MasterACE14 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Please note: In less than 21 hours, the English Wikipedia will be blacked out globally to protest SOPA and PIPA. Just noticed that on the site, if that doesn't send a message I don't know what will. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 So is reddit, boingboing, imgur, and a bunch of other sites. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1308709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Better get your homework done tonight Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1308720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Better get your homework done tonight No, actually this would be the perfect excuse not to do it Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1308737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterACE14 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Better get your homework done tonight No, actually this would be the perfect excuse not to do it Lol, agreed. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1308755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe92 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Have you seen Urban Dictionary too? They have a cracking definition of what SOPA is and they have censored out their logo haha. SOPA The shittiest piece of legislation the U.S. government ever came up with. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1308812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterACE14 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 SOPA The shittiest piece of legislation the U.S. government ever came up with. LOL Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1308851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyKay47 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 SOPA The shittiest piece of legislation the U.S. government ever came up with. LOL very true though, last time I checked, this wasn't a communist country. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1308852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Little Guy Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Short article about the photo below: http://www.kpho.com/story/16526505/sopa-creator-caught-in-own-web Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Ha, yeah I saw that article earlier. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Short article about the photo below: http://www.kpho.com/story/16526505/sopa-creator-caught-in-own-web Oh the irony. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Short article about the photo below: http://www.kpho.com/story/16526505/sopa-creator-caught-in-own-web Oh the irony. It really doesn't surprise me in the least. Not even a little bit. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 It really doesn't surprise me in the least. Not even a little bit. Sadly, same here. The really really sad part to me, is this guy is from my district (or former district, before I moved.) Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe92 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Looks like it had a bit of an effect. Several senators have now changed their minds: https://rt.com/news/sopa-pipa-senators-oppose-189/ Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridaflatlander Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Looks like it had a bit of an effect. Several senators have now changed their minds: https://rt.com/news/sopa-pipa-senators-oppose-189/ Sometimes I wonder if these guys even know what they are voting for or against. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyKay47 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Looks like it had a bit of an effect. Several senators have now changed their minds: https://rt.com/news/sopa-pipa-senators-oppose-189/ it's funny that the U.S is run by 535 idiots, give or take. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Looks like it had a bit of an effect. Several senators have now changed their minds: https://rt.com/news/sopa-pipa-senators-oppose-189/ Sometimes I wonder if these guys even know what they are voting for or against. They probably saw "stops illegal downloading" and that was good enough for them. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jotorres1 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 LOL! They are just trying to make a good impression for someone. I don't know though. Here's a small article I wrote concerning SOPA and PIPA. http://www.jotorres.com/en/2012/01/does-sopa-and-pipa-affect-me/ It's not much but hey, it's just my .02 cents! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 LOL! They are just trying to make a good impression for someone. I don't know though. Here's a small article I wrote concerning SOPA and PIPA. http://www.jotorres.com/en/2012/01/does-sopa-and-pipa-affect-me/ It's not much but hey, it's just my .02 cents! The United States is not a continent. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jotorres1 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Whoops! I'll fix it right now! 3 secs later . . . There done! Gosh don't know how I missed that! and thanks for pointing it out for me! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe92 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 http://static.thepiratebay.org/legal/sopa.txt That is interesting. It seems like the movie industry is built from patent infringement... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridaflatlander Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 That is interesting. It seems like the movie industry is built from patent infringement... Yea but they usually have the lawyers(from the good schools) to get or keep what they what and note that lawyers is plural. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/255203-wikipedia-black-out/#findComment-1309519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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