Post #21 · Posted at 2012-01-19 12:52:02pm 12.6 years ago
AeronPeryton | |
---|---|
Member+ | |
4,338 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-03-03 | |
"Give me a steady beat." |
Last updated: 2012-01-19 12:52pm
Quote: aeubanks
Edit: Interestingly enough, if you go to Wikipedia (back up), it says that Nintendo originally supported the bill, but then removed their name from the list of supporting companies.
Apple as well. The reason for that was that Nintendo and a bunch of other companies are part of an alliance that support(s/ed) SOPA, so by proxy they did too... until they started getting angry letters and actually found out what SOPA was.
Add: I think the issue with Wikipedia specifically is interesting. They're still blacked out (in the States at least) but there are already blog posts about how to get around the "foreground" image that covers every page. It's the perfect allegory for what SOPA and PIPA would do... and how most people will find a workaround and not give two shits about it.
Post #22 · Posted at 2012-01-19 01:16:26pm 12.6 years ago
Dark Coz | |
---|---|
Member | |
991 Posts | |
Reg. 2009-05-14 | |
"It's pronounced See-OH-Zee" |
Post #23 · Posted at 2012-01-19 01:37:53pm 12.6 years ago
jch02140 | |
---|---|
Member | |
1,071 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-08-08 | |
Check out the tweets here... Some of the messages will surely give you a good laugh
https://twitter.com/herpderpedia
https://twitter.com/herpderpedia
Post #24 · Posted at 2012-01-19 01:41:52pm 12.6 years ago
Roflcakes | |
---|---|
Member | |
486 Posts | |
Reg. 2011-11-04 | |
"lol" |
Post #25 · Posted at 2012-01-19 02:54:38pm 12.6 years ago
Pandemonium X | |
---|---|
Member | |
10,362 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-04-06 | |
1/18/12. The day the series of tubes fought back.
Post #26 · Posted at 2012-01-20 07:07:40am 12.6 years ago
AeronPeryton | |
---|---|
Member+ | |
4,338 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-03-03 | |
"Give me a steady beat." |
Rep. Tim Ryan has taken a position against SOPA, and my opinion of Ohio has gone up a point.
Post #27 · Posted at 2012-01-20 12:07:59pm 12.6 years ago
Just got words that the popular file sharing site Megaupload.com and all the sister sites were seized by FBI and gone.
There is also a list of sites and even locations across the world that are currently deemed as "notorious" by the US authorities
http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-lists-notorious-pirate-sites-to-u-s-government-111028/
There is also a list of sites and even locations across the world that are currently deemed as "notorious" by the US authorities
http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-lists-notorious-pirate-sites-to-u-s-government-111028/
Post #28 · Posted at 2012-01-20 12:24:17pm 12.6 years ago
Pandemonium X | |
---|---|
Member | |
10,362 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-04-06 | |
Besides PirateBay and Megaupload, I've not herd of any of these. Honesty I'm shocked out of my mind how PirateBay is still up.
Post #29 · Posted at 2012-01-20 12:36:33pm 12.6 years ago
KKiONI | |
---|---|
Member | |
2,470 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-12-06 | |
"BEEJAY REVEL A" |
Quote: Pandemonium X
1/18/12. The day the series of tubes fought back.
*remembers Series of Tubes remix*I'm glad many sites are participating in the blackout. Our computer science class was discussing this the other day and it is certainly a scary bill. It just sounds poorly thought out. How a website can be responsible for a user posting a link to something pirated is just plain stupid. Sites can only do so much to prevent such things.
On an interesting note, I heard a man from the UK is being put on trial in the States because he broke the law there. Funny thing is he never set foot in there. Makes me wonder what could happen with this particular bill put into place.
Post #30 · Posted at 2012-01-23 10:06:51am 12.6 years ago
silenttype01 | |
---|---|
Member+ | |
8,028 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-01-19 | |
"DINGDONG♥HEARTS" |
Quote: aeubanks
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.
Sony was on the list as well, if I remember correctly. They have since removed themselves from the list of SOPA supporters.
Post #31 · Posted at 2012-01-23 11:20:23am 12.6 years ago
AeronPeryton | |
---|---|
Member+ | |
4,338 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-03-03 | |
"Give me a steady beat." |
Last updated: 2012-01-23 11:20am
EA is part of the Electronic Software Alliance, but they have spoken out against SOPA.
And as of yesterday, the entire ESA has backed out of their support for SOPA. So every company associated, whether they individually came out against it or not, no longer supports SOPA.
And as of yesterday, the entire ESA has backed out of their support for SOPA. So every company associated, whether they individually came out against it or not, no longer supports SOPA.
Post #32 · Posted at 2012-01-23 12:43:06pm 12.6 years ago
Pandemonium X | |
---|---|
Member | |
10,362 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-04-06 | |
Quote: AeronPeryton
EA is part of the Electronic Software Alliance, but they have spoken out against SOPA.
And as of yesterday, the entire ESA has backed out of their support for SOPA. So every company associated, whether they individually came out against it or not, no longer supports SOPA.
That's good. There was some game companies that were even going boycott E3 because ESA was pro SOPA.And as of yesterday, the entire ESA has backed out of their support for SOPA. So every company associated, whether they individually came out against it or not, no longer supports SOPA.
