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dMw Chit Chat => The Beer Bar => Seriously though ... => Topic started by: ArithonUK on January 18, 2012, 10:16:10 AM

Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: ArithonUK on January 18, 2012, 10:16:10 AM
Today is AMERICAN CENSORSHIP day. What is that? Well, it's the reason many websites like Wikipedia are off-line today and why many may never return if US corporations get their wicked way. A minority of US companies are out to break the internet in order to shore up their monopolies and give themselves yet more legal powers, mostly in the USA. HOWEVER, if the internet is broken THERE is affects us HERE and as with many other things, the UK lawmakers will follow suit. Just like last year's disastrous Digital Economy Bill. So if you know someone in the USA and want to keep YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter etc. ask them to protest this and save the internet.

This video explains it in terms even American Senators should be able to understand...

[video=vimeo;31100268]http://vimeo.com/31100268[/video].
Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: Tutonic on January 18, 2012, 11:16:12 AM
Go here, register your outrage at this attempt by American corporations to censor the internet: http://americancensorship.org/

It's important.
Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: TE_owner on January 18, 2012, 04:17:05 PM
How can I do anything if I don't live in the states?

I'm all for stopping this nonsense but..?
Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: Vargen on January 18, 2012, 04:18:11 PM
If this goes through, the US government may as well openly declare war on nerds everywhere. Just look what Anonymous has done so far.  Sorry guys, but I will be one of the angry nerds.
Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: Tutonic on January 18, 2012, 04:39:56 PM
Quote from: TE_owner;342244How can I do anything if I don't live in the states?

I'm all for stopping this nonsense but..?

Sign the petition on http://americancensorship.org/, and let any of your US friends know about it.

It's not much, but it beats doing nothing.
Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: Benny on January 18, 2012, 07:46:05 PM
Can't you start your own petitions at uk.gov? Perhaps start there?
Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: TE_owner on January 18, 2012, 09:41:27 PM
Aha there are many many many petitions on uk.gov that I have found that condemn SOPA/PIPA linky http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26143
Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: Tirkad on January 19, 2012, 10:49:42 AM
I'm just putting this in because, in addition to the video being very well made, the author is both a UK law graduate and a very active internet user/worker.

[video=youtube;JhwuXNv8fJM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhwuXNv8fJM[/video]
Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: smilodon on January 19, 2012, 03:03:35 PM
http://twitpic.com/88ueqz

Author if SOPS is guilty of breaking his own proposed law.

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Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: TeaLeaf on January 19, 2012, 10:16:57 PM
Quote from: smilodon;342353http://twitpic.com/88ueqz

Author if SOPS is guilty of breaking his own proposed law.
Brilliant!
Title: AMERICAN CENSORSHIP DAY is today! Read this if you care about the internet
Post by: TeaLeaf on January 19, 2012, 10:42:30 PM
...and some old background for the supporters & sponsors of the bill:

http://www.uproxx.com/technology/2011/10/pop-didnt-eat-itself-why-piracy-didnt-destroy-the-music-industry/
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