ポスト #1 · 2012-01-18 05:24:51pmにポスト 12.6年前
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Capping a flurry of recent developments in the fuss over the Stop Online Piracy Act, Wikipedia’s founder said the site will go dark for 24 hours starting Wednesday at midnight.
The announcement came via a series of Tweets this afternoon by Jimmy Wales, and was immediately picked up by Techmeme and others.
The move comes as a surprise because it appeared that SOPA opponents had succeeded in halting the controversial legislation. On Friday afternoon, Republican sponsors said they were removing key provisions of the bill and, on the weekend, the White House issued a statement suggesting it was withdrawing support.
SOPA supporters say the bill is needed to curtail “rogue” foreign websites but critics say it goes too far by tampering with the architecture of the internet and imposing China-style censorship. The debate has been characterized by fevered rhetoric on both sides, including by news baron Rupert Murdoch who this weekend tweeted “So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery.”
The Wikipedia announcement confirms the company is participating in the internet “black-out” that has been proposed for January 18th. Some began calling this the “nuclear option” following rumors that tech giants like Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Facebook might participate.
If Wikipedia goes forward with the blackout, the SOPA debate is likely to expand beyond the tech and media sphere where it has percolated until now. Unlike other blackout proponents like Reddit which are largely the preserve of tech insiders, Wikipedia is read broadly by the general public. Wikipedia’s motives for going forward with the blackout are not entirely clear but it appears from Wales’ Twitter feed that he and others are worried the political halt is simply a tactical maneuver (see graphic below).
In other SOPA developments, influential tech publisher Tim O’Reilly explained his justifications for opposing the bill and the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) provided an analysis of the weekend’s political jostling.
The announcement came via a series of Tweets this afternoon by Jimmy Wales, and was immediately picked up by Techmeme and others.
The move comes as a surprise because it appeared that SOPA opponents had succeeded in halting the controversial legislation. On Friday afternoon, Republican sponsors said they were removing key provisions of the bill and, on the weekend, the White House issued a statement suggesting it was withdrawing support.
SOPA supporters say the bill is needed to curtail “rogue” foreign websites but critics say it goes too far by tampering with the architecture of the internet and imposing China-style censorship. The debate has been characterized by fevered rhetoric on both sides, including by news baron Rupert Murdoch who this weekend tweeted “So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery.”
The Wikipedia announcement confirms the company is participating in the internet “black-out” that has been proposed for January 18th. Some began calling this the “nuclear option” following rumors that tech giants like Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Facebook might participate.
If Wikipedia goes forward with the blackout, the SOPA debate is likely to expand beyond the tech and media sphere where it has percolated until now. Unlike other blackout proponents like Reddit which are largely the preserve of tech insiders, Wikipedia is read broadly by the general public. Wikipedia’s motives for going forward with the blackout are not entirely clear but it appears from Wales’ Twitter feed that he and others are worried the political halt is simply a tactical maneuver (see graphic below).
In other SOPA developments, influential tech publisher Tim O’Reilly explained his justifications for opposing the bill and the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) provided an analysis of the weekend’s political jostling.
ポスト #2 · 2012-01-18 07:08:37pmにポスト 12.6年前
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I thought Wikipedia was supposed to be neutral and un-biased. :V
ポスト #3 · 2012-01-18 07:32:23pmにポスト 12.6年前
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Funny how US laws affect the whole world somehow.
Even if SOPA/PIPA came into effect, what's to stop someone using a non-US DNS server?
Even if SOPA/PIPA came into effect, what's to stop someone using a non-US DNS server?
ポスト #4 · 2012-01-18 09:37:56pmにポスト 12.6年前
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wikia.com is also participating. They are also moving their data from GoDaddy.com, who supports the SOPA.
ポスト #5 · 2012-01-18 11:29:03pmにポスト 12.6年前
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If you have tumblr, when you first go to your dashboard it asks you if you want to black out your blog for today.
ポスト #6 · 2012-01-18 11:30:02pmにポスト 12.6年前
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Even if SOPA/PIPA came into effect, what's to stop someone using a non-US DNS server?
