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Updated the SOPA page.
author Brian Neal <bgneal@gmail.com>
date Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:48:19 -0600
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11 <h1>SurfGuitar101.com Offline to Protest SOPA / PIPA</h1> 11 <h1>SurfGuitar101.com Offline to Protest SOPA / PIPA</h1>
12 <p>Dear Friends of SurfGuitar101.com:</p> 12 <p>Dear Friends of SurfGuitar101.com:</p>
13 <p> 13 <p>
14 I am closing the site today to protest two pieces of legislation in the US Congress: the so-called 14 I am joining many other websites today and closing the site to protest two pieces of legislation in the US Congress: the so-called
15 <em>Stop Online Piracy Act</em>, or <em>SOPA</em> in the House, and the so-called 15 <em>Stop Online Piracy Act</em>, or <em>SOPA</em> in the House, and the so-called
16 <em>Protect IP Act</em>, or <em>PIPA</em> in the Senate. I hope to draw attention to these acts and 16 <em>Protect IP Act</em>, or <em>PIPA</em> in the Senate. I hope to draw your attention to these acts and
17 urge each one of you to read up on them. Then, please contact your representatives and ask them to withdraw 17 urge each one of you to read up on them. Then, please contact your representatives and ask them to withdraw
18 their support for these bills. 18 their support for these bills.
19 </p> 19 </p>
20 <p>I too am concerned about protecting copyrights and intellectual property. But these bills have provisions in them 20 <p>I too am concerned about protecting copyrights and intellectual property. But these bills have provisions in them
21 that go too far. They allow media companies to ask the government to remove sites from the Internet without any 21 that go too far. They allow media companies to ask the government to remove sites from the Internet without any
24 also spoken out, pointing out that the provisions in these bills will not prevent piracy, but in fact will create 24 also spoken out, pointing out that the provisions in these bills will not prevent piracy, but in fact will create
25 security problems and disrupt the operation of the Internet. 25 security problems and disrupt the operation of the Internet.
26 </p> 26 </p>
27 <p> 27 <p>
28 The Internet is quite possibly the greatest invention of my lifetime. It should be a tool for free expression, 28 The Internet is quite possibly the greatest invention of my lifetime. It should be a tool for free expression,
29 democracy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Instead, the media companies are failing to innovate or embrace 29 democracy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. However, the media companies are failing to innovate and embrace
30 this new digital age, and they are asking the US government to essentially bail them out. We cannot let the US goverment 30 this new digital age, and instead are asking the US government to essentially let them decide what we can and cannot
31 view on the internet. We cannot let the US goverment
31 join the ranks of despot countries like China, Iran, Syria, and North Korea and censor their citizens' use of the Internet. 32 join the ranks of despot countries like China, Iran, Syria, and North Korea and censor their citizens' use of the Internet.
32 </p> 33 </p>
33 <p>Here are some links that I ask you to look over. They explain the issues far better than I can.</p> 34 <p>Here are some links that I ask you to look over. They explain the issues far better than I can.</p>
34 <ul> 35 <ul>
35 <li><a href="http://americancensorship.org/infographic.html">SOPA at a glance</a>, a nice infographic from <a href="http://americancensorship.org">americancensorship.org</a></li> 36 <li><a href="http://americancensorship.org/infographic.html">SOPA at a glance</a>, a nice infographic from <a href="http://americancensorship.org">americancensorship.org</a></li>
37 <li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57329001-281/how-sopa-would-affect-you-faq/?tag=mncol;txt">How SOPA Would Affect You: FAQ</a> - from CNET</li>
36 <li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/opinion/firewall-law-could-infringe-on-free-speech.html?_r=3">Stop the 38 <li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/opinion/firewall-law-could-infringe-on-free-speech.html?_r=3">Stop the
37 Great Firewall of America</a> - New York Times editorial</li> 39 Great Firewall of America</a> - New York Times editorial</li>
40 <li><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/internet-inventors-warn-against-sopa-and-pipa">An Open Letter From Internet Engineers to the U.S. Congress</a></li>
41 <li><a href="http://gigaom.com/2012/01/13/tim-oreilly-why-im-fighting-sopa/">Tim O’Reilly: Why I’m fighting SOPA</a></li>
38 <li><a 42 <li><a
39 href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/sopa-is-a-symbol-of-the-movie-industrys-failure-to-innovate/250967/">SOPA 43 href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/sopa-is-a-symbol-of-the-movie-industrys-failure-to-innovate/250967/">SOPA
40 Is a Symbol of the Movie Industry's Failure to Innovate</a> - from entreprenuer Steve Blank</li> 44 Is a Symbol of the Movie Industry's Failure to Innovate</a> - from entreprenuer Steve Blank</li>
41 <li><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/overkill-on-internet-piracy/2011/12/11/gIQA9TK6nO_blog.html">Overkill on Internet Piracy</a> - from The Washington Post</li> 45 <li><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/overkill-on-internet-piracy/2011/12/11/gIQA9TK6nO_blog.html">Overkill on Internet Piracy</a> - from The Washington Post</li>
42 <li><a href="http://reason.com/blog/2011/11/08/new-anti-piracy-legislation-would-break">New Anti-Piracy Legislation Would Break the Internet Without Stopping Piracy</a> - from Reason magazine</li> 46 <li><a href="http://reason.com/blog/2011/11/08/new-anti-piracy-legislation-would-break">New Anti-Piracy Legislation Would Break the Internet Without Stopping Piracy</a> - from Reason magazine</li>