VideoSift's SOPA/PIPA Response
Guys, an informal movement is coalescing to stop SOPA from ripping apart the foundations of the Internet. A site like VideoSift could be severely damaged or even destroyed by some of the provisions in the bill. Beyond our own self-interest as a community, if implemented, this bill could endanger the egalitarian, free nature of the web itself.
Make no mistake, although they hide behind political action committes and lobbying groups like the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, this fight is about the old big end of town protecting and increasing profits in the face of disruptive new technology. I know what side of this battle the Sift is on.
In coordination with our brethren over at Reddit, Wikipedia and other community sites, our protest will be on January 18th from 8am–8pm EST (1300–0100 UTC).
During this period, you can still visit VideoSift but the following changes will be in place:
All videos will be censored
It's going to be dark baby
In place of videos we'll be directing people here for a discussion of the problem and coordinating the effort.
No advertising of course
For this post, what we need is a good set of links that people can use to get informed and take some action. Can Sifters who are more engaged in the movement than me - I know I've communicated with some of you- put together a list or relevent links and I'll edit it into this post? Due to the high influx of "casual" video viewers, I think we've got a strong opportunity to inform and direct traffic to help in this effort.
Update: Links provided by @critical_d:
Some links:
Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
Direct Link to the Text of the Bill: http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf
Open Congress (Easy way to contact your Congressperson): http://www.opencongress.org/
Update 2: SOPA has been indefinitely delayed, but victory is not ours. PIPA still lives in the senate and we need to ensure that SOPA does not get another go, rejiggered, and renamed the "Don't Hurt Puppies Act" as congress is wont to do. VideoSift still goes dark at the afore mentioned time.
Update 3: The above Wikipedia article won't work obviously during the blackout. I've been looking around - and so far the best, most impacting and informative page is done by craigslist. If you go to one page about the movement, make it this one: http://eugene.craigslist.org/
Here's an alternate Wikipedia page that works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
Make no mistake, although they hide behind political action committes and lobbying groups like the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, this fight is about the old big end of town protecting and increasing profits in the face of disruptive new technology. I know what side of this battle the Sift is on.
In coordination with our brethren over at Reddit, Wikipedia and other community sites, our protest will be on January 18th from 8am–8pm EST (1300–0100 UTC).
During this period, you can still visit VideoSift but the following changes will be in place:
For this post, what we need is a good set of links that people can use to get informed and take some action. Can Sifters who are more engaged in the movement than me - I know I've communicated with some of you- put together a list or relevent links and I'll edit it into this post? Due to the high influx of "casual" video viewers, I think we've got a strong opportunity to inform and direct traffic to help in this effort.
Update: Links provided by @critical_d:
Some links:
Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
Direct Link to the Text of the Bill: http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf
Open Congress (Easy way to contact your Congressperson): http://www.opencongress.org/
Update 2: SOPA has been indefinitely delayed, but victory is not ours. PIPA still lives in the senate and we need to ensure that SOPA does not get another go, rejiggered, and renamed the "Don't Hurt Puppies Act" as congress is wont to do. VideoSift still goes dark at the afore mentioned time.
Update 3: The above Wikipedia article won't work obviously during the blackout. I've been looking around - and so far the best, most impacting and informative page is done by craigslist. If you go to one page about the movement, make it this one: http://eugene.craigslist.org/
Here's an alternate Wikipedia page that works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
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I wonder if Google and Facebook will get on board. I can see their thinking on this; 12 hours of down time for Google means giving up 1/730th of their profits for the year - which doesn't sound like much - but is not an insignificant number for a company like Google.
BarsepsHow about on that particular day, the site's actual video makers made videos with "F**K OFF S.O.P.A in them & then spammed across all main pages so any visitors who came here saw what we stand for? (Comments disabled of course so no damage done & videos deleted later)
Just an idea that I hope makes sense.
Edit:- Umm, oh-oh....Is Youtube shutting down that day as well?
