Join the blackout zero!!!

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

It's important as you know. I feel that our forums get enough hit per day to make a diffrence to some degree.

[Rosie]

I disagree, if every other website I use is doing it I will have no where to vent. And you can expect a increased volume of traffic if it happens. The grocery store open on Christmas make a killing in profit.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

fuck no.

the whole blackout thing is retarded

[Sin]

As a preemptive movement towards the retarded bills that those corporate assholes are pushing, it's a great idea.

It's basically just a hint of what would eventually happen if those bills were to pass. Any gamer or avid internet junkie should be completely against this bullshit.

[ZERO]

I was hoping to be able to do it but something like that needs to be closely monitored in order to prevent it from effecting the game servers. I am going to be working all day tomorrow. :headache:

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

I disagree, if every other website I use is doing it I will have no where to vent. And you can expect a increased volume of traffic if it happens. The grocery store open on Christmas make a killing in profit.. If you arr comparing it to christmas, what do we get out of not joining the black out? Nothing. The point of the black out is to inform the uninformed because as it stands I promise you, if you ask a random stranger or family member if they know what the bills are they will ne clueless.

Acid, why is it retarded? As far as I'm concerned it is a brilliant way to inform people of what's going on and to help them aknowledge that if they do not join the fight, sites like the one they are visiting could be shut down.

[Sin]

Acid, why is it retarded? As far as I'm concerned it is a brilliant way to inform people of what's going on and to help them aknowledge that if they do not join the fight, sites like the one they are visiting could be shut down.

That.

[Andrew_Pavlik]

I am pretty sure a couple sites here and there doing a blackout for one day won't change anything. If you spend a lot of time on the internet, you already know whats going on therefor there is no need, if you come to the internet once in a awhile and your site is blackout you go to a different website or try going another day.

Imo, pointless. Now I'm not saying Zero shouldn't, just stating how I feel about this as a whole.

[Steamer]

I have mixed feelings about this idea. Mostly good though.

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

I am pretty sure a couple sites here and there doing a blackout for one day won't change anything. If you spend a lot of time on the internet, you already know whats going on therefor there is no need, if you come to the internet once in a awhile and your site is blackout you go to a different website or try going another day.

Imo, pointless. Now I'm not saying Zero shouldn't, just stating how I feel about this as a whole.. This in its self proves your wrong. You clearly don't have an understanding as to what the black out is and what it entails. Though the site will be down, users will still have access to information regarding why it is down, links to there congress men and women and in depth reason as to why the user should be concerned with this legislation. Just because people are freaquently using the internet does mot mean there avid news and politic goers. Even if they are aware of the situation they may also not know how to voice there opinion, these black outs will provide these user who know what the legislation is a way to voice out. As you are assuming the blackout is merely a site shutdown 503 error that would only mean someone who is watching the news. That is not the case because the goal is to make people aware.


edit: or in non riding the bus using my phone, "Quote of Dj Mikey via Facebook - This black out will do good in helping American citizens understand exactly what is going on and most importantly giving them the tools and resources to contact there state governments. To shed some light on a dire situation, these bills would fundamentally change the foundation of the internet. It is extremely important and would behoove all of us to network and make vocal what these bills are about!"

[Vladninja]

I agree to a black out... if this is pertaining to Sopa...

The SOPA act is probably the worst thing our government has tried to pass since prohibition.
A bill that claims to be directed at internet piracy is going to hand over total censorship control of the internet to the US government.
I can't express how much everyone needs to make themselves aware of this issue before its to late....

Stop Online Piracy Act, the primary intent of which would be to shut down foreign websites guilty of copyright infringement.
Except the bill is so broadly worded and clumsily phrased that, if enacted, it would effectively hand over censorship of the entire Internet to American businesses,
and the entertainment industry in particular. Incidentally, it was lobbyists for the entertainment industry who wrote this bill in the first place. -cracked.com

[taz1stP]

anyone see Google today they have a black box over there name to help some kinda weird i thought i would just tell u guys so u can have a look

[Vladninja]

Wikipedia is currently showing the following when you try and use the site...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CongressLookup?zip=37343&submit=Look+up

Call your elected officials.
Tell them you are their constituent, and you oppose SOPA and PIPA.

