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taste_is_sweetApparently SOPA and PIPA are not as dead as I thought. BOO.
I realize this is only important for the US, but BOO-YAH!
SOPA Shelved After Veto Threat | The Mary Sue
::High-fives everyone who emailed or called their congressperson::
Of course, this doesn't guarantee that Stop Online Piracy Act (or it's bastard child, PIPA--Protect IP Act) won't rear their ugly, ugly heads again (especially if Obama loses the next election), but right now this is a great blow for freedom of expression in the US, and I am one very happy camper.
SOPA Shelved After Veto Threat | The Mary Sue
::High-fives everyone who emailed or called their congressperson::
Of course, this doesn't guarantee that Stop Online Piracy Act (or it's bastard child, PIPA--Protect IP Act) won't rear their ugly, ugly heads again (especially if Obama loses the next election), but right now this is a great blow for freedom of expression in the US, and I am one very happy camper.
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16/1/12 18:30 (UTC)(no subject)
19/1/12 21:10 (UTC)(no subject)
16/1/12 18:31 (UTC)*does the dance of joy*
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19/1/12 21:10 (UTC)(no subject)
19/1/12 21:36 (UTC)Two of the major sponsors of the bills have backed down since the web protests yesterday so fingers crossed.
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19/1/12 21:56 (UTC)Love your icon--perfect. :D
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19/1/12 22:04 (UTC)It's by
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16/1/12 18:44 (UTC)(no subject)
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16/1/12 18:48 (UTC)(no subject)
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16/1/12 19:43 (UTC)Brilliant news! Let's hope the bugger stays dead.
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19/1/12 21:12 (UTC)(no subject)
19/1/12 21:14 (UTC)God I hope so - I'm all for taking a stake to it... and maybe silver bullets, fire, brimstone, cement boots... hey, I'm an old-style kinda gal *g*
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19/1/12 21:18 (UTC)(no subject)
16/1/12 20:59 (UTC)(no subject)
19/1/12 21:12 (UTC)But unfortunately the article I linked to was wrong. There was no veto threat. Hopefully it won't actually end up passing!
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19/1/12 22:03 (UTC)Hey petal, it's a small net. :D
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19/1/12 22:17 (UTC)(no subject)
19/1/12 22:24 (UTC)It was nice of you to let me in anyway. ♥
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19/1/12 22:33 (UTC)(no subject)
19/1/12 22:35 (UTC)It is a very nice basket. *g*
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17/1/12 02:32 (UTC)(no subject)
19/1/12 21:13 (UTC)(no subject)
20/1/12 02:42 (UTC)It won't die.
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20/1/12 21:12 (UTC)(no subject)
21/1/12 01:44 (UTC)When the biggest ISPs pointed out it was utterly unworkable, possibly unconstitutional and clearly insane, the government imposed a national single broadband service, the NBN so it could impose the filter above the ISP level...
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