You have found one of the major flaws in this bill. *achievement unlocked!*ポスト #7 · 2012-01-18 11:45:58pmにポスト 12.6年前
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They haven't blocked it, every page redirects to that Blackout page. It's easy to circumvent too. It's not happening with moblie versions of Wiki, and if you disable JavaScript you get rid of it. Says so in the whole explanation that Wiki have actually given, so they're not deliberately trying to block the site full-stop, it's to show you what it's all about.
Also, considering the guy who appears to be front-runner of this whole thing is master phone-hacker FUCKING Rupert SODDING Murdoch, I hope Wiki gets what it wants.
Also, considering the guy who appears to be front-runner of this whole thing is master phone-hacker FUCKING Rupert SODDING Murdoch, I hope Wiki gets what it wants.
ポスト #8 · 2012-01-19 12:07:40amにポスト 12.6年前
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I thought Wikipedia was supposed to be neutral and un-biased. :V
The content of Wikipedia yes. However it's existence isn't. Wikipedia has a right to say whether it can exist or not and uphold its principles of providing un-biased content on the internet.
ポスト #9 · 2012-01-19 12:39:49amにポスト 12.6年前
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Quote: ddrencoremyst
Quote: Arrows&Beats
I thought Wikipedia was supposed to be neutral and un-biased. :V
The content of Wikipedia yes. However it's existence isn't. Wikipedia has a right to say whether it can exist or not and uphold its principles of providing un-biased content on the internet.
This
Good news: http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/16/1457237/house-kills-sopa
Now it is time to watch out for PIPA instead of SOPA.
ポスト #10 · 2012-01-19 12:41:07amにポスト 12.6年前
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Old news. Also it wasn't killed, it was basically sidelined for a little while.
ポスト #11 · 2012-01-19 12:44:49amにポスト 12.6年前
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It wasn't even sidelined really. News from TorrentFreaks says that it's coming back as soon as next month.
ポスト #12 · 2012-01-19 04:18:31amにポスト 12.6年前
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we will find out what happens on the 24th
ポスト #13 · 2012-01-19 06:43:48amにポスト 12.6年前
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Wikipedia Mobile still works.
ポスト #14 · 2012-01-19 06:51:15amにポスト 12.6年前
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Old news. Also it wasn't killed, it was basically sidelined for a little while.
Also they will vote on that for February. So it was only sidelined for about a day. ポスト #15 · 2012-01-19 07:23:18amにポスト 12.6年前
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TBH I could care less what Wikipedia does, I don't think it'll have all that much impact on the SOPA and PIPA's decisions.
ポスト #16 · 2012-01-19 10:10:17amにポスト 12.6年前
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Guys, does Konami support SOPA?
ポスト #17 · 2012-01-19 10:23:16amにポスト 12.6年前
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No.
ポスト #18 · 2012-01-19 11:45:52amにポスト 12.6年前
Oh noes, this website be goin' down soon. (if it passes)
I don't think Konami would try to be on one side or another, it would look bad, but if it passes, I'm sure they'll use it.
Edit: Interestingly enough, if you go to Wikipedia (only works for SOPA page), it says that Nintendo originally supported the bill, but then removed their name from the list of supporting companies.
I don't think Konami would try to be on one side or another, it would look bad, but if it passes, I'm sure they'll use it.
Edit: Interestingly enough, if you go to Wikipedia (only works for SOPA page), it says that Nintendo originally supported the bill, but then removed their name from the list of supporting companies.
ポスト #19 · 2012-01-19 12:01:03pmにポスト 12.6年前
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TBH I could care less what Wikipedia does, I don't think it'll have all that much impact on the SOPA and PIPA's decisions.
No but this will mostly get the word out. Power in numbers.ポスト #20 · 2012-01-19 12:02:00pmにポスト 12.6年前
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TBH I could care less what Wikipedia does, I don't think it'll have all that much impact on the SOPA and PIPA's decisions.
No but this will mostly get the word out. Power in numbers.Ah OK, I gotcha :3