Post #33 · Posted at 2012-01-23 12:44:40pm 12.6 years ago
AeronPeryton | |
---|---|
Member+ | |
4,338 Posts | |
Reg. 2007-03-03 | |
"Give me a steady beat." |
Yeah, Factor 5 make a big stink about that. I wonder if they're still not going?
Post #34 · Posted at 2012-01-24 08:38:55pm 12.6 years ago
So, Who's Next? FileSonic, FileServe Disable Sharing; Upload.to Down...
Quote
Mega's been seized and its leaders locked up, but who's next? Are you next? Welcome to the very tense, fear-frought climate following the MegaUpload raids.
Go ahead, argue the due process and legal merits all you want - and MegaUpload will do just that - but the US Department of Justice, FBI, and MPAA are wielding gigantic guns here. And that is forcing MegaUpload's competitors to consider some very practical scenarios, including the possibility of getting shut down and buried for good. Because this is a bad, bad place to be:
Over the weekend, FileSonic opted for total insurance: they disabled all file-sharing on their lockers, with almost certain user fallout expected. FileServe quickly followed suit, with attrition a guaranteed result. But fleeing users is probably better than a knock (or bang) on the door from the FBI.
RapidShare - among the largest locker-and-hosting services - is confidently staying put, which in this uncertain enforcement climate could be risky. "RapidShare AG was founded in Switzerland and in fact, it was always located at the address given in the company details and was always run under real names without any anonymous intermediate businesses," RapidShare CEO Alexandra Zwingli told ARs Technica. "The radical measures against Megaupload were apparently required since the situation there had been totally different."
But just like FileSonic, others are also playing it very safe, at least for now. That includes upload.to, which has reportedly disabled also sharing and seems to have denied access to any US user. Their site looks like this from a US terminal, more on this situation as it emerges.
The question is whether this starts spilling beyond locker services, and towards other major players like SoundCloud, Grooveshark, MediaFire and even Dropbox.
And, anyone partnered or associated with MegaUpload is potentially in broiling water. In perhaps in the strangest twist yet, Swizz Beats is fighting to distance himself from his CEO position at the company, with lawyers arguing that the rapper and producer never formally started the gig.
Source: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2012/120123next
Go ahead, argue the due process and legal merits all you want - and MegaUpload will do just that - but the US Department of Justice, FBI, and MPAA are wielding gigantic guns here. And that is forcing MegaUpload's competitors to consider some very practical scenarios, including the possibility of getting shut down and buried for good. Because this is a bad, bad place to be:
Over the weekend, FileSonic opted for total insurance: they disabled all file-sharing on their lockers, with almost certain user fallout expected. FileServe quickly followed suit, with attrition a guaranteed result. But fleeing users is probably better than a knock (or bang) on the door from the FBI.
RapidShare - among the largest locker-and-hosting services - is confidently staying put, which in this uncertain enforcement climate could be risky. "RapidShare AG was founded in Switzerland and in fact, it was always located at the address given in the company details and was always run under real names without any anonymous intermediate businesses," RapidShare CEO Alexandra Zwingli told ARs Technica. "The radical measures against Megaupload were apparently required since the situation there had been totally different."
But just like FileSonic, others are also playing it very safe, at least for now. That includes upload.to, which has reportedly disabled also sharing and seems to have denied access to any US user. Their site looks like this from a US terminal, more on this situation as it emerges.
The question is whether this starts spilling beyond locker services, and towards other major players like SoundCloud, Grooveshark, MediaFire and even Dropbox.
And, anyone partnered or associated with MegaUpload is potentially in broiling water. In perhaps in the strangest twist yet, Swizz Beats is fighting to distance himself from his CEO position at the company, with lawyers arguing that the rapper and producer never formally started the gig.
Source: http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2012/120123next
Post #35 · Posted at 2012-01-24 09:06:42pm 12.6 years ago
Aegis | |
---|---|
Member | |
9,371 Posts | |
Reg. 2009-04-16 | |
"." |
omg this sucks
Post #36 · Posted at 2012-01-24 11:28:33pm 12.6 years ago
DDRmaster2007 | |
---|---|
Member | |
964 Posts | |
Reg. 2006-12-08 | |
"ASDFGFGBNFGV..." |
now how we will share files over the web?
Post #37 · Posted at 2012-01-24 11:29:11pm 12.6 years ago
Aegis | |
---|---|
Member | |
9,371 Posts | |
Reg. 2009-04-16 | |
"." |
kongdisk, etc.
Post #38 · Posted at 2012-01-25 12:03:19am 12.6 years ago
iNEXSERTiON | |
---|---|
Member+ | |
2,070 Posts | |
Reg. 2010-07-14 | |
If this is like their Blackout thing last week, you can just disable Javascript to access the site.
Post #39 · Posted at 2012-01-25 04:12:24am 12.6 years ago
Aegis | |
---|---|
Member | |
9,371 Posts | |
Reg. 2009-04-16 | |
"." |
yep
Post #40 · Posted at 2012-01-25 04:15:29am 12.6 years ago
we all find out tonight
and ist there still media fire
and ist there still media fire