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Originally Posted by fjtorres
I'm keeping an open mind until I see how it plays out.
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Likewise. If it's as rumoured though, then I'll pass on the game.
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As a rule, I don't think most of these "grass-roots" boycotts amount to much. Don't buy in march, but it'll be okay to buy in april? 
Boycott means doing without, not deferring.
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Agreed, although I see the "black march" as a protest and not a boycott. I would assume people wish to make a point rather than cut off their nose to spite their face.
I have doubts over the effectiveness though, this thread was the first time I've heard of it and I've been following the SOPA/ACTA news. To even register on the radar let alone have any kind of impact there'd need to be quite a significant amount of support and I can't see that happening without mainstream support.
I'd love to see a DRM protest though where everyone buys DRM free goods only for a month.