ChaosEngine>> ^dag:
I wonder if Google and Facebook will get on board. I can see their thinking on this; 12 hours of down time for Google means giving up 1/730th of their profits for the year - which doesn't sound like much - but is not an insignificant number for a company like Google.
It's a leap year so it'll only be 1/732nd of their profits. Much more affordable
rottenseedWhat happens when, inevitably, all the "fuck-off" sites shut down at once and the country's productivity goes up 3000%???
deathcowLets do it like Louis CK would... Admit it, the blackout is a noble thought. We should be really proud of ourselves for having considered doing that.
PeroxideAnd my axe!
critical_dSome links:
Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
Direct Link to the Text of the Bill: http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf
Open Congress (Easy way to contact your Congressperson): http://www.opencongress.org/
vaire2ubeYou knew your criminal enterprise, clever or not, would one day be destroyed by the light of truth. Let this be a lesson to you in your next internet excursion.
GenjiKilpatrick@deathcow
All jokes aside. This is in fact, very serious business.
Maybe all the active members can do something like change there avatar/display pic to a Anti-SOPA gif on that day as well.
just a thought
residueThanks dag, this is great
deathcow> Maybe all the active members can do something like change there avatar/display
ooo I dunno... I did a 1 day Sarzy tribute and ended up being a monkey with x-ray specs for a year or more
therealblankmanFor my fellow Canucks: http://openmedia.ca/
kymbosRespect.
xxovercastxxShit. I guess I'll be playing a lot of Skyrim next Wednesday.
dystopianfuturetodayHere's how I'd do it. Redirect all traffic to the front page. Mute the colors. Disable all videos, links and comments and post a clear and concise message that centers itself on the front page. Make sure to include these links to the house and Senate so people can contact their representatives.
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
You know, the thing that pisses me off the most about SOPA is that Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith is always quick to point out that this bill mainly targets "foreign websites" as if somehow that makes it all OK.
This shows a real lack of understanding of the way the Internet works - and the increasing irrelevance of national borders. Hands up if you know where VideoSift's servers are.
legacy0100LET'S DO THIS!!!
MorganthMy hands are still down. Really, I have no idea where the servers are. >> ^dag:
You know, the thing that pisses me off the most about SOPA is that Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith is always quick to point out that this bill mainly targets "foreign websites" as if somehow that makes it all OK.
This shows a real lack of understanding of the way the Internet works - and the increasing irrelevance of national borders. Hands up if you know where VideoSift's servers are.
lucky760*raises hand*
(I know, but only because I peeked out from under the blindfold on my way to service siftbot. It was not a pleasant experience, I assure you.)
GeeSussFreeKSurvey says, Melbourne?
mas8705I think we are all in agreement that while SOPA has good intentions, the way it is currently set up is pretty much smashing the first amendment in the face with a sledgehammer...
Do what you can to stop piracy sure, but don't destroy websites like youtube to accomplish this!
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
BZZZZ. One strike
>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
Survey says, Melbourne?
Boise_Lib>> ^lucky760:
raises hand
(I know, but only because I peeked out from under the blindfold on my way to service siftbot. It was not a pleasant experience, I assure you.)
I'd pay good money for pictures of you servicing siftbot.
dystopianfuturetoday^Post it on PornBumper
ant>> ^Peroxide:
And my axe!
Isn't Minecraft going black too?
ant>> ^Boise_Lib:
>> ^lucky760:
raises hand
(I know, but only because I peeked out from under the blindfold on my way to service siftbot. It was not a pleasant experience, I assure you.)
I'd pay good money for pictures of you servicing siftbot.
Ditto! Will we still be able to submit videos? [grin]
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
The wrath and fury of 11 year-old boys will not go unnoticed.>> ^ant:
>> ^Peroxide:
And my axe!
Isn't Minecraft going black too?
siftbotI can't wait to go black.
deputydogGood move, chaps. Now let's hope Google and Facebook grow the balls necessary to join in. The dip in profits they'll suffer is far, far preferable to the situation faced should those dinosaurs succeed in their plan to shit all over the Internet.
