Wow just finding out about this now... rofl those of us that actually had our eyes opened have already saved the internet for now.
I have been sending messages to congress and the senate for a few weeks now. I actually even got a letter back from my congressman.
The bill failed to come to a vote a week ago in the house subcommittee. If it had passed committee there was talk about shutting down Wikipedia in protest. It was hoped that Google and others would follow.
Reid is still committed to giving the US government ultimate power in the universe and has sworn to make this bill his top priority in the new year.
Also everything they say about the video on youtube is true about the video take down. See: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/new...nt_own_youtube