SOPA

The SOPA vote is going on at this very moment. Follow the live stream and see how people, without any clue about the internet, decide over your freedom on the internet.

http://keepthewebopen.com/sopa

They're having a break for the moment...

I had read that as well ;) They're joining some other big websites. Google was also asked to join the protest, but no word of whether they join or not.

maybe we need to organize a day that the entire internet goes black

This might work, but I think it would be better to send emails to one of the .Gov sights from millions of people letting them know that this is not acceptable..

already done ;)

Nice. If that isn't a slap to the face, I don't know what is. I really hope that sends them the message.
I mean, come on guys. Google and Wikipedia and a bunch of other big names are against it. Stop being ignorant.

Like one Youtuber put it, if a driver was recklessly driving a Toyota car, you aren't going to lock Toyota in chain just because the user was reckless. It's the user who has to be put into court and pay for his consequences.
I think the only right way to go about this is the normal "Online Security" and policing. If you catch someone, then they go through the justice system and pay for their crimes. And they HAVE proven to have done this numerous amount of times. Numerous amount of people HAVE gone to prison for pirating. And to the very extremities, one person from Wikileaks has even received the death penalty here in the US. Raising a firewall to block websites like communists isn't the answer.

Heck, remember when the cassette recorder first came out? Yes they thought that was end of the music industry. Was it? No. And the VHS recorder, did that kill the movie industry? Nope. And yes it was a big thing back then and it was a serious deal to lawmakers.

Yeah sure the internet is way bigger and it potentially reaches the world in the protection of their home. Tons of stuff get's illegally downloaded each day. But look at iTunes. They have never been bigger. Movie theatres and BlueRay is still the big thing. What about legitimate distributors like Cnet and Bittorrent. Why can't they police their own stuff like Youtube and other file hosting sites?
I think more rules and money need to be spent on catching and prosecuting criminals the legit way, and not taking over the internet and blocking whatever site they see fit. This is definitely a premature move by the US government and should never happen, ever.

Looks like the SOPA bill as it is right now is gone and the Protect IP thing as well. But as the article said there will be more slightly different bills trying close to the same.

So I guess the websites will not go black either

There will always be attempts at control when there is money involved... I wouldn't doubt for a moment that this isn't the last we see of this..

They are NOT gone. The hearings are just being delayed until February.

In hopes that people will forget..

I call this.. saving face!!

Oh for sure. I just find if funny when something like this dosen't have mass support, they come out with a recall stating they think there is a better solution.. lol especially when they should have known from the begining that this was a crap idea!! Gotta love popularity contests!

Just some light reading about how these bills would effect not only the US citizens but most of the world as well..
Quick note: This talks about how it effects Canadians but its ramification's stem farther then that..

http://www.leaderpost.com/technology/What SOPA means Canada/6019152/story.html