Kill SOPA, bill goes to house December 15.

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MPAA whines about the blackout tomorrow. Film at 11.

http://boingboing.net/2012/01/17/mpaa-i ... n-jan.html
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Hobie-wan wrote:MPAA whines about the blackout tomorrow. Film at 11.

http://boingboing.net/2012/01/17/mpaa-i ... n-jan.html
The picture just sums up the MPAA's statement so perfectly. :lol:
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looks like the sites are still planning a blackout tomorrow. Here is a list of the sites participating tomorrow along with a video. THIS BILLS MUST DIE, also the politicians supporting them not being re-elected would be nice.

http://sopastrike.com/


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Craigslist has a black screen that talks about SOPA/PIPA for about 30 seconds then links to the main site. It's a start

And google shows this on the main page

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English Wikipedia is dark.

Several of the YouTube channels I subscribe too have temporarily blocked all of their content.

I'm scared. What if it does pass despite the large amounts of opposition though?
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My Craigslist isn't down yet, but it is 15 til. Presumably it will be off shortly. Boingboing has shut off for the day. CNN has a "Why Wikipedia went down at midnight" up as a top story.
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228 am and reddit is still up... I wonder if they will follow through with the Black Out or are just waiting for mid morning. Hm
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Icedawg wrote:228 am and reddit is still up... I wonder if they will follow through with the Black Out or are just waiting for mid morning. Hm
Reddit's blacking out at 8:00 AM EST.
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YoshiEgg25 wrote:
Icedawg wrote:228 am and reddit is still up... I wonder if they will follow through with the Black Out or are just waiting for mid morning. Hm
Reddit's blacking out at 8:00 AM EST.
Most sites, including mine, are going dark from 8am-8pm. That is the official strike time, but some are striking longer.
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Time for IP to die the fiery death that it deserves. Unfortunately the internet has failed to topple the copyright moguls.
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