EDDGreat initiative. All I can say is, make sure the message is as clear & concise as possible and maybe also differentiate the info between US and international residents in regard to what they can do (if I'm not mistaken, there's not much us, foreigners can do, apart from sponsoring EFF or similar orgs, but still, that should be put out there).
oritteropo*raises hand*
>> ^dag:
[...] This shows a real lack of understanding of the way the Internet works - and the increasing irrelevance of national borders. Hands up if you know where VideoSift's servers are.
ant>> ^oritteropo:
raises hand
>> ^dag:
[...] This shows a real lack of understanding of the way the Internet works - and the increasing irrelevance of national borders. Hands up if you know where VideoSift's servers are.
It's under dag's arse.
dannym3141Says a lot i suppose that my main worry is if someone within or aligned to the tossers pushing this offers facebook or google favours ie. exemptions(?) or money not to go black. Google i kind of feel will stand up for what's right, for some reason.
You just can't trust a government to be fair anymore. It feels like just about every god damn person in america knows sopa is a bad thing, and yet here it is with a very decent chance of becoming a reality.
If anyone in a western government is reading;
SHAME! Represent the people you were elected by.
Porksandwich says...I think you should consider a temporary-permanent change to the website to follow up the black out day until SOPA is voted on. Then if it passes, consider a week long blackout as a "simulation". In either case, keep the information available and on your website whether it passes or fails, because if it fails they will be trying to pass something near as bad.....SOPA-lite if you will within a year...secretly if they can.
Change the background of the website to either an anti-SOPA graphic or black and have a link to all the blackout events and news surrounding it. Plus all of the SOPA material you collect here. Keep the comments separate from the information, so people can be left to form their own opinion on it instead of reading comments before the info is presented.
Perhaps consider making a *SOPA tag, so you can shunt people to videos covering it easily. And make it stand out until the vote is over.
alien_concept>> ^dag:
You know, the thing that pisses me off the most about SOPA is that Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith is always quick to point out that this bill mainly targets "foreign websites" as if somehow that makes it all OK.
This shows a real lack of understanding of the way the Internet works - and the increasing irrelevance of national borders. Hands up if you know where VideoSift's servers are.
Sweden?
NetRunnerI'll give you my sift when you pry it from my cold, dead hands!
gorillamanThe internet is the most important cause in the world today. It's worth killing to protect. It's worth going to war with your own government.
luxury_pie>> ^gorillaman:
The internet is the most important cause in the world today. It's worth killing to protect. It's worth going to war with your own government.
Thank you ponyface!
MrFiskLet's fuck shit up.
critical_dLos Angeles
>> ^dag:
You know, the thing that pisses me off the most about SOPA is that Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith is always quick to point out that this bill mainly targets "foreign websites" as if somehow that makes it all OK.
This shows a real lack of understanding of the way the Internet works - and the increasing irrelevance of national borders. Hands up if you know where VideoSift's servers are.
HybridAll cheezburger sites are joining in...
https://twitter.com/#!/benhuh/status/157538541155516416
Still need a big hitter like Facebook, Google, YouTube or Wikipedia to join ideally.
csnel3 says...I copied the following from an email I recieved. Follow the link and add to the uproar.
Friends,
Quick request: Wikipedia is considering going dark to protest SOPA and PIPA, the Internet censorship bills.
It'd be huge news, jar rank-and-file Internet users out of complacency, and serve as a turning point in the effort to beat these bills.
Several sites are considering going dark next week -- Reddit's already pledged to do so, but to have the impact it'll take to kill SOPA and PIPA, we need much broader support. A blackout by Wikipedia could be what finally kills these bills.
Will you click here to urge Wikipedia to go on strike to protest censorship?
