Mateus the law is not approved yet. Is still in a committee. _____ *Béria Lima* <http://wikimedia.pt/>(351) 925 171 484
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>* On 15 December 2011 16:46, Mateus Nobre <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's virtually impossible break down a law when it's already approved. > > We would need more than a strike to do that. Maybe some tents ocuppying > front of White House. > > The Strike can't be our last resource, it have to be used EARLY. It's our > main hope! > > _____________________ > MateusNobre > MetalBrasil on Wikimedia projects > (+55) 85 88393509 > 30440865 > > > > Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:40:31 -0800 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] How SOPA will hurt the free web and Wikipedia > > > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 4:26 AM, Philippe Beaudette > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > Just wanted to let you know that I got word a few minutes ago that > today's > > > SOPA markup meeting will be using a new tool that allows for public > input > > > into the markup. Shortly before 8:30, you'll see the SOPA bill > replace the > > > OPEN bill at Keepthewebopen.com. If you'd like to have input during > the > > > markup process, this is a nice way to do it. > > > > > > pb > > > > Fascinating! A little late though... clearly these representatives > > haven't had the community lessons of Wikimedia drilled into them, heh. > > (As an aside, I really like the editing interface that keepthewebopen > > is using). > > > > On the question of to strike or not to strike -- my *personal* view is > > to agree that we should a) discuss other measures, such as perhaps a > > text banner on en.wp; and b) use a strike as a last resort, as there > > is no other place to go if we did strike. I think Jimmy's poll was > > just that -- a way to gauge support for any particular action. And all > > the discussions I've seen have run pretty strongly in favor of doing > > something to oppose the bill, with the 'something' tbd. > > > > As with the Italian action though timing is everything. This vote is a > > committee vote; if it dies here it will be exceedingly hard to > > resuscitate, but if it goes on it still has to pass a House floor > > vote, Senate floor vote, get reconciled and get signed. In other > > words, today is a critical time (and especially if you are in the US, > > this is a good time to try to sway judiciary committee members) and we > > really hope it dies here and now. But if it doesn't, this process > > could go on for months, and we should consider what the next best > > timing to do anything is. This is a community question, and must be a > > community-led action. > > > > BTW, Vint Cerf, Paul Vixie and many others just signed a letter of > > internet engineers opposing SOPA: > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/top-internet-engineers-warn-against-sopa/2011/12/15/gIQAGRV4vO_blog.html > > > > -- phoebe > > > > _______________________________________________ > > foundation-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
