(What say ye? – promoted by Pita)
The SOPA/PIPA legislation is a horrible bill. It basically would seriously damage the Internet in a heavy handed, and ultimately ineffective attempt to reduce piracy of Hollywood content. It would spell the end of Pols because people do post links to copyrighted material here (usually inadvertently).
Congress:
Senator Bennet [D – WallSt/MPAA] – is a co-sponsor of PIPA
Senator Udall – opposed.
Congresswoman DeGette – silent.
Congressman Polis – rock star opposing it.
Congressman Gardner – silent.
Congressman Tipton – silent.
Congressman Lamborn – silent.
Congressman Coffman – silent.
Congressman Perlmutter – undecided.
Congressman Lamar Smith (the lead sponsor of SOPA) – violates SOPA
More at:
Why these bills are so bad
Fast Company
ars technica
how to easily set Pols to blackout
A special note about Representative Jared Polis. I always thought it would be good to have some representatives in Congress who understand the Internet because they would have the credibility to keep legislation sensible where it impacts the net.
Nope. Jared has tried to point out that some parts of the bill flat out won’t work. And that others are not an effective way to achieve the stated goal. And it’s all ignored because the contributors have given the reps their marching orders and logic & facts are irrelevant.
But through all this Jared has done a superb job fighting to kill this disaster. Win or lose we owe him a gigantic thank you for the effort he has made.
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Please ask him if he will vote to kill SOPA/PIPA.
I’m not techie enough to know the details of what to write, but I’m 100% against based on how much power it gives prosecutors and how much it threatens to chill speech — so I’d love to write a letter to Bennet, (and have my equally non-techie friends/family). I’m sure there’s a form “oppo” letter floating through the series of tubes; David or anyone, can you point me to one?
Apologies for being late to the party on this one — you more tech-savvy folks have been doing god’s work while the rest of us were slow to catch on that this is a big deal.
http://www.techdirt.com/articl…
But to sum up, it does two things. First it puts most anything on the Internet at risk, including an business based around it. It would probably mean the end of Craigslist, YouTube, and Facebook. And for those that can survive (like mine), it significantly increases our costs.
Second, it will severely impact freedom of speech on the net. Forget linking to supporting documentation, because that site might have a violation somewhere. Make sure your site has a unique DNS. Make sure you have clear rights to use anything on your site. And be prepared to be pulled into court anyways to prove you’re pure.
Keep in mind that MPAA/RIAA is not trying to reduce piracy on the Internet, they’re happy if the Internet is destroyed. Because they want to go back to their old model.
This will destroy a ton of business and jobs. So maybe the question for Senator Bennet in your letter is if an ineffective attempt to reduce piracy is worth the collateral destruction of Colorado business and jobs.
And to put it in terms of Pols, the Denver Post could use this to shut down this site.
Hi R1, you could go to govtrack.us and bring up H.R. 3261 which is SOPA you will get a link to PopVox which will write the letter for you. All you have to do is enter your zipcode. The corresponding Senate bill is S. 968 PIPA and you go through the same procedure. HTH
It’s a message, but it’s not a message directed properly towards the cause of the problem.
Now if you want to scrub all the proponents advertising (including politicians), or boycott all supporting media — radio, television, music, movies — from this and every other site on the web . . . well, that I would like to see and could get behind as a supporter.
Because it gets across the message that if SOPA is passed, you’ll see Pols shut down (as soon as someone posts copyrighted material here).
Obama Administration Comes Out Against SOPA, PIPA
SOPA And PIPA Sponsors Caving In To Opposition
Right now the sponsors are still trying to pass as much as they can. But the tide has shifted and if the pressure continues, it should be possible to get these disasters killed.
The one thing that can trump campaign contributions is enough voters making it clear they will cast their votes based on a bill.
But there is still a lot that is very bad in the bills. They need to be killed, not amended.
Imagine the Post going after Pols back when Singleton was in charge, using this law to close down Pols without ever proving a violation.
Michael F. Bennett
If it is not Wall Street and big banks it is to further restrict free speech.
Bernie Sanders
This is kind of fun.
I agree with all the comments. Great sharing here of information.
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You know damn well that their staffs are reading this staff. The Reps. and Sens. are more likely to take note of a blackout here than on some of the tech sites planning them.
“A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than the celebrated Marxian formula of monopoly in the means of production.”
— Robert Anton Wilson
http://boingboing.net/
Free template for the blackout:
http://boingboing.net/2012/01/…
I can go without for a day for a good cause. And this is the best cause.
I voted no but now I’d say shut the whole damn web down for a week