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/wiki_sign/?referring_akid=a4397852.1780189.DwsPUm&source=auto-taf
Thanks!
messengerI may be missing something, but won't a link to Wikipedia be worthless if Wikipedia itself is down?
Also, I would include links to places with an anti-SOPA message, not the original text itself, or perhaps in addition to it because if I were presented with the whole text, I wouldn't read any of it. It's long and boring, and it doesn't make clear the ramifications for net freedom.
Lann@eric3579 wants to know if the lounge will still be open.
critical_dhttp://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2461-Six-GOP-Co-Sponsors-of-PIPA-Ask-Reid-to-Cancel-Vote
ant>> ^critical_d:
Los Angeles
>> ^dag:
You know, the thing that pisses me off the most about SOPA is that Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith is always quick to point out that this bill mainly targets "foreign websites" as if somehow that makes it all OK.
This shows a real lack of understanding of the way the Internet works - and the increasing irrelevance of national borders. Hands up if you know where VideoSift's servers are.
Yep, in my room.
critical_dAH-HAAAAA....I KNEW there was a reason we never saw you and @siftbot in the same place at once!!!
>> ^ant:
>> ^critical_d:
Los Angeles
>> ^dag:
You know, the thing that pisses me off the most about SOPA is that Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith is always quick to point out that this bill mainly targets "foreign websites" as if somehow that makes it all OK.
This shows a real lack of understanding of the way the Internet works - and the increasing irrelevance of national borders. Hands up if you know where VideoSift's servers are.
Yep, in my room.
ant>> ^critical_d:
AH-HAAAAA....I KNEW there was a reason we never saw you and @siftbot in the same place at once!!!
>> ^ant:
>> ^critical_d:
Los Angeles
>> ^dag:
You know, the thing that pisses me off the most about SOPA is that Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith is always quick to point out that this bill mainly targets "foreign websites" as if somehow that makes it all OK.
This shows a real lack of understanding of the way the Internet works - and the increasing irrelevance of national borders. Hands up if you know where VideoSift's servers are.
Yep, in my room.
Crap.
speechless says...Glad to see one of my favorite sites taking this action! Out of curiosity, and to help gauge the impact, how many unique visitors would you normally anticipate to hit the site during those 12 hours?
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Since its during peak time, around 40k. A drop in the Internet bucket, but a quality drop.>> ^speechless:
Glad to see one of my favorite sites taking this action! Out of curiosity, and to help gauge the impact, how many unique visitors would you normally anticipate to hit the site during those 12 hours?
gwiz665MLG and reddit are in too.
>> ^Hybrid:
All cheezburger sites are joining in...
https://twitter.com/#!/benhuh/status/157538541155516416
Still need a big hitter like Facebook, Google, YouTube or Wikipedia to join ideally.
joedirtSOPA has been dropped. It won't be voted on until next year's session if they bring it up again. SOPA is legitimately dead. They will come back with lobbyists and sneak this through when the media isn't paying attention. Not sure is PIPA will be voted on.
There should still be a boycott though, if only to show them the power of the internet.
I wish we could use boycotts like this to accomplish something like withdrawing from Iraq...
dystopianfuturetodayI think we should still go dark. An extra nail in a monster's coffin is never a bad thing. Unless you are talking about a monster that can somehow transform nail metal into life recovering energy. I've never heard of a monster that can do that, but it doesn't hurt to be cautious. That said, SOPA is in no way the type of monster that would benefit from extra coffin nails, so you can disregard my second point for the time being. Anyone have a hammer?
ChaosEngine>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
I think we should still go dark. An extra nail in a monster's coffin is never a bad thing. Unless you are talking about a monster that can somehow transform nail metal into life recovering energy. I've never heard of a monster that can do that, but it doesn't hurt to be cautious. That said, SOPA is in no way the type of monster that would benefit from extra coffin nails, so you can disregard my second point for the time being. Anyone have a hammer?
