Originally posted by cantarina1 at post
Originally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues


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Here we go again...

Everyone please take a few minutes of your time to watch this. After the SOPA/PIPA fiasco, this has been garnering more attention. Imagine SOPA on an International level. It is even lobbied by the same people as SOPA/PIPA. Please watch and contact your state representative and senator, and let them know that this agreement will ( Read more... )

Originally posted by morgandawn at SOPA Boycott: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden
They pulled both SOPA and PIPA, yah!

But...(and you knew there was going to be a but):
SOPA Defeat Is Not the End Of Hollywood's Ramped-Up Fight Against Piracy (Analysis)

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Originally posted by nyxmidnight at Why SOPA is dangerous, an explanation of the bill
Why SOPA is dangerous
To Sum Up
SOPA:

• Gives the government the right to unilaterally censor foreign websites.
• Gives copyright holders the right to issue economic takedowns and bring lawsuits against website owners and operators, if those websites have features that make it ( Read more... )

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Just a reminder that while SOPA is shelved, PIPA is not :(

Being the science nerd that I am, I went outside to see if I could see Jupiter, Venus and Orion. And sure enough, I did! They're very easy to see tonight, especially since the sky is so clear. Throw on a jacket and go check them out!  READ MORE INFO HERE!

They're listening...sorta. The good news is that SOPA/PIPA appears to have been tabled for now, needs to be "reworked". Apparently, Congress "appeared caught off guard by the enmity toward what had been a relatively obscure piece of legislation to many of them."  Uh huh...sure. 
Web Protests Piracy Bills, and Senators Change Course


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Taken from cha:

You will see nothing when you go to your favorite websites.

That could includes most of our sources for information.  The places we get images.  Sites like Superwiki, Winchesterbros.com, magazines, entertainments sites, twitter, facebook, rededit.


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Stolen from lostandalone22:

So, apparently, most of the internet is going on strike.

The site says:

"On January 18th, 2012 the internet is going on strike to stop the web censorship bills in Congress! Now is our moment- we need you to do everything you can, whether you have a website or not."

Sounds like a good idea.