[Noisebridge-discuss] Anti SOPA/PIPA Rally in SF during Internet Strike Day Tomorrow

[Olya K]

Looks like Google came onboard
http://torrentfreak.com/google-joins-pipa-sopa-strike-120117/

Olya

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Tom <noisebridge at flamsmark.com> wrote:

> Come out tomorrow to protest against SOPA and PIPA.
> www.hackersandfounders.com/events/48317262/?eventId=48317262&action=detail
>
> Tomorrow, Hackers and Founders are organizing a rally to protest against
> PIPA and SOPA, two dangerous pieces of ostensibly anti-piracy legislation
> which would allow the US government **and** private companies to censor
> websites without any court's involvement, just by alleging that it includes
> one pages of infringing links.
>
> If this passes, the internet as we know it today would be impossible. No
> wikis, no forums, no YouTube, and no GitHub. In fact, any site with
> user-generated content would be impossible. These bills are a direct threat
> to *global* freedom of speech, and the ability of people to go out an make
> awesome stuff.
>
> Please join us ***tomorrow*** at ***noon***,
>
> near Joseph Alioto Performing Arts Piazza<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=@37.779533,-122.417244>[ Fulton and Larkin,
>> San Francisco, CA (map<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=@37.779533,-122.417244>)
>> ],
>> with your very best non-violent protest shoes on,
>>
>
> to remind the government that they can't censor us without a fight.
>
>
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