No, but I have silver.
and garlic.
and a cross that I dug up from an indian burial ground on friday the 13th... wait, now I'm confused....
ant>> ^joedirt:
SOPA has been dropped. It won't be voted on until next year's session if they bring it up again. SOPA is legitimately dead. They will come back with lobbyists and sneak this through when the media isn't paying attention. Not sure is PIPA will be voted on.
There should still be a boycott though, if only to show them the power of the internet.
I wish we could use boycotts like this to accomplish something like withdrawing from Iraq...
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/16/1457237/house-kills-sopa
SOPA could return in the future.
HybridWIKIPEDIA ARE NOW OFFICIALLY IN! For 24 hours too!
https://twitter.com/#!/jimmy_wales/status/158960549105909761
carnevalThanks, @dag . We owe ya!
eric3579Personally i like to light shit on fire when I protest! It's how I roll.
JiggaJonson>> ^joedirt:
SOPA has been dropped. It won't be voted on until next year's session if they bring it up again. SOPA is legitimately dead. They will come back with lobbyists and sneak this through when the media isn't paying attention. Not sure is PIPA will be voted on.
There should still be a boycott though, if only to show them the power of the internet.
I wish we could use boycotts like this to accomplish something like withdrawing from Iraq...
@ant as well
SOPA is dead but PIPA is still alive and well, and in need of a boycott.
The boycott is still on acct to this link at reddit to protest the continued threat, I say GAME ON CONGRESS!!!
*promote
siftbotPromoting this Sift Talk post - promote requested by JiggaJonson.
mas8705http://video.msnbc.msn.com/up-with-chris-hayes/46004493#null
Must be nice to get away with lies on Television...
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120116/01350817412/lies-nbcuniversals-rick-cotton-about-sopapipa.shtml
Boise_Lib>> ^mas8705:
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/up-with-chris-hayes/46004493#null
Must be nice to get away with lies on Television...
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/2012
0116/01350817412/lies-nbcuniversals-rick-cotton-about-sopapipa.shtml
WOW! What a lying sack of Dog Shit. Oh right, he's a lawyer.
notarobotCopyright infringement ≠ Stealing.
Media conglomerates like nbc want us to think that infringement should be equated to theft, even though it isn't. But we all know that already.
>> ^mas8705:
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/up-with-chris-hayes/46004493#null
Must be nice to get away with lies on Television...
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/2012
0116/01350817412/lies-nbcuniversals-rick-cotton-about-sopapipa.shtml
dystopianfuturetodayDank shit? Purple shit? FIRE?>> ^eric3579:
Personally i like to light shit on fire when I protest! It's how I roll.
JiggaJonsonhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/16/technology/sopa_wikipedia/index.htm
critical_dHere is an article that speaks about best practices when taking your site offline for a scheduled outage.
"Website outages and blackouts the right way"
https://plus.google.com/115984868678744352358/posts/Gas8vjZ5fmB
messengerIs it worth adding our name here: http://www.sopastrike.com/ ?
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Pretty sure I registered us on there a few days ago.>> ^messenger:
Is it worth adding our name here: http://www.sopastrike.com/ ?
ctrlaltbleachSo it begins!
lucky760Google has put a black box over their logo with a link to:
- https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/
WikiPedia has disabled their English site completely with a message and an input box for your zip code:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CongressLookup
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
BoingBoing.net is completely offline for the day.
craigslist.org displays a message for a minute before allowing you to access the site, which has a prominent message about the protest.
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Ack. My external brain is falling asleep.
What's the population of Nepal? Go ahead, ask me.
I. don't. know.
ctrlaltbleachboingboing as well @lucky760
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
ctrlaltbleachWeird I can still get to my local craigslist @dag just not anything out of my state so far.
dystopianfuturetodaySee you on the other side.
Boise_Lib“Goodnight, you princes of Maine… you kings of New England.”
antAQFL is dark now. See you guys tomorrow!
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1:15 until lights out. Siftbot is looking forward to having the day off.
joedirtJust FYI, english wikipedia is only disabled using javascript and maybe by UA.
