You can be sure of that. And that will be soon (the overemphasis is mine):<br><br><div style="margin-left:40px"><strong>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</strong> 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.<br></div><br>
<a href="https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#/%21/response/combating-online-piracy-while-protecting-open-and-innovative-internet" target="_blank">https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#/!/response/combating-online-piracy-while-protecting-open-and-innovative-internet</a><br>
<br><br>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...<br>
<br>Daniel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/1/16 Pat Mächler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:patrick.maechler@pp-international.net">patrick.maechler@pp-international.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<a href="http://www.examiner.com/computers-in-denver/house-kills-sopa" target="_blank">http://www.examiner.com/computers-in-denver/house-kills-sopa</a><br>
<br>
I have doubts that this is a good sign.<br>
I think they're just retreating to come forth at another moment when<br>
there's less organized resistance.<br>
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On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Pirat@LennStar.de <<a href="mailto:pirat@lennstar.de">pirat@lennstar.de</a>> wrote:<br>
> I put the text on my states blog. There are several links, one of them<br>
> has a list of confirmed striking webpages like reddit, Mozilla, Minecraft...<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://blog.piraten-lsa.de/2012-01-16/schwarzes-internet-sopa-und-pipa" target="_blank">http://blog.piraten-lsa.de/2012-01-16/schwarzes-internet-sopa-und-pipa</a><br>
><br>
> I think the most useful for you are the 2 above the heading of Corys<br>
> Post translation.<br>
><br>
> LennStar<br>
><br>
> Am 16.01.2012 14:00, schrieb Mozart:<br>
>> This is starting to drive me a bit crazy. I'm trying to write a press<br>
>> release for PPAU, but can't work out what to say. The details of who are<br>
>> involved, when it will be, how long it will last are very sketchy. Has<br>
>> anyone read any official statements from the companies planning to black<br>
>> out their sites?<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> Mozart.<br>
>><br>
>> On 16/01/2012, at 11:52 PM, Pat Maechler aka Valio wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> The site <a href="http://sopastrike.com" target="_blank">sopastrike.com</a> now suggests "AT 8AM WEDNESDAY, PUT THIS ON<br>
>>> YOUR SITE."<br>
>>> What is contradictory: <a href="http://sopastrike.com" target="_blank">sopastrike.com</a> suggests 12 hours; the linked<br>
>>> site only suggests 150 seconds<br>
>>> <a href="http://americancensorship.org/modal/sopastrikeoverlay.html" target="_blank">http://americancensorship.org/modal/sopastrikeoverlay.html</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> BTW: The Swiss pirates have already been covered on the story in a<br>
>>> national newspaper<br>
>>> <a href="http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/digital/sopa_weisses_haus_dns_sperren_google_1.14360763.html" target="_blank">http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/digital/sopa_weisses_haus_dns_sperren_google_1.14360763.html</a><br>
>>> i.e. it's a good opportunity for media coverage for pirates as well.<br>
>>><br>
>>> fair winds<br>
>>> -pat<br>
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