Tag Archives: SOPA

Democrats on the Wrong Side of the Internet

Posted on January 28, 2012 at 3:56 pm by Bob Cesca

If the Democrats aren’t careful, the Republicans are going to become the party of internet freedom. The only thing keeping this from happening is net neutrality which Democrats continue to support while Republicans are pushing for a corporate takeover of … Continue reading →

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Worst Person in the World

Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:47 pm by Bob Cesca

Chris Dodd for this: Hollywood’s top lobbyist and former Sen. Chris Dodd is threatening to cut off campaign funds to President Obama’s re-election effort because of anger over the White House appearing to side with tech companies in a bitter … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid Cancels Vote on Protect IP

Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:46 pm by Bob Cesca

Another nail in the coffin for these awful, awful bills. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called off a vote on controversial anti-piracy legislation Friday — the surest sign yet that a wave of online protests have killed SOPA and PIPA … Continue reading →

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Support for PIPA Fading Quickly

Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

The senate counterpart to the House’s SOPA, the Protect IP Act (PIPA), is quickly losing support and today saw several co-sponsors of the bill abandoning ship. Senator Marco Rubio has had a change of conscience. The legislation abomination known as … Continue reading →

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SOPA Is Dead. Again.

Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

On the 16th of December I said “SOPA is Dead. For Now.” and now it would appear that it is dead again. Possibly for good. House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said early Saturday morning that Majority Leader Eric Cantor … Continue reading →

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White House to Oppose SOPA, Protect IP

Posted on January 14, 2012 at 2:27 pm by Bob Cesca

Fantastic news! The White House on Saturday officially responded to two online petitions, “Stop the E-PARASITE Act” and “Veto the SOPA bill and any other future bills that threaten to diminish the free flow of information,” urging the President to … Continue reading →

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Ironic Congressional Torrent Pirates

Posted on December 30, 2011 at 7:36 am by Bob Cesca

The same people who are destroying the internet in an attempt to attack pirates are actually engaged in the illegal downloading of copyrighted materials: In recent weeks we discovered BitTorrent pirates at the RIAA, Sony, Fox, Universal and even law-abiding … Continue reading →

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Internet Geeks are Badass

Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:25 am by Bob Cesca

They’ve already come up with a way to circumvent the proposed SOPA law: Software developers have already found a way around the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which the House Judiciary Committee will not markup until sometime early next … Continue reading →

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SOPA is Dead. For Now.

Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Congressional debate of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been delayed until sometime after the new year. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the Republican behind a controversial piece of legislation that would shut down any website accused of copyright infringement, … Continue reading →

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They Took Our Jobs

Posted on December 13, 2011 at 3:45 pm by JM Ashby

The corporate media empire would have you believe that draconian anti-piracy laws like SOPA and Protect-IP are needed to prevent job losses and protect their hard-earned profits. While those are noble goals, there’s just one problem — the media industry … Continue reading →

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