Guess I'm the only one who thinks this is the biggest overreaction ever.
The anti-sopa side is engaging in fear mongering...they're just calling it something different.
The SOPA bill
Re: The SOPA bill
by Wrightfan » January 18th, 2012, 3:24 am
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Re: The SOPA bill
by Awali » January 18th, 2012, 3:36 am
My site's going dark in protest of it, along with thousands of others tomorrow.
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Progress, march on.
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Re: The SOPA bill
by SimbaKovu » January 18th, 2012, 3:48 am
[quote="Wrightfan"]Guess I'm the only one who thinks this is the biggest overreaction ever.
The anti-sopa side is engaging in fear mongering...they're just calling it something different.[/quote]
Seriously?! SOPA would grant the Justice Department the power to take offline any website that either has or links to copyrighted material, OR even contains links to OTHER sites which may have copyrighted material, all at the behest of the companies that are claiming copyright on the content. Also, and this is perhaps most important, the companies submitting the requests to the Justice Department to shut down these websites would not even have to prove that the material in question was being used illegally. So, in effect, the site could be using or linking to copyrighted material in complete compliance with Fair Use guidelines, and STILL be shut down!
Let me put it another way: You know the TLK emoticons on the right-hand side of the Post A Reply page? Well, under SOPA, Disney would have the ability to require the Justice Department to shut down MLK for unapproved use of those images from the TLK films as emoticons, even though their use in that context falls safely within Fair Use parameters. Doesn't that strike you as frightening?
The anti-sopa side is engaging in fear mongering...they're just calling it something different.[/quote]
Seriously?! SOPA would grant the Justice Department the power to take offline any website that either has or links to copyrighted material, OR even contains links to OTHER sites which may have copyrighted material, all at the behest of the companies that are claiming copyright on the content. Also, and this is perhaps most important, the companies submitting the requests to the Justice Department to shut down these websites would not even have to prove that the material in question was being used illegally. So, in effect, the site could be using or linking to copyrighted material in complete compliance with Fair Use guidelines, and STILL be shut down!
Let me put it another way: You know the TLK emoticons on the right-hand side of the Post A Reply page? Well, under SOPA, Disney would have the ability to require the Justice Department to shut down MLK for unapproved use of those images from the TLK films as emoticons, even though their use in that context falls safely within Fair Use parameters. Doesn't that strike you as frightening?
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Re: The SOPA bill
by Panda-chan » January 18th, 2012, 3:56 am
GUYS GUYS GUYS
OBAMA KILLED SOPA!
HOLY FUDGE HE NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudios ... gislation/
OBAMA KILLED SOPA!
HOLY FUDGE HE NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudios ... gislation/
D̵̢̨̧̛͔̖͍̝̤̫̼̝̬̤̪̟͇͙̊̏̎͛̇̏͊͌̃̂̈́͂̒̄̅̚̚͘͝R̸̥̙͂̀̾̑̊̀̉́̀́̐̄̊̿̈́̄͑̐̕͝I̴̗̯̼̳͉͕̺̤̖̝̪̫̊͛͝͠Ǹ̵̨̧͈̮̦̖̝͈̥̗͕̭͉̺̲͕̥͔͎̹͖͙͇̲̘̩̞͓̦̦̯̮̙̜̼̝͈̣̺̰̺̟̙̫̫ͅK̶̢̢̡̧̢̛̻͎̘͉̦͚̳̗̱̗̮̫̲͎̟͚͖̠̣̺͎̠̤͈̩̞͈͚̣̳̟̣̓͊͊̍̀̇͆́͐̔̔̅̿̅̋̈̈́̔̈̒̌̆̃̇͗̂̐̽́͊̋͗̚̕͘͜͜͠͝͝ ̴̧̧̢̧̧̢̛̦̗̦̭͔̝͎̘͍͚͈̰̦̲͍̥͚̱͓̦̙̞̱̜̹̍̉́̿̃͆̆̾̀̍̊͛̈́̽̈́̀̋̒̾͗͗͂̾̊̇̃̈́̋́̓̄̂̐͊͂̏̿̅͂̚͘̚͜͠͝͠ͅͅͅͅW̵̢̧̨̥͇̳̩͍̪̓̉͊̓̏͜͠Ã̵̧̨͍͚̭̱̦̯̣͓̱̫͑͋̋̾̎͑̽̔̒͆̉͒͑͆̎͑̑̒͋̑̀̒̿͑̄͋̒͆̑͆̔̈̈́͂͆̾̾̌̃̏̊̓͘͜͝͠͠T̸̨̧̛̮̙̰͇̹̭̥̙̝̱̼̥͖̟̃̔̑̒̓̈́͂̈́̂̓̂̎̋͊̌͋̂͂̃̂͝͠͠͝ͅĘ̴̧̡̢̧̡̠͉͉͕̤̳̘̖̙̭͙͕̻͍̖̗͙̯͈͔͋̄̾̄͛͌͌͒͛̇̎͋̉̈́̆̈́̍̎̆̒͑̒̅̋̊̄̈̿͒̈̋̾̊́̔̚͝͠͝͠ͅŖ̸̠̫͓̞͈̫̉̂
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Re: The SOPA bill
by SnowyCheetah » January 18th, 2012, 4:00 am
I don't think he should be re-elected. That's overreacting. Buuuuuuuuuut I think he deserves uber props for siding with the anti-SOPA movement.
