Stock Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 On 1/17/2012 at 5:49 PM, roasty said: watmm should join the blackout tomorrow in protest! Reveal hidden contents No point though would be preaching to the choir here Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Stock's signature Hide all signatures Weekly Beats 2020 let's goooooo Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1733863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 On 1/17/2012 at 6:22 PM, jefferoo said: Wikipedia is doing a blackout. http://en.m.wikipedi...ive/Take_action Awesome. And yes, WATMM should participate in the blackout, considering this site regularly "infringes" copyright material indirectly, or would be seen that way by some corporations... I dunno if a blackout is "preaching to the choir" here, considering how little participation this thread is getting... remember, you don't have to be American to tell the American government to fuck off. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide luke viia's signature Hide all signatures GHOST: have you killed Claudius yet HAMLET: no GHOST: why HAMLET: fuck you is why im going to the cemetery to touch skulls [planet of dinosaurs - the album [bc] [archive]] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1733967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 If anyone should close down their website in protest it should be YouTube. I have no idea whether they're already planning to do this though. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1733973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 or Google. that would be interesting. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide patternoverlap's signature Hide all signatures New Prints Available Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1733980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) On 1/17/2012 at 9:27 PM, luke viia said: I dunno if a blackout is "preaching to the choir" here, considering how little participation this thread is getting... remember, you don't have to be American to tell the American government to fuck off. You'd have to be hard pressed finding anyone on this board who supported the Act once learning of it- had expected more outrage in general here too I wonder how many casualities would occur worldwide, somehow, if Google went down for 12 hours...it's almost like they have a social responsiblity to stay online Edited January 17, 2012 by roasty Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1733984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 On 1/17/2012 at 9:46 PM, roasty said: On 1/17/2012 at 9:27 PM, luke viia said: I dunno if a blackout is "preaching to the choir" here, considering how little participation this thread is getting... remember, you don't have to be American to tell the American government to fuck off. You'd have to be hard pressed finding anyone on this board who supported the Act once learning of it- had expected more outrage in general here too I wonder how many casualities would occur worldwide, somehow, if Google went down for 12 hours...it's almost like they have a social responsiblity to stay online dunno if anyone would die but certainly revenue would be lost Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide patternoverlap's signature Hide all signatures New Prints Available Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1733993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 "Oh shit, what's the number for the poison control hotline..." Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1733995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 lol true. maybe I overestimate people's resourcefulness. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide patternoverlap's signature Hide all signatures New Prints Available Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1733997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pennywise Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 On 1/17/2012 at 10:10 PM, roasty said: "Oh shit, what's the number for the poison control hotline..." this is a daily occurence for me. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1733998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 shit example tho, you'd just call 911 or whatever your country's equivalent of that would be On 1/17/2012 at 10:12 PM, Pennywise said: this is a daily occurence for me. lol Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 here's my letter to this dipshit senator gillibrand who is cosponsoring this evil fucking bill Quote Senator Gillibrand, Empowering the Attorney General as such is unwise. The American people should be the judge of the legitimacy of their information. Many Americans know that our politicians are strongly influenced by campaign donations and lobbyists, and it is obvious that these parties have a desire to guide American consumer tastes in all fields (cars, food, philosophy, lifestyle, gender roles, sports, news, music, etc). While the Attorney General is not a politician, consolidating the power to choose what websites work and what websites don't should not be up to one person or entity. The public will assess the legitimacy of the information they receive and as our society grows to accept the reality of the internet, we will become much more rational in our ability to dissect and evaluate information. This is not a time to put up more barriers and block information, Senator, as this is a time that Americans are informing themselves. The United States Government cannot act as a censor, and will only serve to punish the public and will have little effect on real anti-American activity. Please do not continue to promote this consolidation of power within an already inefficient and corrupt government. If you have read this far, thank you, I look forward to a response. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 total economic loss from one day of google being down would tally in the billions, guaranteed. search drives sales. it'd be like closing all the streets in all the cities... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures WATMM Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
