Temporary sanity
Pejman Yousefzadeh contemplates the Spitting On the Public Act:
[I]t was scary to see just how close SOPA — or its sister bill, the Protect IP Act — were to being passed by Congress, but it is reassuring to see just how fervent, organized, and motivated the opposition was to this kind of legislation.
Let’s not celebrate too soon. I wouldn’t put it past these schmucks to deem it passed, just so they can continue to cash those checks.
fillyjonk »
17 January 2012 · 9:52 am
And I guess PIPA could go by a similar set of words, only the first one being a word that started with “P”….
Also, if I’m not misreading the newslink from Yousefzadeh’s site, PIPA could actually still happen; it’s not been killed yet.
CGHill »
17 January 2012 · 10:03 am
Then again, without SOPA, PIPA would have to go through both houses. Possible, but not likely, at least for the moment. I’m still expecting one of the two to be buried in something else and then sneaked through.
Mel »
17 January 2012 · 9:29 pm
Oh, it’s ALL still on the table. Looks like SOPA is back on for February.
Perhaps they think “the internet” will forget by then.
CGHill »
17 January 2012 · 9:47 pm
Your basic honest politicians: once bought, by damn, they stay bought.
fillyjonk »
18 January 2012 · 7:43 am
You know, if I were more evil than I am? I would have TOTALLY made a paper due in at least one of my classes today. Looks like Wikipedia and other sites have “gone dark” for the day (And it looks like Cheezburger won’t let me in for the same reason. Dammit, I want my LOLcats!)