'sopa' Tag
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SOPA faltering, but this is only round 1
January 20, 2012Wednesday’s blackout by several websites in protest of SOPA undoubtedly pushed the pending SOPA legislation against the ropes. As the NY Times reported, this was a case of grassroots new media beating the old guard. On January 17, only 31 members of the U.S. House of Representatives opposed the legislation, with 80 in support. The […]
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Going dark tomorrow in protest of SOPA
January 17, 2012This blog is admittedly a small fry, but principles matter. And based on principle and in a show of solidarity with popular websites like Reddit, Minecraft, Craigslist, Wikipedia, and A VC, this blog will join them in going lights out tomorrow in protest of the SOPA legislation currently pending in congress. For more rationale, see: […]
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American ambassadors or traitors ?
December 15, 2011I’m not feeling very patriotic today. Part of my mood stems from the thought of today’s hearing by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on the Stop Online Piracy Act. The SOPA legislation currently winding its way through the U.S. congress would allow the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as copyright holders, to seek court […]