Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Stop SOPA?

(or don't, that might actually be more interesting)


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....

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