Why?
SOPA and PIPA cripple the free and open internet. They put the onus on website owners to police user-contributed material and call for the blocking of entire sites,
even if the links are not to infringing material. Small sites will not have the sufficient resources to mount a legal challenge.
Without opposition, large media companies may seek to cut off funding sources for small competing foreign sites, even if big media are wrong.
Foreign sites will be blacklisted, which means they won't show up in major search engines.

In a post SOPA/PIPA world, Wikipedia—and many other useful informational sites—cannot survive in a world where politicians regulate the Internet based on the influence of big money in Washington.
It represents a framework for future restrictions and suppression. Congress says it's trying to protect the rights of copyright owners,
but the "cure" that SOPA and PIPA represent is much more destructive than the disease they are trying to fix.

[taz1stP]

google when you click there blacked out logo will send you here https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

[maynard]

Aaannnndddd We're back

[Vladninja]

I know I was able to spread the word to at least 40+ friends/family who were unaware of the issue... I hope many more watched the video on this site during the blackout.

[KɅΞW]

I was searching for a bumper sticker idea about SOPA in google and somehow came across this (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/partydude1337/sopatotheknee.jpg) :lmao:

My restaurant averages about 80 customers a day so I was thinking about handing out stickers to those that would like to help our cause. If any of you got any good idea that would catch attentions please let me know.

[maynard]

Stop SOPA Soup?

Stop SOPA Salad?

Stop SOPA Sammiches?

[ZERO]

How about modems, routers and cat7 cables that self destruct if SOPA or PIPA pass. This way it can save the customer the time of desposing of these then useless items manually.

[Nemesis]

Hey guys, just saw this; after yesterday over 13 senators backed out of their support for SOPA and PIPA.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/technology/web-protests-piracy-bill-and-2-key-senators-change-course.html

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/pipa-support-collapses-with-13-new-opponents-in-senate.ars

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

lol stop SOPA omelet and pika PIPA sauce!

At any rate, anyone who participated in the protest yesterday helped make history. Yesterday was something that has never been done before in the history of man kind, and has been the most successful start up protest in the history of America. Im extremely pleased with the beginning results, but it dosnt stop here. Continue to let people know, continue to tell random strangers, and most importantly dont stop contacting your congressmen! One letter is not enough.

Things i did; though i may not have made people "care" because people are very complacent and self centered now a days that they would rather watch there surroundings crumble then stand up and fight. Are, start conversation with strangers on the bus to and from work, conversation with people at work, public announcements threw several other websites and the most important message was that they pass on this newly gained knowledge to as many people as they possibly could like i had been trying and will continue to do.

[ZERO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4vjjqBIaGw

[Nemesis]

The only problem is, it's not like this is going to go away. Next year it'll be called something else. it'll keep changing names and eventually it'll get attached to something else and go through without anyone noticing. There's too much money coming in from these huge entertainment companies for it to just go away.

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

The only problem is, it's not like this is going to go away. Next year it'll be called something else. it'll keep changing names and eventually it'll get attached to something else and go through without anyone noticing. There's too much money coming in from these huge entertainment companies for it to just go away.

Not if ron paul is elected!

[emTr0]

The only problem is, it's not like this is going to go away. Next year it'll be called something else. it'll keep changing names and eventually it'll get attached to something else and go through without anyone noticing. There's too much money coming in from these huge entertainment companies for it to just go away.

For once, we are in agreement.

This is what they do. They go to an extreme so that when they alter the original bill it will be seen as a compromise and get passed. One way or another, something similar will get through.

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

i feel that it might be important to have this thread completely deleted and or revised in my original post and title. Considering that sopa has been completely abolished an pipa shelved indefinitely. our community's protest along with hundreds of others has won a battle against the lobbying/money wasting regime.

[maynard]

4791

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[ZERO]

Maybe if the internet could do something simualr and get Ron Paul elected we could win the war... the war of liberty.

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

Maybe if the internet could do something simualr and get Ron Paul elected we could win the war... the war of liberty.

It could happen, but we need a lobbyist to convince him that evolution exists!

also, maynard you might want to read this..... http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6257/125/

[maynard]

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[DJ_MikeyRevile]

It would appear that it does not matter that the sopa and pipa bills have been shelved for the fbi seems to be going after other file sharing sites. It hard to protest more when a protest starts out so lethargically behind a computer screen. No matter how many words you type on a forum, b log, or news article the importance of these messages will not be the same tell someone stands up and vocalizes it. Its a shame that laws like these have stemmed now to Canada, creating talk about re writing there C-11 bill.


