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[ladyhadhafang]

• MegaUpload - Closed.
• FileServe - Closing, does not sell premium.
• FileJungle - Deleting files. Locked in the U.S..
• UploadStation - Locked in the U.S..
• FileSonic - the news is arbitrary (under FBI investigation).

Comments

[wyncatastrophe]

I find the whole thing very depressing.

[ladyhadhafang]

I know, right?

[theonlymeyouget]

Quiet, or they'll black-bag you too.

[girlofavalon]

I hate how this year is starting for fandom. :(

Heck, not only fandom. This is all so depressingly arbitrary... I can't even! :(

[ladyhadhafang]

I know. :( *Hugs*

[forcewatcher]

There's nothing arbitrary about it. The anchor points for the net were hung generations ago. Now they're just starting to pull the net tight enough for the average citizen to see.

[girlofavalon]

Doesn't make it any less arbitrary, IMO.

[sith_romantic]

What? OMG. I must admit I haven't read anything regarding the situation before, but, well, for me ImageShack failed to work yesterday.

[forcewatcher]

Of course it is. And there was a response for that.

People should not fear their government. Government should fear its people.

For the record, sendspace.com seems to be working.

[ladyhadhafang]

That's definitely a relief (regarding sendspace).

BTW, just did a wiki background check on the guy who implemented this bill, Lamar Smith...apparently SOPA isn't an isolated incident for him.

*Sighs*

What do you suggest we do, if only to further combat SOPA? I know it sounds like a silly question, but...what do you think? :)

[forcewatcher]

Pirates will always find a way, that's a given. The problem, as you know, is that pirates aren't the target - control of the general public has always been the agenda. People are cattle to the eyes of those on top. It's Cleopatra's advice to Caesar - "first you take what they give you, then take a little more, then a little more, until eventually you have it all

[ladyhadhafang]

Good answer for a non-answer, I say. :)

For now, I'm going to do whatever I can -- contact my representatives, get the word out, etc. Because in the end, it's the best I can do.