The SOPA blacks outs are working! Senators dropping like flies! - GoFuckYourself.com

Splum · 01-18-2012, 10:37 AM

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Freshman Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, a rising Republican star, was first out of the starting gate Wednesday morning with his announcement that he would no longer back anti-Internet piracy legislation he had co-sponsored. Senator John Cornyn, the Texas Republican who heads the campaign operation for his party, quickly followed suit and urged Congress take more time to study the measure that had been set for a test vote next week.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/te...ge-course.html

kristin · 01-18-2012, 11:16 AM

Good news! I especially like this part:

"Mr. Cornyn, just before 9 a.m, posted on his Facebook page that it was 'better to get this done right rather than fast and wrong. Stealing content is theft, plain and simple, but concerns about unintended damage to the Internet and innovation in the tech sector require a more thoughtful balance, which will take more time.'"

kristin · 01-18-2012, 11:17 AM

And FB was pretty smart to not go black today because they are getting more people sharing the petition and having status updates protesting SOPA/PIPA probably spreading the word more and faster.

nico-t · 01-18-2012, 12:08 PM

- it won't go through now.

- they will rewrite SOPA so that noone understands a word of it, but it would still be exactly the same. Plus they will rename it from SOPA to something new.

- within 10 years it will be pushed through silently.

baryl · 01-18-2012, 12:10 PM

Too late. Everyone involved should be thrown out.

bronco67 · 01-18-2012, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nico-t

- it won't go through now.

- they will rewrite SOPA so that noone understands a word of it, but it would still be exactly the same. Plus they will rename it from SOPA to something new.

- within 10 years it will be pushed through silently.

they should call it the Non-Threatening Huggy Wuggy Kitten Bill.

DamianJ · 01-18-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bronco67

they should call it the Non-Threatening Huggy Wuggy Kitten Bill.

Lol.

Or The Free Cheeseburgers For All bill.

Splum · 01-18-2012, 12:36 PM

...and two more co-sponsors dropped out of SOPA
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/tech...-congress.html

adendreams · 01-18-2012, 12:39 PM

good... I had a feeling this turd of legislation would die.

SuckOnThis · 01-18-2012, 01:01 PM

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V_RocKs · 01-18-2012, 01:12 PM

I laugh out loud that this bill was even written in its current form. Aren't some of these Senators and Representatives ex-lawyers? Who wrote this crap?

DWB · 01-18-2012, 01:58 PM

If it doesn't pass now, it will pass under another name later. Maybe it will be worse, maybe not. That's how it works.

Tom_PM · 01-18-2012, 02:12 PM

It's how they should also feel about their proposed pipeline pet project. They were told point blank that 2 months was not enough time to study the impacts of the proposed pipeline and that it needed at least a year, but they've tried to hold their line on that one. Even attaching it to other completely unrelated bills that needed passage. Maybe this will open the gates of reason into the grand old party. But nobody will hold their breath on that one.

01-18-2012, 11:16 AM	#2
kristin GOO! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Back Home : ) Posts: 9,768	Good news! I especially like this part: "Mr. Cornyn, just before 9 a.m, posted on his Facebook page that it was 'better to get this done right rather than fast and wrong. Stealing content is theft, plain and simple, but concerns about unintended damage to the Internet and innovation in the tech sector require a more thoughtful balance, which will take more time.'" __________________ Vacares rules. "Usually only fat guys have the kind of knowledge and ability that Kristin has."

01-18-2012, 11:17 AM	#3
kristin GOO! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Back Home : ) Posts: 9,768	And FB was pretty smart to not go black today because they are getting more people sharing the petition and having status updates protesting SOPA/PIPA probably spreading the word more and faster. __________________ Vacares rules. "Usually only fat guys have the kind of knowledge and ability that Kristin has."

01-18-2012, 12:39 PM	#9
adendreams Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: LA and Florida Posts: 1,887	good... I had a feeling this turd of legislation would die. __________________ Aden - Your Content Shooter Superfreak ADEN CONTENT · HD Video · Ex-GF · Am Content · Pro Content · PHP Programming · Package Deals • Skype or ICQ available on request •

01-18-2012, 02:12 PM	#13
Tom_PM Porn Meister Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,443	It's how they should also feel about their proposed pipeline pet project. They were told point blank that 2 months was not enough time to study the impacts of the proposed pipeline and that it needed at least a year, but they've tried to hold their line on that one. Even attaching it to other completely unrelated bills that needed passage. Maybe this will open the gates of reason into the grand old party. But nobody will hold their breath on that one. __________________ 43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

01-18-2012, 12:08 PM	#4
nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	- it won't go through now. - they will rewrite SOPA so that noone understands a word of it, but it would still be exactly the same. Plus they will rename it from SOPA to something new. - within 10 years it will be pushed through silently.

01-18-2012, 12:10 PM	#5
baryl Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,086	Too late. Everyone involved should be thrown out.

01-18-2012, 12:36 PM	#8
Splum Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 6,195	...and two more co-sponsors dropped out of SOPA http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/tech...-congress.html

01-18-2012, 01:01 PM	#10
SuckOnThis So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In my head Posts: 6,844	Relax people. It's not like they're going to censor you if you say █████ ██ ███ ██████ █████ █████ ████/████ ███'█ ██████ ████████. ██ ████████ ██████ ██████████ ██ ████ ██ ████ ██████████ ██. ███ ███

01-18-2012, 01:12 PM	#11
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,409	I laugh out loud that this bill was even written in its current form. Aren't some of these Senators and Representatives ex-lawyers? Who wrote this crap?

01-18-2012, 01:58 PM	#12
DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	If it doesn't pass now, it will pass under another name later. Maybe it will be worse, maybe not. That's how it works.