Thank you Wikipedia, Craigslist, Google (and a mountain of others) for taking a stand against censorship and showing that you have balls to stand up for what is right.
I just hope that Americans are smart enough to not let this reaction die so that the government passes it once the heat is off. The fact that this is even on the table screams mountains about how our government is trying to destroy our rights and how willing some people are to give up those rights for a few bucks.
Whose private property again? You mean that granted by the copyright system corrupted by Disney and the rest of the content firms?
For all the crying over corporate cronyism with the Financial sector, I'm surprised there's little outrage over these parasites redefining what is public domain, or debasing what was once a good idea (letting original creators prosper from their work for a reasonable time period) into corporate largess (letting corporate behemoths own the creations of their employees in perpetuity).
SOPA/PIPA is like me passing a law to prevent people from robbing my house by declaring that it's illegal for anyone to walk around in my neighborhood.
It will not be dead until all the politicians that supported it are voted out of office. If you really want to make a difference make sure to support anyone who runs against these idiots and supports a free and open internet.
If you want to stop the MPAA from buying legislation maybe you should hit them with a protest that actually hurts them.... You want to send a message? Protest motion pictures and show them that you can have a financial impact on their business if they don't start listening to the public.
Congressmen have unscrupulous ways of getting their way in spite of the voters and even other legislators. The Frist/Kyl/Goodlatte sponsored UIGEA was a perfect example of this when "the act was passed on the last day before Congress adjourned for the 2006 elections [Note: In fact, it was tacked onto an unrelated bill and passed late that night]. According to Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), no one on the Senate-House Conference Committee had seen the final language of the bill before it was passed".
America came together admirably to thwart SOPA/PIPA for the moment, but the internet won't be safe from its proponents (and their lobbyists) until they are run out of office.
And that is exactly the game Washington is playing. They saw the protest coming so they shelved it for a month to let the heat die down. That's all. They figure we won't protest twice by shutting down popular sites.
Talk about mass-hysteria! You might as well shut down the internets. God forbid you might have to actually call a so-called friend to see how they are doing?!??!
emfkJan 19, 2012Buried
I wouldn't declare it on Death's door yet. We must continue to turn the heat up on Congress!
soupgfxJan 19, 2012Buried
Thank you Wikipedia, Craigslist, Google (and a mountain of others) for taking a stand against censorship and showing that you have balls to stand up for what is right.
batwaffelJan 19, 2012Buried
I just hope that Americans are smart enough to not let this reaction die so that the government passes it once the heat is off. The fact that this is even on the table screams mountains about how our government is trying to destroy our rights and how willing some people are to give up those rights for a few bucks.
Graf_OrlockJan 19, 2012Buried
Whose private property again? You mean that granted by the copyright system corrupted by Disney and the rest of the content firms?
For all the crying over corporate cronyism with the Financial sector, I'm surprised there's little outrage over these parasites redefining what is public domain, or debasing what was once a good idea (letting original creators prosper from their work for a reasonable time period) into corporate largess (letting corporate behemoths own the creations of their employees in perpetuity).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
kerripaulJan 19, 2012Buried
Expect it to be back in more aggressive form...!
StopAnimalTortureJan 19, 2012Buried
A stake in it's heart would be helpful, but the safest way is to chop off it's head and burn the body. Use plenty of holy water. Catapult into sun.
That usually does it.
seanstuartJan 19, 2012Buried
SOPA/PIPA is like me passing a law to prevent people from robbing my house by declaring that it's illegal for anyone to walk around in my neighborhood.
brucealmightyJan 19, 2012Buried
Sort of ironic that the very freedom it seeks to limit is what led to such an immediate and overwhelming backlash. There's a lesson in there.......
kyzzyxxJan 19, 2012Buried
Well, at least we know what YOU are interested in.
Graf_OrlockJan 19, 2012Buried
nuke it from orbit. Its the only way to be sure.
siliconfluxJan 19, 2012Buried
I agree. Although I do wish Google had come out sooner and more forcefully than they did.
kallistiJan 19, 2012Buried
If Facebook had shut down for even an hour... Can you imagine the outcry?
damian75Jan 19, 2012Buried
It will not be dead until all the politicians that supported it are voted out of office. If you really want to make a difference make sure to support anyone who runs against these idiots and supports a free and open internet.
awakefieJan 19, 2012Buried
If you want to stop the MPAA from buying legislation maybe you should hit them with a protest that actually hurts them.... You want to send a message? Protest motion pictures and show them that you can have a financial impact on their business if they don't start listening to the public.
dachipzJan 19, 2012Buried
Congressmen have unscrupulous ways of getting their way in spite of the voters and even other legislators. The Frist/Kyl/Goodlatte sponsored UIGEA was a perfect example of this when "the act was passed on the last day before Congress adjourned for the 2006 elections [Note: In fact, it was tacked onto an unrelated bill and passed late that night]. According to Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), no one on the Senate-House Conference Committee had seen the final language of the bill before it was passed".
America came together admirably to thwart SOPA/PIPA for the moment, but the internet won't be safe from its proponents (and their lobbyists) until they are run out of office.
kyzzyxxJan 19, 2012Buried
And that is exactly the game Washington is playing. They saw the protest coming so they shelved it for a month to let the heat die down. That's all. They figure we won't protest twice by shutting down popular sites.
bookantJan 19, 2012Buried
Unless it takes shelter in a refridgerator.
soupgfxJan 19, 2012Buried
Talk about mass-hysteria! You might as well shut down the internets. God forbid you might have to actually call a so-called friend to see how they are doing?!??!
eninen525Jan 19, 2012Buried
internet censorship has been all over digg lately. but this was strange
dachipzJan 20, 2012Buried
Sorry all... I was in a hurry and forgot the attribution. The quote was from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlawful_Internet_Gambling_Enforcement_Act_of_2006