SOPA and GoDaddy

@sottwell Monsanto will OWN all our food one day:
Monsanto Patent for a Pig (Pt.1 of 5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ouf_gmA5o
Monsanto Patent for a Pig (Pt.2 of 5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtkKLcpxTWc
Monsanto Patent for a Pig (Pt.3 of 5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBWVJZ9YWM
Monsanto Patent for a Pig (Pt.4 of 5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WNMWcj_-4U
Monsanto Patent for a Pig (Pt.5 of 5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJg6TlC1kNo [ed. note: mrhaw last edited this post 14 years, 6 months ago.]

SOPA changes name to CISPA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya2TmSmbUQI

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May 19: CISPA passes through House http://www.concordy.com/article/science-and-technology/may-17-2012/cispa-passes-through-house-controversial-bill-re-opens-privacy-debate/4800/ [ed. note: mrhaw last edited this post 14 years, 4 months ago.]

:) Mozilla is first major tech company to denounce CISPA http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57425719-83/mozilla-is-first-major-tech-company-to-denounce-cispa/?tag=nl.e703

:) ACTA Has Been Defeated! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03-mbMYlPW8

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New World Next Week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYvyvZdIO3c [ed. note: mrhaw last edited this post 14 years, 2 months ago.]

The battle, perhaps, but not the war. It's still going through the courts, and if the courts rule it's not illegal per se, then they'll probably run it through the legislature again.

@sottwell Yes.


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"Online threat — but SWAT team raids wrong house" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48018051/ns/technology_and_science-security/t/online-threat-swat-team-raids-wrong-house/#.T-81y9Zdl1o.twitter

"SWATing Bloggers Must Stop" http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/swating-bloggers-must-stop/

"Minnesota Mom Hit With $1.5 Million Fine for Downloading 24 Songs" http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/amplifier/minnesota-mom-hit-with-15-million-fine-for-downloading-24-songs.html [ed. note: mrhaw last edited this post 14 years, 2 months ago.]

Voyager I is almost out of the solar system, and it's carrying a gold record with a number of copyrighted recordings. Slashdot was full of amusing comments about aliens being attacked by RIAA lawyers for trying to play it. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/07/04/2144234/copyrights-to-reach-deep-space

And then CETA was introduced... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYv-osI9zws

Quote from: sottwell at Jul 05, 2012, 11:20 AM

Voyager I is almost out of the solar system, and it's carrying a gold record with a number of copyrighted recordings. Slashdot was full of amusing comments about aliens being attacked by RIAA lawyers for trying to play it. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/07/04/2144234/copyrights-to-reach-deep-space

Talk about a joke that writes itself.



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Amazing... SOPA IS BACK: Lamar Smith trying to quietly revive SOPA and cram it down the world's throats http://boingboing.net/2012/07/10/sopa-is-back-lamar-smith-tryi.html

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More news: American Dietetic Association is Intentionally Using State Legislatures to Block Alternative Nutrition Providers and Restrict Free Speech http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelellsberg/2012/07/10/american_dietetic_association_2/ [ed. note: mrhaw last edited this post 14 years, 2 months ago.]