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1.) My simple explanation of SOPA:
Scenario One: Brenda Benson brings a burned CD to school one day because she wants to share the music with her friends. The teacher says she must use her own discretion because sometimes the school board doesn't like that she can bring in music without permission. One day the school board finds out that she brought music in to share and they punish her and ask the teacher to crack down more on his students.
Scenario Two: Brenda Benson brings a burned CD to school one day because she wants to share the music with her friends. The teacher says she must use her own discretion because sometimes the school board doesn't like that she can bring in music without permission. One day the school board finds out that she brought music in to share. Instead of punishing Brenda for bringing in the music, the school board shuts down the entire school even though Brenda was the only one at fault.
2.) January 24, 2012 – Senate votes on PIPA
3.) List of sites blacking out between 8am and 8pm in protest. See this also.
4.) Ways to protest/promote the protest:
Blackout your site - Click
here and
here to find out how and to add your site to the list. Contact
this site as well to let them know you are participating.
Change your Facebook profile picture -
[link]Change your Facebook timeline banner -
[link]Join and share this Facebook event -
[link]If Facebook Won't Stop SOPA, We Can Do It For Them Contact your Representatives
What this is all about:
Watch/listen to one of both of these first:
'WTF is SOPA ? aka The American Government trying to ruin the internet'PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The InternetThe IP Act (S.968 - PROTECT IP Act of 2011) establishes a system for taking down websites that the Justice Department determines to be "dedicated to infringing activities." The DoJ or the copyright owner would be able to commence a legal action against the alleged infringer and the DoJ would be allowed to demand that search engines, social networking sites and domain name services block access to the targeted site. In some cases, action could be taken to block sites without first allowing the alleged infringer to defend themselves in court. The PROTECT IP Act would allow copyright owners – movie studios and other content providers – simply to accuse a website of infringement, which could lead to that site being shut down by court order and entire links to the site being wiped clean from the Internet. The bill is so poorly written that it would allow any copyright owner to shut down a legitimate retail website, such as Amazon or Best Buy, by alleging that one product being sold on the site could "enable or facilitate" an infringement. It could even allow any content owner to block access to the Patent Office website if it receives and posts a patent application for a product that is believed to use content without permission. The PROTECT IP Act will hurt American innovation. This bill will give one side the power to put the other side out of business and this is dangerous beyond words.
Popular Sites That Are At Risk:
Facebook
Youtube
Vimeo
Myspace
Twitter
DeviantART
Flickr
Google
Any website is at risk if it is hosted in the USA. If you visit these sites which I know you do because you guys are on here and you post Youtube videos quite often, then you should be worried. You should be upset. You should be telling everyone you know about this and making sure they understand the severity of what will happen.
THIS AFFECTS EVERYONE IN THE WORLD. NOT JUST AMERICANS.
Helpful Links:
Sopa StrikeEEFSOPA, Internet, Censorship, and YouEEF Take ActionAmerican CensorshipStop the internet control bill NOW.CALL CONGRESS RIGHT AWAYContact your RepresentativesTumblr - Protect The NetHow SOPA/PIPA Can Affect YouPIPAList of who supports and opposesList of websites blacking out on January 18th The Definitive Post On Why SOPA And Protect IP Are Bad, Bad Ideas If Facebook Won't Stop SOPA, We Can Do It For Them Join the list of sites blacking out and find out who else is participating Blackout your site How you can help:
Contact your RepresentativesContact your SenatorsBlackout your site Click
here and
here to find out how and to add your site to the list. Contact
this site as well to let them know you are participating.
Post links to a few of the sites I listed above on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, your DeviantART profile or journal. Make an anti-SOPA deviation. Make a Youtube video. E-mail friends and relatives.
Change your Facebook profile picture -
[link]Change your Facebook timeline banner -
[link]Join and share this Facebook event -
[link]CALLING AND WRITING IS BETTER THAN E-MAILING AND SIGNING ONLINE PETITIONS BUT TAKE A MINUTE OR TWO TO DO THAT AS WELL.
If you live in the USA
Call your represenatives and senators and politely tell them that this is NOT okay. E-mail, share information to social media sites, post and do what you can RIGHT NOW. Call the local newspapers and TV stations.
If you live elsewhere
Post to your journal, make a news article, share links from those sites I listed on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Youtube, Live Journal and where ever else you can. E-mail people. Get the word out. Tell any Americans you know that this is bad and they need to speak to their representatives about it. NOW.
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now think to sign a petition that suggested wiki
Damn, I love wiki, if it is closed....
Getting the word out to everyone is best though.
I've been posting to other social networking sites and changing my avatar in various places.
I'm normally against people changing their profile pictures to promote a cause ( because it doesn't do much ) but I feel like this is different.
Not enough people are aware or they don't understand what it's about. They might hear piracy and agree with it because 'stealing is bad'
If this bill lasted for as long as it did with little to NO media coverage, don't you think that they would make a public statement claiming that they will look at it later???
Politicians are the scumbag of the earth if they think they can pass this thing without the People's consent.
I will not be using the internet tomorrow. If my teachers tell me to, I will let them know exactly what this is about. Word needs to get out. Why is this bill even being considered??? Have we all forgotten our roots? What does this country stand for if not freedom??
Down with SOPA/PIPA!