SOPA

[RS-Dolph]

We're striking tomorrow for 12 hours!

http://www.sopastrike.com/



If you don't know what SOPA or PIPA is, get out from your rock and read.
This is the internet that we all use everyday.  Go.  Do it.  Now.

[Rom]

Indeed. Wikipedia, Reddit and others are participating.

Looks like Obama has said he will not be supporting SOPA.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/01/16/obama-says-so-long-sopa-killing-controversial-internet-piracy-legislation/

[RS-Infested]

SOPA Supporter:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-only-argument-internet-in-favor-sopa/

[RS-LoveOfProfit]

Google gonna do exactly what I said they should:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/sopa-protests-planned-by-google-wikipedia-and-others-on-jan-18/2012/01/17/gIQALKBL6P_story.html

[RS-Infested]

o0o0o... bypassing the blackout :-p

[RSshruew]

o0o0o... bypassing the blackout :-p

The background is still black at least.

[Rom]

Hmmmm.....

Session on this to resume in Feb...  Obama, still against it, I believe. Better safe than sorry though. Keep signing!

http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/sopa-resumes-in-february.php

[RSshruew]

So SOPA / PIPA might be done (or at least delayed)....

In other news the Supreme Court has ruled that things in the Public Domain can be given copyrights to people.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-545.pdf

And megaupload has been shutdown and its founders arrested because the music and movie industry didnt want to bother with DMCA to identify copyright violations and wanted them to magically figure it out for them.

[RS-Zouo]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/science-and-technology/2012/01/20/megaupload-file-sharing-site-shut-down-as-founders-are-charged-over-piracy-violations-86908-23709277/

shrew your link sucks. Reading the article though it is pretty funny.. "Kim Dotcom, sawn off shotguns and people at large" Makes it seems like the people that run megaupload are gangsters of some kind.