If you disable javascript wikipedia is the same.
Or use http://en.mobile.wikipedia.org
joedirtThe biggest impact will be reddit and xvideos.com is blackout.
eric3579BURN IT DOWN
geo321The way the bill of SOFA got shelved and what is on the horizon I'd think of this as a trial run of a protest. It's definitely not finished. >> ^joedirt:
The biggest impact will be reddit and xvideos.com is blackout.
Lannit's so dark.
so very dark.
geo321This is an interesting interview. About how US censorship bills can become precedent setting internationally, as well as for US Americans..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdMacOguIQ
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If there's one positive about this - it's that the Internet is coming together as an entity - not a state, but something else. National borders are on the decline - we're all citizens of the Internet. Proud to live in the city of VideoSift. >> ^geo321:
This is an interesting interview. About how US censorship bills can become precedent setting internationally, as well as for US Americans..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdMacOguIQ
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
I actually meant to quote your previous comment - but I stand by my words!>> ^dag:
If there's one positive about this - it's that the Internet is coming together as an entity - not a state, but something else. National borders are on the decline - we're all citizens of the Internet. Proud to live in the city of VideoSift. >> ^geo321:
This is an interesting interview. About how US censorship bills can become precedent setting internationally, as well as for US Americans..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdMacOguIQ
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
I wonder how many sites are doing server upgrades today. Now that would have been smart. Off to bed - it's past midnight here. Have a dark, dark day - and call your congressman.
geo321Cheers. That is my hope as well. It would be interesting if a movement took hold that is indifferent towards national patriotism. Citizens seeing each other equally. The truth is there's an empire that needs an ideology of exceptionalism to support itself and it's actions.>> ^dag:
If there's one positive about this - it's that the Internet is coming together as an entity - not a state, but something else. National borders are on the decline - we're all citizens of the Internet. Proud to live in the city of VideoSift. >> ^geo321:
This is an interesting interview. About how US censorship bills can become precedent setting internationally, as well as for US Americans..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdMacOguIQ
HybridNeed sifter interaction? To the lounge with you!
http://videosift.com/chat
doogleRegarding these comments: tl:dr.
critical_dI checked in with the Sift this morning to see how things look during the blackout.
One word....
Brilliant!
Good work @dag and to all who supported him with this statement. I know some people here get discouraged with drama and negative interactions and I don't blame them. As with most diverse communities, the Sift is a microcosm of the bigger world. It's times like this when the community comes together in support of each other that makes me happy, grateful, and proud.
lucky760Reddit is down, as is WordPress.org. At WordPress.com content is blacked out and censored. Wired.com is also blacking out their front page content (until you mouseover).
geo321But from the perspective of thinking globally and acting locally, strangely enough this is a local community to me. And you did a good thing here today @dag. >> ^dag:
If there's one positive about this - it's that the Internet is coming together as an entity - not a state, but something else. National borders are on the decline - we're all citizens of the Internet. Proud to live in the city of VideoSift. >> ^geo321:
This is an interesting interview. About how US censorship bills can become precedent setting internationally, as well as for US Americans..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdMacOguIQ
xxovercastxxI can't wait until tomorrow when we can all get back to celebrating big government and overreaching regulation like normal.
SagemindAhh, I was going to post a new vid - "Damm you SOPA - Damm you all to Hell!"
(So is it ironic that I use a movie quote to curse out a directive created by the movie industry?)
SagemindThe Day The LOLcats Died
http://youtu.be/1p-TV4jaCMk
geo321People in Chicago have a huge demonstration despite Rahm Emanuel and also because of him today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fVQyuX8alg (embeds are being blocked)
eric3579MAKE IT STOP!!!!
