Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by andrewdumont » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 8:49 PM UTC

Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT
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Re: Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by swasheck » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:08 PM UTC

Well played, MS and Apple.

Re: Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by mikemoka » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:18 PM UTC

Web companies should know how to write a readable text, it's pity they could just come up with something like that.

This text is not coincise, it doesn't draw the attention of the reader to any specific point and it shows several other shortcomings, if the message ever comes across I am pretty sure this page won't help.

Re: Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by chollida1 » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:41 PM UTC

swasheck wrote: post #2

Well played, MS and Apple.

I don't want this to sound snarky but....

Do you know that they were invited and declined?

is it possible that no one asked them to join, or declined to let them join?

Re: Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by Igor_Bratnikov » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:42 PM UTC

Glad to see a public stance by the internet community

Re: Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:43 PM UTC

chollida1 wrote: post #4

swasheck wrote: post #2

Well played, MS and Apple.

I don't want this to sound snarky but.... Do you know that they were invited and declined? is it possible that no one asked them to join, or declined to let them join?

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Re: Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by rzbn » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:43 PM UTC

chollida1 wrote: post #4

swasheck wrote: post #2

Well played, MS and Apple.

I don't want this to sound snarky but.... Do you know that they were invited and declined? is it possible that no one asked them to join, or declined to let them join?

I think they weren't invited as all the companies in the list are strictly internet companies.

Re: Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by Hates_ » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:44 PM UTC

swasheck wrote: post #2

Well played, MS and Apple.

They are in a totally different market. Why would they be a signee?

Re: Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by ck2 » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:47 PM UTC

Where is the url in there for more information/followup? Wasted opportunity.

I don't mean to diminish this effort but just imagine this kind of response every time we decided to declare war somewhere far far away. I'd be impressed. Certainly sending people to be maimed or killed is just as critical?

Re: Internet giants place full-page anti-SOPA ad in NYT

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Post by philwelch » Wed, Nov 16, 2011, 9:54 PM UTC

ck2 wrote: post #9

Where is the url in there for more information/followup? Wasted opportunity. I don't mean to diminish this effort but just imagine this kind of response every time we decided to declare war somewhere far far away. I'd be impressed. Certainly sending people to be maimed or killed is just as critical?

Don't you remember the momentous uproar over Iraq? There were non-stop protests for at least a year before the war actually started, and for years afterwards.

There were no similar protests over Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Libya because the US was only providing air support, and because Afghanistan started only a month after 9/11 and everyone was still shocked and compliant.