SOPA act protest

[Macfanforever]

Did anybody try to use their favorite websites today.The Industry is trying a another crack to stop piracy.

Web sites go dark in SOPA protest against plans to ban online piracy.


http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-piracy-battle-20120118,0,500161.story

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/web-sites-go-dark-in-sopa-protest-against-plans-to-ban-online-piracy/2012/01/18/gIQAmWfD8P_story.html

http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/17/technology/sopa_explained/?iid=HP_Highlight&hpt=us_c1

[Macfanforever]

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/18/tech/sopa-blackouts/

[HomerMcvie]

I've signed a couple of different online petitions today.

[Spikey]

I signed the Google one today and posted on FB (despite not using FB much).

[Macfanforever]

As I was reading more about this.They want the isp's to block foreign websites like Piratesbay and others.I can understand the point.But the way I see it.The small people will lose out of the money lost from pirates,but the fat big man wont lose a dime.They are corrupt and they should spread there welth to the poor workers that put the shows,recording, together.warehouse workers that stocks the shelves.the truck drivers that work their a$$ off delivering the goods.And other poor souls in the industry making pennys.Its time to spread the wealth .if it was'nt from those people that do a hard earned days work .The industry would be nothing.

[Spikey]

Major torrent websites aside, I don't like Google being censored and limited and I don't like free stuff, for example the Fleetwood mac tracker ThrownDown, being censored and deleted. That's what you can expect, for starters.

[MacFan92]

Couldn't The Ledge be taken down as well? I'm just wondering because alot of bootlegged music gets posted on here.

[Macfanforever]

I think they are more worried about the commercial stuff then the stuff like demos and live shows.Like rules on here .Dont post FM and the group members commercial works.Most of those pirate sites are infested with spyware viruses anyway.

[tilthefirefades]

I just want Wikipedia back >.>

[Macfanforever]

It probably be back at midnight EST time.Also I just read .If you hit your ESC escape key before the site redirects to the protest screen .it will be normal to use.

[Macfanforever]

SOPA on ICE.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/20/us-usa-congress-internet-idUSTRE80J10X20120120


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204301404577172703397383034.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/sopa-bill-sent-back-to-the-drawing-board-in-wake-of-internet-protests.html

[bluefox4000]

Minor minor victory. This is FAR from over. It will pass in some form I assure you.''

Mick

[Macfanforever]

Minor minor victory. This is FAR from over. It will pass in some form I assure you.''

Mick

I agree 100 percent.It will sneek by us under the table.