SOPA & the battle for the Internet

[brettheaslewood]

you can also just press esc as its loading and the blackout wont appear

you`re right, that`s lame.wiki

this is what i mean, the whole news of 'wikipedia being offline' has spread globally and it's all bollocks - the website is not offline. there is no blackout.

[wub]

Just to be sure, I'm taking measures...

[Electric_Head]

almost done

[wub]

If I hadn't included porn and lolcats, it'd probably be done in 20mins.

[brettheaslewood]

/endthread

[Laszlo]

If I hadn't included porn and lolcats, it'd probably be done in 20mins.

http://icanhascheezburger.com/ is offline too!!

[lloydnoise]

I wanted to look up the films of Scott Caan, now I have to use imdb

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Caan

CHEIRS M8TE

[volcanogeorge]

you can also just press esc as its loading and the blackout wont appear

you`re right, that`s lame.wiki

this is what i mean, the whole news of 'wikipedia being offline' has spread globally and it's all bollocks - the website is not offline. there is no blackout.

the point isn't to make wikipedia unusable, its to raise awareness of an issue that could potentially kill it, which seems to be working.

[hayze99]

So today's the day. So far Wikipedia and Reddit are down. Know Google has been planning to implement it, but doesn't seem to have gone down yet.

WHERE WILL WE GET OUR USELESS KNOWLEDGE FROM TODAY?

Oh yeh, DSF .

[AxeD]

Cool, saves a lot of power too (although the servers don't actually shut down I guess).

Wikipedia works fine for me btw, takes a little longer too load though.

[weedlefruit]

Wiki works fine if you just view it in another language, Then use Google translate plug-in.

We've had it working on mobile devices here at work, plus you can just preview page in google and then open it cached.

Reddit blacked out after I started work so luckily got a bit of lurking in, But now i'm bored as fuck waiting for a lift!


I just read though that the co-sponsor of PIPA has withdrawn

[AllNightDayDream]

Co sponsor marco Rubio renounced PIPA. Boom, headshot.

[lloydnoise]

When did Google say anything about a blackout? They just said they would post links in support of the protest on their US homepage..

Obama has already said he will vote against as the bill stands currently which is good...

[weedlefruit]

When did Google say anything about a blackout? They just said they would post links in support of the protest on their US homepage..

Obama has already said he will vote against as the bill stands currently which is good...

Didn't stop Obama and Co trying to sneak SOPA/PIPA through at the end of last year without public consultation though. I don't trust him

[DookieHowserOG]

When did Google say anything about a blackout? They just said they would post links in support of the protest on their US homepage..

Obama has already said he will vote against as the bill stands currently which is good...

Obama also said he would not sign the NDAA bill.. which was a lie.

[weedlefruit]

When did Google say anything about a blackout? They just said they would post links in support of the protest on their US homepage..

Obama has already said he will vote against as the bill stands currently which is good...

Obama also said he would not sign the NDAA bill.. which was a lie.

Obama also said he'd close Guantanamo.




There are more reasons he's a false prophet.

[Devry_Kaneda]

When did Google say anything about a blackout? They just said they would post links in support of the protest on their US homepage..

Obama has already said he will vote against as the bill stands currently which is good...

Obama also said he would not sign the NDAA bill.. which was a lie.

Obama also said he'd close Guantanamo.




There are more reasons he's a false prophet.

false prophet: no

shit-bag politician: yes

the best way to do things is hate them all equally!

[AllNightDayDream]

He did close Guantanamo.

Congress opened it up again.

[mIrReN]

KILL EM AAAALLLLL

[mks]

Letter I received from my state Senator. I hope other people living in the States have contacted their own Senator and House Representatives.

Dear Mr. ...,



Thank you for contacting me about the internet streaming of copyrighted material. I appreciate hearing from you on this issue.



On May 12, 2011, Senator Leahy (D-VT) introduced S. 968, the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act. While I am supportive of the goals of the bill, I am deeply concerned that the definitions and the means by which the legislation seeks to accomplish these goals will have unintended consequences and hurt innovation, job creation, and threaten online speech and security. On November 17, 2011, I signed a letter along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) objecting to the bill as it is currently written.



On December 17, 2011, Senator Wyden introduced the "Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade" (OPEN) Act (S. 2029), of which I am an original co-sponsor. The bill has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee, where it is currently awaiting further review. The OPEN Act is a more effective approach to stopping foreign web sites that are found to be primarily and willfully used to infringe intellectual property rights. The OPEN Act builds on the existing legal framework used by the International Trade Commission for addressing unfair acts in the importation of articles into the United States, or in their sale for importation, or sale within the United States after importation.



Our trade laws have yet to catch up to deal with the global digital economy. The OPEN Act recognizes that the Internet has created new opportunities for foreign products to reach the U.S. market and that there is little difference between downloading a pirated movie from a foreign website and importing a counterfeit movie DVD from a foreign company. For those foreign web sites that are determined after an investigation to be primarily and willfully infringing, the International Trade Commission will issue a "Cease and Desist" order. The "Cease and Desist" order may also be served on financial intermediaries that provide services to that foreign web site, compelling financial payment processors and online advertising providers to cease doing business with the foreign site in question. This would cut off financial incentives for this illegal activity and deter these unfair imports from reaching the U.S. market.



The OPEN Act addresses the same challenges as the PROTECT IP Act, while protecting freedom of speech, innovation, and security on the Internet. The challenge of rogue web sites is one that many nation's face. The United State has always been seen as a leader on Internet issues. Laws we establish in the United States regarding the Internet are likely to be used as models around the world. And because the Internet is global in nature, it is important that we carefully consider how the laws and policies we adopt in this area may be received and translated by other countries.



Thank you again for contacting me to share your thoughts on this matter. You may also be interested in signing up for periodic updates for Washington State residents. If you are interested in subscribing to this update, please visit my website at http://cantwell.senate.gov. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance.



Sincerely,
Maria Cantwell
United States Senator