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jrwhite82
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 Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:56 am Post subject: SOPA - Why is this important? |
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| I tried to wikipedia what is the big deal about SOPA. But of course wikipedia is down. What is SOPA? |
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duke of new york
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:22 am Post subject: Re: SOPA - Why is this important? |
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| jrwhite82 wrote: |
| I tried to wikipedia what is the big deal about SOPA. But of course wikipedia is down. What is SOPA? |
The page you are looking for is the one page you can look at on English Wikipedia. Try the "learn more" link. |
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Ineverlie&I'malwaysri
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:36 am Post subject: |
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OK, so we win this round on SOPA/PIPA as Congress responds to the millions of emails against them as it tables further action for now, but then the FBI goes and shuts down Megaupload anyway??? If that isn't like saying FU to the citizenry! So what do the laws matter anymore anyway? They are just going to do whatever they want, the law be damned.
This seems to have become the pattern. We'll do whatever we want first and make the law later. Like when they executed the American citizen Allawi, and after they passed the NDAA making it legal (of course, only in a short-term, short-sighted technical sense of that word). |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| Ineverlie&I'malwaysri wrote: |
| OK, so we win this round on SOPA/PIPA as Congress responds to the millions of emails against them as it tables further action for now, but then the FBI goes and shuts down Megaupload anyway??? If that isn't like saying FU to the citizenry! So what do the laws matter anymore anyway? They are just going to do whatever they want, the law be damned. |
Man, you're really looking at this the wrong way. The system worked. SOPA/PIPA went down in flames. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| Man, you're really looking at this the wrong way. The system worked. SOPA/PIPA went down in flames. |
For now, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it attached later to some omnnibus bill/debt-ceiling measure.
An Iran "crisis" would provide a nice diversion, too.
There was too much initial support in Congress (and elsewhere) to just assume that this is finished. |
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Ineverlie&I'malwaysri
Joined: 09 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| Ineverlie&I'malwaysri wrote: |
| OK, so we win this round on SOPA/PIPA as Congress responds to the millions of emails against them as it tables further action for now, but then the FBI goes and shuts down Megaupload anyway??? If that isn't like saying FU to the citizenry! So what do the laws matter anymore anyway? They are just going to do whatever they want, the law be damned. |
Man, you're really looking at this the wrong way. The system worked. SOPA/PIPA went down in flames. |
The system worked? They subverted the people's wishes by shutting down Megaupload anyway! It sure did work - for the corporate 1% who wanted it. |
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actionjackson
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:55 am Post subject: |
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MIght as well make it dramatic...
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MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren't Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought
Reinforcing the fact that Chris Dodd really does not get what's happening, and showing just how disgustingly corrupt the MPAA relationship is with politicians, Chris Dodd went on Fox News to explicitly threaten politicians who accept MPAA campaign donations that they'd better pass Hollywood's favorite legislation... or else:
"Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake," |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| Ineverlie&I'malwaysri wrote: |
| OK, so we win this round on SOPA/PIPA as Congress responds to the millions of emails against them as it tables further action for now, but then the FBI goes and shuts down Megaupload anyway??? If that isn't like saying FU to the citizenry! So what do the laws matter anymore anyway? They are just going to do whatever they want, the law be damned. |
Man, you're really looking at this the wrong way. The system worked. SOPA/PIPA went down in flames. |
I am glad Wikipedia and Google took a stand, and so many people noticed because people use Wikipedia so much. I don't want Uncle Sam to be more and more like Uncle Stalin. It's getting to be too much. |
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12ax7
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