HybridI've sifted that, feel free to upvote it
http://videosift.com/video/The-Day-The-LOLcats-Died>> ^Sagemind:
The Day The LOLcats Died
http://youtu.be/1p-TV4jaCMk
enochwhen does the burnings start?
i have my lounge chair,a packed bowl and a 12 pack ready.
lets get this started!
i cant wait to watch it all burn.
just dont mess with my internet connection because then it will be a party of one.
and thats boring.
gwiz665http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/extended_mind.png
http://www.xkcd.com/
geo321http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwQbPgouUYo
geo321Everything sucks today.
geo321like every day
CrosswordsHooray the major News Outlets are reporting on it...oh wait they're all owned by major media corporations:
http://cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/tech/2012/01/18/eitm-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act.cnn.html
'SOPA just wants to stop awful sites like pirate bay, how can you be against that, they've got pirate right there in their name. Won't somebody please think of the
childrenpoor billion dollar corps that refuse to evolve with technology'EDIT: Removed hyperlink since it wasn't working properly, despite showing up properly in preview *shrug*.Okay apparently unnecessary to do that. Still odd preview is different from what actually gets displayed.
geo321http://vimeo.com/4758877
ShepppardFuck, forgot this was today.
Went onto the sift and basically had one of these.
eric3579How much longer? My penis cant take much more of this.
darkrowanLike rats deserting the sinking ship: http://mashable.com/2012/01/18/pipa-sopa-abandon-bill/ (thank you @dotdude for linkage)
kymbosThis is awesome, guys. I wish I had more time to get into this stuff, but I'm glad there's a whole internet full of people making it happen. Thanks!
ChaosEngineBtw, for non US peoples you can petition the state department. I don't hold out much faith that it will make any difference, but it can't hurt to try.
spoco2Man... now what the fuck am I supposed to do today at work? Work?
You people make me sick... SICK.
dotdudeSome more related stories on Mashable:
http://mashable.com/2012/01/18/sopa-not-over/
http://mashable.com/2012/01/18/artists-against-sopa/
http://mashable.com/2012/01/18/sopa-and-pipa-facebook/
>> ^darkrowan:
Like rats deserting the sinking ship: http://mashable.com/2012/01/18/pipa-sopa-abandon-bill/ (thank you @dotdude for linkage)
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Wired has a great overview of the current status of SOPA/PIA
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/websites-dark-in-revolt/
New York Times with some analysis:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/technology/web-wide-protest-over-two-antipiracy-bills.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
I love the top comment for this article from Bobo:
"Protecting US corporate media from theft is like putting guards around a garbage dump. Long live the BBC!"
ChaosEngine>> ^spoco2:
Man... now what the fuck am I supposed to do today at work? Work?
You people make me sick... SICK.
I agree.... SOPA is bad, but this is the kind of thing hitler would do...
ravermanWaiting on Anonymous to hack the homepages of the major groups behind the lobbying to support this SOPA protest.
ant>> ^spoco2:
Man... now what the fuck am I supposed to do today at work? Work?
You people make me sick... SICK.
Today, business is productive.
dystopianfuturetodayNice work, dag and lucky.
This is big news today, with thousands of articles at the top of google news: http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&ncl=dgSWFn6c-RTXmMMe-D0uLf3agZSKM&topic=h
Wikipedia has the simplest and most comprehensive 'find your representative' search I've ever seen. Just enter a zip code : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
kymbosThe Pirate Bay's view: http://static.thepiratebay.org/legal/sopa.txt
Actually - I haven't followed the content of SOPA very closely, but if my quick reading is correct, VideoSift could be banned just from me linking TPB if SOPA got up. Is that right?
BoneRemakeI'm bored. Good thing there might be 500 gigs of movies somewhere at some location.
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
15 minutes 'till the sun comes out.
ChaosEngineWayhey!!! That brief and worry bout of productivity at work has ended. Normal service has resumed.
back to arguing about how crazy Ron Paul is....
JiggaJonson@videosift.com
Sorry Americans are so stupid.
-Stupid American
antYay, back!
speechless says...These blackouts made a difference. Thank you VideoSift for being a part of it!
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