SOPA Dropped by Congress

[ferofax]

nobody said anything has SOPA getting dropped. all i see is "confidence", and that can change at the 11th hour.

 

[kthnxshwn]

You guys do know that PIPA is very well still alive, right?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Sure are, if you would've read the thread before you posted you would have realized that.

 

[kthnxshwn]

Sure are, if you would've read the thread before you posted you would have realized that.

Sure do*

I did read the thread, mind you. There's no reason to celebrate when PIPA is still active. If you would've comprehended the previous posts in this thread, you would've realized that.

 

[Jennyfurr]

*snip

anyway let's not fight about it~ use that energy to oppose PIPA! =D

 

[lzyslckr]

So is there a list of the web sites going down on Wednesday?

 

[Gahars]

So is there a list of the web sites going down on Wednesday?

Right here.

Of course, it's always possible that more sites could join in, so the exact amount of sites participating could easily change.

 

[Jamstruth]

Wednesday is going to be a bad day for the bored office worker.
Also: LOL at that list of sites. "Mojang and Popular MMO, Minecraft" Uhmm...well... y'know what I'm just gonna leave this alone.

 

[FAST6191]

Before you celebrate too hard, however, it's important to remember that it is still entirely possible that another bill like SOPA could be proposed in the House anytime in the near future. However, after all the public backlash, I'm sure that the interested parties will at least think twice before trying again.

Having followed these for a few years I would argue this is more of a case of when rather than than could (if nothing else cast your gaze back to the ever shifting copyright extensions, less than brilliant foreign policy based on intellectual property (being heavy handed to try and ensure uniformity), software patents existing, whatever the hell is going on biotech patenting, the US patent office in general and some of the things with the ICE domain seizures).

Still always nice to win battles.

 

[Ultymoo]

This is great news. Now to get back to making LPs without as much worry as before.

 

[the_randomizer]

Well, I'd say it's high time those buggers did something the people actually care about.

 

[gloweyjoey]

Here is part of the statement made against SOPA by the WhiteHouse/Obama Administraion.

Any effort to combat online piracy must guard against the risk of online censorship of lawful activity and must not inhibit innovation by our dynamic businesses large and small. Across the globe, the openness of the Internet is increasingly central to innovation in business, government, and society and it must be protected. To minimize this risk, new legislation must be narrowly targeted only at sites beyond the reach of current U.S. law, cover activity clearly prohibited under existing U.S. laws, and be effectively tailored, with strong due process and focused on criminal activity. Any provision covering Internet intermediaries such as online advertising networks, payment processors, or search engines must be transparent and designed to prevent overly broad private rights of action that could encourage unjustified litigation that could discourage startup businesses and innovative firms from growing.

We must avoid creating new cybersecurity risks or disrupting the underlying architecture of the Internet. Proposed laws must not tamper with the technical architecture of the Internet through manipulation of the Domain Name System (DNS), a foundation of Internet security. Our analysis of the DNS filtering provisions in some proposed legislation suggests that they pose a real risk to cybersecurity and yet leave contraband goods and services accessible online. We must avoid legislation that drives users to dangerous, unreliable DNS servers and puts next-generation security policies, such as the deployment of DNSSEC, at risk.

Let us be clear—online piracy is a real problem that harms the American economy, threatens jobs for significant numbers of middle class workers and hurts some of our nation's most creative and innovative companies and entrepreneurs. It harms everyone from struggling artists to production crews, and from startup social media companies to large movie studios. While we are strongly committed to the vigorous enforcement of intellectual property rights, existing tools are not strong enough to root out the worst online pirates beyond our borders. 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.

This is not just a matter for legislation. We expect and encourage all private parties, including both content creators and Internet platform providers working together, to adopt voluntary measures and best practices to reduce online piracy.

So, rather than just look at how legislation can be stopped, ask yourself: Where do we go from here? Don’t limit your opinion to what’s the wrong thing to do, ask yourself what’s right. Already, many members of Congress are asking for public input around the issue. We are paying close attention to those opportunities, as well as to public input to the Administration. The organizer of this petition and a random sample of the signers will be invited to a conference call to discuss this issue further with Administration officials and soon after that, we will host an online event to get more input and answer your questions. Details on that will follow in the coming days.

Victoria Espinel is Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator at Office of Management and Budget
Aneesh Chopra is the U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Assistant to the President and Associate Director for Technology at the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Howard Schmidt is Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator for National Security Staff

 

[BoxmanWTF]

I never knew what this smiley meant, but I feel this is the best use for it
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

 

[Shano56]

Screw it! I'm celebrating with a bottle of Four Loko! YEAH!!!!

wtf since when do four lokos come in bottles. lmao

 

[Gahars]

I'm not sure if this is really enough to warrant it's own news post, so I'll add it on here.

Google is joining the protest tomorrow. It won't be using a blackout, but it will be posting a link on its main page to inform people about their opposition to PIPA and SOPA.

 

[gameandmatch]

One down, one more battle to go

I'm not sure if this is really enough to warrant it's own news post, so I'll add it on here.

Google is joining the protest tomorrow. It won't be using a blackout, but it will be posting a link on its main page to inform people about their opposition to PIPA and SOPA.

If they join the blackout, do you know how many people will be completely out of luck?

 

[M[u]ddy]

Let us be clear—online piracy is a real problem that harms the American economy, threatens jobs for significant numbers of middle class workers and hurts some of our nation's most creative and innovative companies and entrepreneurs. It harms everyone from struggling artists to production crews, and from startup social media companies to large movie studios. While we are strongly committed to the vigorous enforcement of intellectual property rights, existing tools are not strong enough to root out the worst online pirates beyond our borders. 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.

I really wish more governments would do their own studies instead of blindly believing the industries. Switzerland did and they came to the conclusion, that "a clear statement about the impact of the illicit proliferation of works in digital form is not possible."

 

[Serke]

Wow. PSPWarez.org is going down too. Forget about Google and Wikipedia, this is what will convince US goverment for sure.

 

[LightyKD]

Screw it! I'm celebrating with a bottle of Four Loko! YEAH!!!!

wtf since when do four lokos come in bottles. lmao

At my local grocery store you can find them in six pack bottles

 

[Shano56]

Screw it! I'm celebrating with a bottle of Four Loko! YEAH!!!!

wtf since when do four lokos come in bottles. lmao

At my local grocery store you can find them in six pack bottles

they only got cans over here