That 2in diameter fart can probably adds at least 50bhp.
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Re: The SOPA bill
by SimbaKovu » January 18th, 2012, 4:02 am
[quote="Amanda"]GUYS GUYS GUYS
OBAMA KILLED SOPA!
HOLY FUDGE HE NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudios ... gislation/[/quote]
No, thank you. I'll be voting for Ralph Nader or the Green Party if at all, thank you very much.
OBAMA KILLED SOPA!
HOLY FUDGE HE NEEDS TO BE RE-ELECTED
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudios ... gislation/[/quote]
No, thank you. I'll be voting for Ralph Nader or the Green Party if at all, thank you very much.
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Re: The SOPA bill
by Regulus » January 18th, 2012, 4:08 am
I thought we already knew he was going to veto SOPA. 
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Re: The SOPA bill
by Panda-chan » January 18th, 2012, 4:49 am
[quote="SimbaKovu"]No, thank you. I'll be voting for Ralph Nader or the Green Party if at all, thank you very much.[/quote]
omg chill out lol, that was meant to be a joke.
In other news, several sites such as Google, Reddit, 4chan, Wordpress, and Yahoo are participating in the blackout. Wouldn't it be pretty cool if MLK did so as well?
It should only last about 12 hours, and the link is right here if Moka is interested: http://sopastrike.com/#how-to-strike
omg chill out lol, that was meant to be a joke.
In other news, several sites such as Google, Reddit, 4chan, Wordpress, and Yahoo are participating in the blackout. Wouldn't it be pretty cool if MLK did so as well?
It should only last about 12 hours, and the link is right here if Moka is interested: http://sopastrike.com/#how-to-strikeD̵̢̨̧̛͔̖͍̝̤̫̼̝̬̤̪̟͇͙̊̏̎͛̇̏͊͌̃̂̈́͂̒̄̅̚̚͘͝R̸̥̙͂̀̾̑̊̀̉́̀́̐̄̊̿̈́̄͑̐̕͝I̴̗̯̼̳͉͕̺̤̖̝̪̫̊͛͝͠Ǹ̵̨̧͈̮̦̖̝͈̥̗͕̭͉̺̲͕̥͔͎̹͖͙͇̲̘̩̞͓̦̦̯̮̙̜̼̝͈̣̺̰̺̟̙̫̫ͅK̶̢̢̡̧̢̛̻͎̘͉̦͚̳̗̱̗̮̫̲͎̟͚͖̠̣̺͎̠̤͈̩̞͈͚̣̳̟̣̓͊͊̍̀̇͆́͐̔̔̅̿̅̋̈̈́̔̈̒̌̆̃̇͗̂̐̽́͊̋͗̚̕͘͜͜͠͝͝ ̴̧̧̢̧̧̢̛̦̗̦̭͔̝͎̘͍͚͈̰̦̲͍̥͚̱͓̦̙̞̱̜̹̍̉́̿̃͆̆̾̀̍̊͛̈́̽̈́̀̋̒̾͗͗͂̾̊̇̃̈́̋́̓̄̂̐͊͂̏̿̅͂̚͘̚͜͠͝͠ͅͅͅͅW̵̢̧̨̥͇̳̩͍̪̓̉͊̓̏͜͠Ã̵̧̨͍͚̭̱̦̯̣͓̱̫͑͋̋̾̎͑̽̔̒͆̉͒͑͆̎͑̑̒͋̑̀̒̿͑̄͋̒͆̑͆̔̈̈́͂͆̾̾̌̃̏̊̓͘͜͝͠͠T̸̨̧̛̮̙̰͇̹̭̥̙̝̱̼̥͖̟̃̔̑̒̓̈́͂̈́̂̓̂̎̋͊̌͋̂͂̃̂͝͠͠͝ͅĘ̴̧̡̢̧̡̠͉͉͕̤̳̘̖̙̭͙͕̻͍̖̗͙̯͈͔͋̄̾̄͛͌͌͒͛̇̎͋̉̈́̆̈́̍̎̆̒͑̒̅̋̊̄̈̿͒̈̋̾̊́̔̚͝͠͝͠ͅŖ̸̠̫͓̞͈̫̉̂
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Re: The SOPA bill
by Noah » January 18th, 2012, 4:53 am
Wait what? O_o
How about 89 minutes since that's how the Lion King lasts?
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Re: The SOPA bill
by WildSimba » January 18th, 2012, 4:54 am
[quote="Amanda"][quote="SimbaKovu"]No, thank you. I'll be voting for Ralph Nader or the Green Party if at all, thank you very much.[/quote]
omg chill out lol, that was meant to be a joke.
In other news, several sites such as Google, Reddit, 4chan, Wordpress, and Yahoo are participating in the blackout. Wouldn't it be pretty cool if MLK did so as well? It should only last about 12 hours, and the link is right here if Moka is interested: http://sopastrike.com/#how-to-strike[/quote]
I'd rather not my entire internet be blocked out for 12 hours.
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omg chill out lol, that was meant to be a joke.
In other news, several sites such as Google, Reddit, 4chan, Wordpress, and Yahoo are participating in the blackout. Wouldn't it be pretty cool if MLK did so as well?
It should only last about 12 hours, and the link is right here if Moka is interested: http://sopastrike.com/#how-to-strike[/quote]I'd rather not my entire internet be blocked out for 12 hours.
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