Wikipedia to Shut Down on Wednesday to Protest SOPA

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Post by minecraftman » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:10 PM UTC

Wikipedia to Shut Down on Wednesday to Protest SOPA
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Re: Wikipedia to Shut Down on Wednesday to Protest SOPA

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Post by mdonahoe » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:33 PM UTC

Is this still happening now that SOPA has been benched?

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Post by lpolovets » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:35 PM UTC

I know there's a lot of cynicism about whether SOPA law is really being abandoned, or whether it's just being temporarily shelved, but I'm really excited about how opponents have banded together, and how organizations like Reddit and Wikipedia have been willing to sacrifice page views and revenue to show their support and to increase public awareness.

In the future, when someone advocates opposing an unjust law and someone else responds that opposition is futile, the anti-SOPA efforts will serve as a compelling and encouraging counterargument.

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Post by fjarlq » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:36 PM UTC

mdonahoe wrote: post #2

Is this still happening now that SOPA has been benched?

Of course. The war is far from over.

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Post by forsaken » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:36 PM UTC

I think that it's crazy that all of this effort is going into opposing SOPA. It seems that there should be a bill/effort drafted to codify the freedom of the internet, and making DNS blocking illegal.

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Post by fjarlq » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:41 PM UTC

forsaken wrote: post #5

I think that it's crazy that all of this effort is going into opposing SOPA. It seems that there should be a bill/effort drafted to codify the freedom of the internet, and making DNS blocking illegal.

Sounds good. I suppose you're talking about constitutional amendment.

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Post by SoftwareMaven » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:41 PM UTC

forsaken wrote: post #5

I think that it's crazy that all of this effort is going into opposing SOPA. It seems that there should be a bill/effort drafted to codify the freedom of the internet, and making DNS blocking illegal.

The only thing that might help is a constitutional amendment. A law can easily be overwritten. An amendment at least gets some oversight from the Supreme Court.

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Post by Avenger42 » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:41 PM UTC

mdonahoe wrote: post #2

Is this still happening now that SOPA has been benched?

PIPA is still moving forward:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120116/02442717414/harry-...

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Post by leeoniya » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:41 PM UTC

well, it appears that i'm out a $1.00 :D

EDIT: downvoted for pledging $1 to wiki for blackout? interesting.

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Post by maeon3 » Mon, Jan 16, 2012, 6:42 PM UTC

Last week I said I would donate money to wikipedia if they did this. I just donated $50 just now via credit card through the main page.