I might post the following in a new thread due to its importence.

The Black March

3,1,2012 to 3,31,2012

Join the black march by boycotting those large corporations distribution. Do not purchase a movie, movie ticket, album Ect. From any company advocating and or lobbying for the following bills: sopa, pipa, acta. The goal here is to send a very solid message to the corporations that what they are lobbying for is not wanted by the people. Though we have defeated sopa dj pipa for now, you and me both know they will continue with legislation. Instead of trying to abolish it let's use the leverage we gain from this boycott to come to an aggrement in regards to alternative solutions to stoping online piracy that does not effect the rights of the people or the internet. Offer suggestions like alternitve ways to purchase there content in a more speedy way, reduction in prices ect. Attempting to abolish this legislation will result in a never ending battle and we should do our best to let the corporations know we enjoy there content but not at there price and surly not at the cost of our freedoms.

[ZERO]

The battle continues:

Investigate Chris Dodd and the MPAA for bribery after he publicly admitted to bribing politicians to pass legislation.Sign here: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/investigate-chris-dodd-and-mpaa-bribery-after-he-publicly-admited-bribing-politicans-pass/DffX0YQv

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

Signed

[CYBER]

no shit they took bribes... who in their right mind would pass this legistla....oh nvmd...
money talks. Thats all we ever learned from the US (no offence.)

btw, im not too experienced when it comes down to known underground hackers:
Does Anonymous or any other brotherhood have the ability, knowledge and resources to bring down a government? Specifically the US gov if sopa should remain ... ? :smirk:

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

no shit they took bribes... who in their right mind would pass this legistla....oh nvmd...
money talks. Thats all we ever learned from the US (no offence.)

btw, im not too experienced when it comes down to known underground hackers:
Does Anonymous or any other brotherhood have the ability, knowledge and resources to bring down a government? Specifically the US gov if sopa should remain ... ? :smirk:

Fighting legislation like this with cyber attacks like that is the wrong way. We have been successful thus far by honestly protesting these bills, by following threw our political chains and starting petitions that get looked at by our government. Groups like anon will only hurt the people advocating against these bills and bills like the global ACTA and the Canadian version of SOPA, C-11.

[Nemesis]

An interesting take, look at this:

http://maddox.xmission.com/

lol i know its Maddox but he's got a point; protests don't do shit, and never will do shit. anyone up for some arson?

[CYBER]

his title was misleading...
reading the first 2 paragraphs i was like " fuck u, u ignorant. fuck u AND the sopa."

After that , i noticed the sarcastic tone of his, and i approve this message... Although, do you really think he can get around 10 mil ppl boycotting for the cause? ...
Fuck this, until a version of SOPA passes, im gonna abuse the living crap out of the "free shit " on the internet, without giving those fuckers a single dime in purchases...

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

his title was misleading...
reading the first 2 paragraphs i was like " fuck u, u ignorant. fuck u AND the sopa."

After that , i noticed the sarcastic tone of his, and i approve this message... Although, do you really think he can get around 10 mil ppl boycotting for the cause? ...
Fuck this, until a version of SOPA passes, im gonna abuse the living crap out of the "free shit " on the internet, without giving those fuckers a single dime in purchases...

......why don't you use your time to stop sopas sister bill in Canada. Seeing as how you won't have the corprate help we had it would behoove you to at least know about Canadian legislation.... Read up on your c-11 bill about to pass. Same fucking thing as sopa.


Menu you are wrong. Protests prove to be very powerful when millions of.people become.unified over one issue and demand resonable alternatives for a solution.

[Nemesis]

Protests prove to be very powerful when millions of.people become.unified over one issue and demand resonable alternatives for a solution.

When?

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

For example our most recent protest against sopa pipa. It has proven successful thus far. How about eygpt last year? Or the American civil rights movement.

[ZERO]

Well I see 3 companies on that list that are easy to never buy products from again: McAfee, Symantec and Lexmark.

Obviously these are all tech companies but these should actually be the easiest to boycott b/c their products are not that great anyways. Heck I was never going to buy anything from these 3 and now I have just another reason to tell people not to buy from them either.