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As many of you know there is a fight in the United States for control of the internet. We have discussed this a few times with the Righthaven saga here
Now there is SOPA and a internet blackout is being discussed to protest this legislation.
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In December 2011, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales initiated discussion with editors regarding a potential knowledge blackout, a protest inspired by a successful campaign by the Italian-language Wikipedia to block the Italian DDL intercettazioni bill, terms of which would have infringed the encyclopedia's editorial independence. Editors and others[98] mulled interrupting service for one or more days as in the Italian protest, or alternatively presenting site visitors with a blanked page directing them to further information before permitting them to complete searches.[99][100]
Computer scientist Vint Cerf, one of the founders of the Internet and Google vice president, wrote House committee chairman Lamar Smith, saying "Requiring search engines to delete a domain name begins a worldwide arms race of unprecedented 'censorship' of the Web," in a letter published on CNet.[101][102]
On November 18, 2011, the European Union Parliament adopted by a large majority a resolution that "stresses the need to protect the integrity of the global Internet and freedom of communication by refraining from unilateral measures to revoke IP addresses or domain names."[103][104]
On December 15, 2011 a second hearing was scheduled to amend and vote on SOPA. Many opponents remain firm on their opposition to the act after Lamar Smith proposed a 71-page amendment to the bill to address previously raised concerns. NetCoalition, which works with Google, Twitter, eBay, and Facebook, appreciated that Lamar Smith is trying to address the issues with the bill, but says it nonetheless cannot support the amendment. Darell Issa, a Republican who proposed an alternative to SOPA, stated that Smith?s amendment, "retains the fundamental flaws of its predecessor by blocking Americans' ability to access websites, imposing costly regulation on Web companies and giving Attorney General Eric Holder's Department of Justice broad new powers to police the Internet".[105] Markham Erickson, executive director of NetCoalition, told FoxNews that ?a number of companies have had discussions about [blacking out services]? last week[106] and discussion of the option spread to other media outlets.[107]
In December 2011, film and comics writer Steve Niles spoke out against SOPA, commenting, "SOPA does more than go after so-called 'piracy' websites...SOPA takes away all due process, shuts down any site it deems to be against the law without trial, without notification, without due process...Nobody seems to give a ****, or either they?re scared. Either way, very disappointing. I guess when it affects them they?ll get mad? I know folks are scared to speak out because a lot of us work for these companies, but we have to fight. Too much is at stake."[108][109]
FluTrackers will not be participating in a blackout. We will be online. We are a public health and humanitarian charity. You can count on us to be here.
Now there is SOPA and a internet blackout is being discussed to protest this legislation.
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In December 2011, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales initiated discussion with editors regarding a potential knowledge blackout, a protest inspired by a successful campaign by the Italian-language Wikipedia to block the Italian DDL intercettazioni bill, terms of which would have infringed the encyclopedia's editorial independence. Editors and others[98] mulled interrupting service for one or more days as in the Italian protest, or alternatively presenting site visitors with a blanked page directing them to further information before permitting them to complete searches.[99][100]
Computer scientist Vint Cerf, one of the founders of the Internet and Google vice president, wrote House committee chairman Lamar Smith, saying "Requiring search engines to delete a domain name begins a worldwide arms race of unprecedented 'censorship' of the Web," in a letter published on CNet.[101][102]
On November 18, 2011, the European Union Parliament adopted by a large majority a resolution that "stresses the need to protect the integrity of the global Internet and freedom of communication by refraining from unilateral measures to revoke IP addresses or domain names."[103][104]
On December 15, 2011 a second hearing was scheduled to amend and vote on SOPA. Many opponents remain firm on their opposition to the act after Lamar Smith proposed a 71-page amendment to the bill to address previously raised concerns. NetCoalition, which works with Google, Twitter, eBay, and Facebook, appreciated that Lamar Smith is trying to address the issues with the bill, but says it nonetheless cannot support the amendment. Darell Issa, a Republican who proposed an alternative to SOPA, stated that Smith?s amendment, "retains the fundamental flaws of its predecessor by blocking Americans' ability to access websites, imposing costly regulation on Web companies and giving Attorney General Eric Holder's Department of Justice broad new powers to police the Internet".[105] Markham Erickson, executive director of NetCoalition, told FoxNews that ?a number of companies have had discussions about [blacking out services]? last week[106] and discussion of the option spread to other media outlets.[107]
In December 2011, film and comics writer Steve Niles spoke out against SOPA, commenting, "SOPA does more than go after so-called 'piracy' websites...SOPA takes away all due process, shuts down any site it deems to be against the law without trial, without notification, without due process...Nobody seems to give a ****, or either they?re scared. Either way, very disappointing. I guess when it affects them they?ll get mad? I know folks are scared to speak out because a lot of us work for these companies, but we have to fight. Too much is at stake."[108][109]
FluTrackers will not be participating in a blackout. We will be online. We are a public health and humanitarian charity. You can count on us to be here.
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