I'm blacking out my blog.. http://www.sstwebworks.com
On 1/17/2012 9:20 PM, Eric Roberts wrote: > There is a javascript you can put on your page that will put up a black page > that you can click through... > > "script type="text/javascript" > src="//js.sopablackout.org/sopablackout.js"></script" (obviously replacing > the 2 quotes with brackets...) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:53 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: FW: SOPA protest: 7,000 and growing > > > Here's what Google said on the issue: > --------------- > Google announced Tuesday that it will stop short of a blackout and instead > the company plans to post a link on its iconic homepage explaining its > opposition to the two arcane copyright bills that are suddenly fodder for > the evening news: the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act. > > "Like many businesses, entrepreneurs and Web users, we oppose these bills > because there are smart, targeted ways to shut down foreign rogue websites > without asking American companies to censor the Internet," a Google > spokeswoman said in a statement. "So tomorrow we will be joining many other > tech companies to highlight this issue on our U.S. homepage." > --------------- > and then later on in the PolticoPro article: > --------------- > Politicos are taking notice of the tactic. Democratic consultant Joe Trippi > says the threat of blackouts can be used in the future as a way to leverage > an advantage on Internet-based bills the tech community doesn't like. > > "It's like a strike or a boycott," he said. "But this can grow > exponentially." > > On the lack of participation by heavy hitters such as eBay and Amazon, > Trippi added, "It's logical. A lot of these sites are businesses and there > can be problems when you have to tell your shareholders you lost a day of > business because you're going to be in a boycott." > > Sites such as Twitter and Facebook have also been mum. Taking those down > would likely muzzle "the power of the networks" to deliver poignant > messages, Trippi said. And that would be counterproductive for opponents. > "Those networks will be used to flex muscle," he said. > --------------- > > > The point I'm finding interesting is that the people in congress who are > supporting PIPA and SOPA are not only the least tech savvy in congress, but > they also have received a lot of campaign contributions from the MPAA and > RIAA. Your congress critter bought and paid for. > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:46 PM, GMoney<[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:41 PM, Larry C. Lyons > <[email protected]>wrote: >>> They won't. Both Facebook and Google are not participating in the >>> blackout. Myself I look at who is supporting the legislation and that >>> says it all MPAA and RIAA. US Chamber of Commerce has backed off on >>> its support. >>> >> I can understand why Google won't partake in the blackout, and I think >> just putting the link on their and highlighting the issue will be > important. >> This is one of the most viewed pages on the face of the planet...there >> is no greater vehicle to get a message out...so don't underestimate >> the importance of what Google is doing, even if they are stopping >> short of a blackout. >> >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:345464 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
