[pp.int.general] SOPA - Should we go on blackout strike?

[Pat Mächler]

http://www.examiner.com/computers-in-denver/house-kills-sopa

I have doubts that this is a good sign.
I think they're just retreating to come forth at another moment when
there's less organized resistance.

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Pirat at LennStar.de <pirat at lennstar.de> wrote:
> I put the text on my states blog. There are several links, one of them
> has a list of confirmed striking webpages like reddit, Mozilla, Minecraft...
>
> http://blog.piraten-lsa.de/2012-01-16/schwarzes-internet-sopa-und-pipa
>
> I think the most useful for you are the 2 above the heading of Corys
> Post translation.
>
> LennStar
>
> Am 16.01.2012 14:00, schrieb Mozart:
>> This is starting to drive me a bit crazy. I'm trying to write a press
>> release for PPAU, but can't work out what to say. The details of who are
>> involved, when it will be, how long it will last are very sketchy. Has
>> anyone read any official statements from the companies planning to black
>> out their sites?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mozart.
>>
>> On 16/01/2012, at 11:52 PM, Pat Maechler aka Valio wrote:
>>
>>> The site sopastrike.com now suggests "AT 8AM WEDNESDAY, PUT THIS ON
>>> YOUR SITE."
>>> What is contradictory: sopastrike.com suggests 12 hours; the linked
>>> site only suggests 150 seconds
>>> http://americancensorship.org/modal/sopastrikeoverlay.html
>>>
>>> BTW: The Swiss pirates have already been covered on the story in a
>>> national newspaper
>>> http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/digital/sopa_weisses_haus_dns_sperren_google_1.14360763.html
>>> i.e. it's a good opportunity for media coverage for pirates as well.
>>>
>>> fair winds
>>> -pat
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