgly wrote:I haven't been following this closely. Most important: what are the implications for my avatar?!

Short story, if either SOPA or PIPA pass, the entire site could be shut down because of it.