'Rogue Site' The Internet Archive To Go Dark In Protest Of SOPA/PIPA
from the making-a-statement dept
You may recall that, a few months ago, the popular "library of the internet," The Internet Archive, was among the popular sites listed as a "rogue site" dedicated to "piracy," by ad giant GroupM, with inputs from Universal Music, Paramount Pictures and others. It seems that Brewster Kahle, the founder of the Archive, has recognized that SOPA and PIPA are important issues -- especially for a site that some apparently think is a rogue site. He's announced that the Internet Archive will go dark tomorrow, joining Reddit, Wikipedia and others. Tomorrow might be quite a strange day online.
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If this is not to happen, you need to get organized. Identifying the bad guys is easy. You also need an organization that donors can trust. Donations come from the companies/individuals who are against SOPA/PIPA or any similar legislation. Hollywood has to be outspent. Get on with it.
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That's the crux of the current situation, and that's what you Yanquis should be trying to fix. Your gov't is broken. Your Congress-critters and Senators (and Presidents?) can be bought by special interests. Whoever has the most cash can buy their preferred outcome. Bloody revolting! I hope your Founding Fathers are spinning in their graves.
Every US citizen should be appalled and ashamed that the situation has come to this. Fix your gov't, FFS!
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I know I am just one little bitty voice out there but I will do everything I can to protest this and I am willing even more than willing to do whatever it takes to not lose my Freedom as an American.I have already lost enough so the line must be drawn.
www.bigmeathammer.com is my main Art and Personal site
www.goreproductions.com is my freelance business site
I hope many of you are doing the same as well as telling your friends/fans/family on facebook,etc.
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I'm attacking this shit from the MAFIAA and co. on all fronts. It's a War they wanted, its War they got.
I'm not even going into what AnonOps are doing.
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If either PIPA or SOPA or C-11 (Canada's version) pass that website won't stand a chance in hell!
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If either PIPA or SOPA or C-11 (Canada's version) pass that website won't stand a chance in hell!
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Techdirt Tomorrow
Have you considered taking Techdirt offline tomorrow in protest?
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ABC NEWS
CBS NEWS
FOX NEWS
NBC News (now run by Comcast) still seems to be quiet about it.
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That's funny.
It kind of sounds like something the PRO-SOPA/PIPA people would protest:
"There's simply way too much privacy going on these days - people are actually thinking that what they do in their own homes isn't our business. Can't have that now because of Jobs! Yeah! Jobs and The Children! Yeah, that's it. Because of Jobs and The Children and the American Way!"
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Guess who is a leader and who is a loser.
Congress may take note that the days of wild west legislation are over people are watching them just as much as they are watching people.
Even to make rules we need rules and the days where everything goes are gone now.
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What happens when people are crying?
I guess that just means that we have no leaders at all: just losers pretending that they can lead.
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Here lies the truth about SOPA/PIPA that even TechDirt has yet to report: what MPAA, RIAA, and Hollywood execs do not want you to see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzS5rSvZXe8
The truth behind why these big companies responsible for SOPA and PIPA are also responsible for piracy itself is far more insidious than even their outmoded business model.
Hint: can you say, do as I say so I can crush you under heel?
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