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 If we failed to take this precaution, our finances could be frozen,our ad broker forced to pull ads from our site, and depending on which version of the bill goes to the vote, our domainsconfiscated, and, because our server is in Canada, our IP addresswould be added to a US-wide blacklist that every ISP in the countrywould be required to censor.This is the part of the post where I'm supposed to say somethingreasonable like, "Everyone agrees that piracy is wrong, but this isthe wrong way to fight it."But you know what? Screw that.Even though a substantial portion of my living comes from theentertainment industry, I don't think that any amount of"piracy" justifies this kind of depraved indifference to theconsequences of one's actions. Big Content haven't just declared waron Boing Boing and Reddit and the rest of the "fun" Internet: they'vedeclared war on every person who uses the net to , every oppressed person in the who usedthe net to organize protests and publicize the blood spilled by theiroppressors, every abusedkid who used the net to reveal her father as a brutalizer ofchildren, every gay kid who used the net to discover that lifeis worth living despite the torment she's experiencing, every grassroots politicalcampaigner who uses the net to make her community a better place-- as well as the scientists who collaborate online, the rescueworkers who coordinate online, the makers who trade tips online, thepeople with rare diseases who support each other online, and theindependent creators who use the Internet to earn their livings.The contempt for human rights on display with SOPA and PIPA is morethan foolish. Foolishness can be excused. It's more than greed. Greedis only to be expected. It is evil, and it must be fought. SOPA Strike is compiling a list of sites that are also going dark for Jan 18. If you want an Internet where human rights, free speech and the rule of law are not subordinated to the entertainment industry's profits, I hope you'll join us on it. Thank you." We have also opted to "go dark" tomorrow (if the code on the SOPA Strike site works). |
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