SOPA and PIPA (and their continuing threat) explained

[grav_ity]

Snagged from rosewildeirish.

Thank goodness for TED talks! Cohesive, coherent co...um, well, brilliant.

Also, wrt the proposed Black March thing that made the rounds? It's not a good idea. penknife explains why.

Comments

[eldanna.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this! The last comment on penknife's post suggests a good idea of how to make Black March work without hurting the people who can't afford to be hurt. In theory I think it's a good idea, but since protests rarely end up being good ideas in practice, it's probably in reality a bad one.

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's a mess however you slice it.

[eldanna.livejournal.com]

I almost wish I was American and had a person with influence to scream at.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

That's a really good summary, especially if people don't really understand what's going on already. Thanks!