Yesterday it was reported SOPA would be shelved for now and there would be no vote on it until a consensus could be reached. We figured maybe that meant it would quietly be buried in a hole and forgotten and the battle could then focus on the similar Protect IP bill.

Regardless a number of websites, probably the largest being Wikipedia planned to protest SOPA and Protect IP by shutting down their websites on Wednesday for the entire day. Google won't shut down, but will have a special doodle and anti-SOPA link on it's home page. I think it's a bit much to shut your website down to protest, but that's just me.

And now it turns out SOPA may not be eating dirt in a hole. But just taking a quiet nap for a couple weeks. It sounds like the real reason this is being shelved is because some congress folks are going on a "retreat" for a couple weeks. They say they'll work on SOPA again in February. Oh joy.

Just give it up old guys. SOPA's name is mud. I don't think it will matter how much you neuter it, people will still be pissed off if it passes. Just put it out of it's misery and move on.

Don't worry. By the time our generation makes it into office, we will have effectively eliminated all copyrights, patents, and the other nonsense holding back innovation.

 

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Wikipedia's black out is in effect. You can get to the website and it looks like all is normal. But when you put in a search, it takes you to the page, then a couple seconds later loads another page that makes you look up your congress man, then you can't do anything else.


Fortunately it's really easy to get around this if you use a script blocker like NoScript in Firefox or ScriptNo in Chrome. Blocks the script from redirecting you after searches.

I for one feel copyrights/patents are justified...but common sense is as well.


If someone could find out how to place a copyright/patents on Dandelions they would, then they would sue those that use them for money after they have been common place for years.


This is what happened a few years ago with MMO games that were around well before anyone applied for a patent on the process. Once issued, they started sueing the big names and getting paid.


So the latest craze is about the Martin Luther King ""I have a Dream speech."" For those that were alive and saw it on the televion, it was a monent in history that has since been plagerized by hundreds...not for theft but as a rallying cry and a gift to his legacy. But inorder to hear it now, they want you to pay $10. This is HISTORY!!!


Until we do a complete overhail of the copyright and patent system, this absurdity will continue. Its the laws and law makers that are making a mess of this all in the sake of preventing theft and priracy.

For the first time EVER... MPAA is worried about your freedom of information. LOL.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57360499-52/mpaa-blasts-dangerous-anti-sopa-blackouts-as-stunts

MPPA say they think folks shutting down their websites today are being irresponsible to the people that depend on these services and abusing their powers.

They also mention they believe there is misinformation about SOPA being spread.

MPAA's compassion and concern for my right to access information is touching. I think I got a tear in my eye.

Hit escape while the normal page is loading, stops it from loading the black out page.

 

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I think that is from uncontrollable laughter.

 

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You can also still use their mobile site as per normal.

 

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A law or rewrite is needed BUT SOPA is not it.


It basicly takes way peoples right to privacy by having every ISP spy on its users and report anything and all things they download or cut there ISP off.


it also allows money makes to take anything down they dont like period just cause someone might have a logo teashirt on etc... it gives way to much power over the net and its corporations.


Funny thing is they think it will make them more money but it wont lol, Asian cultures do most of the piracy and these bills cant touch them.

As far as USA people goes? they wont buy anymore then they did before cause are econ is in the craper and we cant aford the games or movies anyway.

They probably sent that from their island volcano cave.

 

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