After all, rights that you have because the government lets you have them aren't rights at all, just privileges....
http://boingboing.net/2011/11/11/stop-sopa-save-the-internet.html
http://theagilepanda.com/2011/11/15/us-bill-creating-the-great-firewall-of-america/
Harvard Business Review:
http://m.hbr.org/12763/show/f65ad9a9e645042d10726120a295d528&t=35rqt0rgb8nl64snpre9cl5qp4
Send a physical letter to congress:
https://sendwrite.com/sopa/
or, let it all come crashing down, and then....
...how about a new network layer, that provides for encryption, persistence, and anonymity, with a creative commons / open source / specifically limited copyright TOS for all content transmitted into public spaces with it......and we build a new web on top of that....so we have a "free" darkweb, (still can run adverts and charge for services), with a p2p decentralized DNS so that DNS is not a weak point.... hmmmm...lots of work, but we may need to head that way if congress has its way.
...from a comment on boingboing...
Here's the congressional money trail from SOPA supporters in entertainment and publishing.
How will they vote?
Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups
Name
Amount Received
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
$2,335,183
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
$2,016,955
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]
$1,650,251
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
$1,163,223
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]
$767,772
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
$737,110
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]
$714,176
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]
$471,721
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
$423,313
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
$413,000
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
$454,598
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
$360,989
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
$320,580
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7]
$249,800
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
$243,319
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
$239,300
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
$218,080
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9]
$216,748
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8]
$213,550
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
$209,610
Just in case you were under the impression that politics was primarily about government, not just the money....
Send a physical letter to congress:
https://sendwrite.com/sopa/
or, let it all come crashing down, and then....
...how about a new network layer, that provides for encryption, persistence, and anonymity, with a creative commons / open source / specifically limited copyright TOS for all content transmitted into public spaces with it......and we build a new web on top of that....so we have a "free" darkweb, (still can run adverts and charge for services), with a p2p decentralized DNS so that DNS is not a weak point.... hmmmm...lots of work, but we may need to head that way if congress has its way.
...from a comment on boingboing...
Here's the congressional money trail from SOPA supporters in entertainment and publishing.
How will they vote?
Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups
Name
Amount Received
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
$2,335,183
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
$2,016,955
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]
$1,650,251
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
$1,163,223
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]
$767,772
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
$737,110
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH]
$714,176
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]
$471,721
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
$423,313
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
$413,000
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
$454,598
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
$360,989
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
$320,580
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7]
$249,800
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
$243,319
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
$239,300
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
$218,080
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9]
$216,748
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8]
$213,550
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
$209,610
Just in case you were under the impression that politics was primarily about government, not just the money....
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