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

[Elijah Post]

They think of "most artists" as most artists who have lots and lots of
money with which to smother all their problems.

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Tony Longshanks LeTigre <
anthonyletigre at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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*Elijah Louis Spenser Post
Mechanic (San Francisco Bike Kitchen)*
*Participant (NoiseRep at Noisebridge)*
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