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

[Daniel Riaño]

You can be sure of that. And that will be soon (the overemphasis is mine):

*That is why the Administration calls on all sides to work together to pass
sound legislation *this year* that provides prosecutors and rights holders
new legal tools to combat online piracy originating beyond U.S.
borders*while staying true to the principles outlined above in this
response.  We
should never let criminals hide behind a hollow embrace of legitimate
American values.

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#/!/response/combating-online-piracy-while-protecting-open-and-innovative-internet


But sooner than that, we at the EU will have the Danish presidency pushing
for a whole battery of copyright-related laws, ACTA not the less important.
When did the Danish MPs became such a horde of moguls supporters? It keeps
me reminding of that Hamlet line...

Daniel

2012/1/16 Pat Mächler <patrick.maechler at pp-international.net>

> 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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