Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
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Re: Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
#2Which companies on the list send people to Demo Day?
Re: Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
#3Wow, surprising to see Visa on that list. Here's a direct link to the list on the techcrunch article.
http://judiciary.house.gov/issues/Rouge%20Websites/SOPA%20Su...
Re: Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
#4Wow, surprising to see Visa on that list. Here's a direct link to the list on the techcrunch article. http://judiciary.house.gov/issues/Rouge%20Websites/SOPA%20Su...
Mastercard should be there, too. They even had a "witness" at the first hearing.
Can we get a list for the companies supporting Protect IP, too? We don't want that one to slip past us, either.
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#5""If these companies are so clueless about technology that they think SOPA is a good idea, how could they be good investors?""
That is a brilliant point.
Re: Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
#6PG, if you're reading this, I don't know which list you saw, but here's one with SOPA supporters that is probably the most comprehensive:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/the-439-organizations-s...
Re: Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
#7Am I the only one thinking that this is censorship too?
edit: censorship
Re: Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
#8Am I the only one thinking that this is censorship too? edit: censorship
Yes.
This is not censoring, this is capitalism in action.
Re: Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
#9Am I the only one thinking that this is censorship too? edit: censorship
Censorship involves speech or other forms of communication. Withholding an invite or discouraging of certain investors in not censorship.
Re: Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
#10Am I the only one thinking that this is censorship too? edit: censorship
YC demo day is a private event hosted by a private organization. As such, YC has the right to determine the kind of entities that are allowed to be present at the event.
And YC / pg have determined that the kind of companies that would support SOPA are unlikely to make good investors in YC portfolio companies. No censorship, just a business decision.