superstix Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Obama no likie SOPA: http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/01/16/obama-says-so-long-sopa-killing-controversial-internet-piracy-legislation/ Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide superstix's signature Hide all signatures xoxo,Superstix Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Scumbag Obama: Says he's against NDAA; Signs anyway Say's he'll end prosecution of medical marijuana: Prosecutions still remain Say's he'll close down Guantanamo: It stays open In all fairness though, Congress and Senate have more collective power than Obama has on his own Edited January 17, 2012 by roasty Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 ^ exactly, don't let the white house response lull you into non-action. anti-SOPA toolkit for the common people Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide luke viia's signature Hide all signatures GHOST: have you killed Claudius yet HAMLET: no GHOST: why HAMLET: fuck you is why im going to the cemetery to touch skulls [planet of dinosaurs - the album [bc] [archive]] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) http://www.reddit.co...cnbc_why_is_it/ Quote Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian on CNBC: "Why is it that when Republicans and Democrats need to solve the budget and the deficit, there's deadlock, but when Hollywood lobbyists pay them $94 million dollars to write legislation, people from both sides of the aisle line up to co-sponsor it?" Edited January 17, 2012 by joshuatxuk Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Australians are the world's biggest copyright pirates, they should be up in arms about this...yet no-one has a clue about it why would they On 1/17/2012 at 9:27 PM, luke viia said: remember, you don't have to be American to tell the American government to fuck off. what do you suggest? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) On 1/17/2012 at 10:58 PM, roasty said: On 1/17/2012 at 9:27 PM, luke viia said: remember, you don't have to be American to tell the American government to fuck off. what do you suggest? start here: On 1/17/2012 at 10:47 PM, luke viia said: anti-SOPA toolkit for the common people Basically just talk to as many people as you can about this, and feel free to write letters (sign your name to template letters, if you want) to American congresspeople. The higher the sheer volume of anti-SOPA shit they have to deal with, the more effective this will be. I've been really vocal about SOPA/PIPA on my campus. Hopefully at least a few of the people I've talked to act on their opinions... Edited January 17, 2012 by luke viia Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide luke viia's signature Hide all signatures GHOST: have you killed Claudius yet HAMLET: no GHOST: why HAMLET: fuck you is why im going to the cemetery to touch skulls [planet of dinosaurs - the album [bc] [archive]] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) We were close to having our own version of SOPA implemented here not long ago...it even got as far as Kazaa's creators demoing their deep packet inspection software to various law enforcement authorities whilst the communication minister was bloody determined to make it happen; luckily it never came about but it did make a lot of ppl nervous (especially the ISPs who were the most vocally opposed to it). The decision was drawn out forever; hopefully this isn't the case with SOPA/PIPA/Whatever-the-fuck-A they come up with next to push it I'll do what I can, luke Edited January 17, 2012 by roasty Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 awesome! anything helps. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide luke viia's signature Hide all signatures GHOST: have you killed Claudius yet HAMLET: no GHOST: why HAMLET: fuck you is why im going to the cemetery to touch skulls [planet of dinosaurs - the album [bc] [archive]] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertsk8er419 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) i... kind of hope it passes, the implications are making me salivate... oh look googles done something with their logo... again Edited January 18, 2012 by impotentwhitecapitalist Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide vertsk8er419's signature Hide all signatures youtube • last.fm Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstark Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I just hope my favorite porn sites are still up Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tontonz1 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 even if this shit is passed, i bet someone will find a way to crack it. always more than one way to skin the internet. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide tontonz1's signature Hide all signatures http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dustbowl/135410776569898 -- My college radio show Deltatones - Delvitude Le porn Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 twitter reactions to wikipedia being down: https://twitter.com/#!/herpderpedia what's up with google? i expected them to atleast put up a banner .. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide data's signature Hide all signatures twitterbandcampyoutube Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 at those wikipedia reactions guess that's the general crowd that uses wikis for their homework anyway though. WIKIPEDIA (۳˚Д˚)۳ Y U NO LET THE PEOPLE NEED CITATIONS Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide luke viia's signature Hide all signatures GHOST: have you killed Claudius yet HAMLET: no GHOST: why HAMLET: fuck you is why im going to the cemetery to touch skulls [planet of dinosaurs - the album [bc] [archive]] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/70896-sopa-stop-online-piracy-act/page/2/#findComment-1734531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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