SOPA Blackout Protest - Page 6

Ninjalawyer · 01-14-2012, 06:22 PM

White House comes out against measures in SOPA and PIPA here.

RainingLemur · 01-15-2012, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer

White House comes out against measures in SOPA and PIPA here.

Now, we'll see if they will actually re-tool the bills.

GA Russell · 01-16-2012, 05:55 PM

I gather this is a completely bi-partisan effort. Lamar Smith - R is leading the drive in the House, and apparently Patrick Leahy - D is spearheading it in the Senate.

xg4bx · 01-16-2012, 08:11 PM

Wikipedia blackout to protest SOPA progress in Congress

"Most people probably haven't paid much attention to the huge corporations waging war in Washington, D.C., over legislation designed to crack down on theft of movies, music and other content from the Internet. But the conflict will hit consumers in the face Wednesday, when Wikipedia and a growing number of other websites intend to go dark to protest the proposed changes.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced Monday that the hugely popular online encyclopedia would shut down to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and related legislation, which opponents say could kill websites without due process."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ente...signed-to.html

arcadata · 01-17-2012, 01:53 AM

Here's the press release from Wikipedia

HarryT · 01-17-2012, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by arcadata

Here's the press release from Wikipedia

And here's what the Chief Executive of Twitter, Dick Costolo said about it:

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Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish.

I completely agree with Mr. Costolo.

Dylrob · 01-17-2012, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

And here's what the Chief Executive of Twitter, Dick Costolo said about it:

I completely agree with Mr. Costolo.

And what happens when (yes, when) other countries are pressured follow suit? Besides, so many sites with global popularity are based in the US.

Barcey · 01-17-2012, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

And here's what the Chief Executive of Twitter, Dick Costolo said about it:

I completely agree with Mr. Costolo.

Since the proposed legislation from a single nation would have global impact I don't consider it foolish at all.

jocampo · 01-17-2012, 06:37 PM

Let's face it ...

USA is, if not the biggest, one of the biggest Internet users in the world. If something is approved here, will have a cascade effect.

That regulations is all about money, not the users. There are other ways to fight aganist piracy. And no matter what, will be there. It is virtually impossible to stop online piracy. Every new attempt to block it will result in different approaches to overcome the patch.

All this makes me think in that woman here in USA that had to pay several millions of dollars (or at least was sued) because she download couple of mp3 songs from an illegal site.

Do they really think that a medium class woman will have resources to pay such ridiculous demand? How many thousands the records companies spent just prosecuting her? And I'm almost sure the site is still online or renamed.

Hellmark · 01-17-2012, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

And here's what the Chief Executive of Twitter, Dick Costolo said about it:

I completely agree with Mr. Costolo.

Thing is, the global companies in question are based within the country that the legislation would cover, thus directly impacting them, and potentially the world. Based on what I know of SOPA/PIPA and how the 'net works, if a site in the US gets blocked in the manner discussed, that block could potentially propagate to non US DNS servers, thus taking it down for other countries as well.

xg4bx · 01-17-2012, 06:58 PM

Google will protest SOPA using popular home page

"Google, the Web's top search company and one of technology's most influential powers in Washington, will post a link on its home page tomorrow to notify users of Google's opposition to controversial antipiracy bills being debated in Congress.

The company confirmed in a statement that it will join Wikipedia, Reddit, and other influential tech firms in staging protests of varying kinds against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), which are backed by big entertainment and media interests."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57...lar-home-page/

tubemonkey · 01-17-2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

Google will protest SOPA using popular home page

"Google, the Web's top search company and one of technology's most influential powers in Washington, will post a link on its home page tomorrow to notify users of Google's opposition to controversial antipiracy bills being debated in Congress.

The company confirmed in a statement that it will join Wikipedia, Reddit, and other influential tech firms in staging protests of varying kinds against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), which are backed by big entertainment and media interests."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57...lar-home-page/

Google: "We're with you guys and we're gonna join the protest by posting a link on our home page to a message about our opposition to SOPA and PIPA."

Protestors: "Will you black out you website like the rest of us?"

Google: "What!? And lose all that money? Are you out of your minds!?"

spellbanisher · 01-17-2012, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

And here's what the Chief Executive of Twitter, Dick Costolo said about it:

I completely agree with Mr. Costolo.

Wikipedia isn't a business. Shutting down for a day would not hurt them, since they are funded through donations.

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Google: "We're with you guys and we're gonna join the protest by posting a link on our home page to a message about our opposition to SOPA and PIPA."

Protestors: "Will you black out you website like the rest of us?"

Google: "What!? And lose all that money? Are you out of your minds!?"

Plus, Google doesn't want its users to find out that there are other search engines.

tubemonkey · 01-18-2012, 01:10 AM

Wikipedia is now down. Life as we know it has now come to a sreeching halt. For the next 24 hours, darkness will be our companion.

But wait, Google is showing their support by staying open. Could there be a Wikipedia alternative lurking out there just waiting to be discovered? Thank god for Google. Mine eyes have been opened and the darkness lifted. Hallelujah!

Quexos · 01-18-2012, 03:01 AM

I'm disappointed, I thought most of the giants of the web were going to black out their pages for a day. But the only one who dared was Wikipedia.

01-17-2012, 06:37 PM	#84
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	Let's face it ... USA is, if not the biggest, one of the biggest Internet users in the world. If something is approved here, will have a cascade effect. That regulations is all about money, not the users. There are other ways to fight aganist piracy. And no matter what, will be there. It is virtually impossible to stop online piracy. Every new attempt to block it will result in different approaches to overcome the patch. All this makes me think in that woman here in USA that had to pay several millions of dollars (or at least was sued) because she download couple of mp3 songs from an illegal site. Do they really think that a medium class woman will have resources to pay such ridiculous demand? How many thousands the records companies spent just prosecuting her? And I'm almost sure the site is still online or renamed. Last edited by jocampo; 01-17-2012 at 06:40 PM.

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xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Wikipedia blackout to protest SOPA progress in Congress "Most people probably haven't paid much attention to the huge corporations waging war in Washington, D.C., over legislation designed to crack down on theft of movies, music and other content from the Internet. But the conflict will hit consumers in the face Wednesday, when Wikipedia and a growing number of other websites intend to go dark to protest the proposed changes. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced Monday that the hugely popular online encyclopedia would shut down to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and related legislation, which opponents say could kill websites without due process." http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ente...signed-to.html

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arcadata Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,230 Karma: 4651787 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPod Touch, Sony PRS-350	Here's the press release from Wikipedia

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xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Google will protest SOPA using popular home page "Google, the Web's top search company and one of technology's most influential powers in Washington, will post a link on its home page tomorrow to notify users of Google's opposition to controversial antipiracy bills being debated in Congress. The company confirmed in a statement that it will join Wikipedia, Reddit, and other influential tech firms in staging protests of varying kinds against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), which are backed by big entertainment and media interests." http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57...lar-home-page/

01-18-2012, 01:10 AM	#89
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,858 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Wikipedia is now down. Life as we know it has now come to a sreeching halt. For the next 24 hours, darkness will be our companion. But wait, Google is showing their support by staying open. Could there be a Wikipedia alternative lurking out there just waiting to be discovered? Thank god for Google. Mine eyes have been opened and the darkness lifted. Hallelujah!

01-18-2012, 03:01 AM	#90
Quexos Member Retired Posts: 1,999 Karma: 11348924 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limbo Device: none	I'm disappointed, I thought most of the giants of the web were going to black out their pages for a day. But the only one who dared was Wikipedia.