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

[Tony Longshanks LeTigre]

I was just listening to NPR presenting what sounded to me like pro-SOPA
disinfo, drawing exaggerated attention to piratical sites that offer step
by step instructions on how to infringe copyrights & such, & stating that
"most artists are happy about SOPA."

Really? I'm an artist. Why don't they ever interview me for these
mysterious polls?

Incidentally, have any of you ever been interviewed for a "Gallup Poll?"
Who does get interviewed for Gallup Polls? Must be the same people who
provide the Nielsen Ratings.

On a tangentially related note, question about copyright: if you reproduce
copyrighted material without permission, but with no intention of making
money, & without making any money, is it still illegal? I suppose so, but
I'm not sure.

Also, the rearrangement of space in the Hackitorium is growing on me. I was
initially disoriented & felt like an eagle without an eyrie in the wake of
the space-quake, but now I see how it will lead to greater efficiency &
better use of space. Consent is good, but I also believe in the necessity
of sometimes jumping in & pushing things forward on your own initiative,
because otherwise, "to put it in the vernacular of the peasantry,"* shit
just don't get done.


TLongshanksLT


*I don't know what's up with me & Wizard of Oz allusions lately



On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Snail <snailtsunami at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Olya K <krasnykh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Looks like Google came onboard
>> http://torrentfreak.com/google-joins-pipa-sopa-strike-120117/
>>
>> Olya
>>
>
> Woo, a link! woo...
>
> I was elated to hear about Wikipedia's decision to blackout their site.
> Protesting censorship that would block access to information by
> [temporarily] locking down people's access to information ... will actually
> will work better than anything else I've heard to get the point across. If
> only Twitter, Facebook, etc. would blackout at the same time so people
> would not only lose their favorite sites but be UNABLE to voice their
> complaints via their usual web means! Just like the future we all fear.
>
> Personally, I was hoping for a bigger Google blackout. You have to admit
> that a total Google blackout would be EPIC. I'd be totally willing to give
> up my own use of the site & e-mail for a few days just to see what would
> happen and observe the responses of people all around.
>
> CHAOS.
>
> ANARCHY.
>
> PEOPLE IN THE STREETS WITH SHOES.
>
> And then everybody discovers they didn't lose Google after all; the Google
> was in their heart all along. It's a very magical, touching moment.
>
> Then, PIPA and SOPA are passed anyway and everybody goes back to work.
>
> --
> -Snailssnailssnailssnailssnailssnailssnails
> ............. _ at y
>
>
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