[Foundation-l] How SOPA will hurt the free web and Wikipedia

Thu Dec 15 16:46:19 UTC 2011

It's virtually impossible break down a law when it's already approved.

We would need more than a strike to do that. Maybe some tents ocuppying front of White House.

The Strike can't be our last resource, it have to be used EARLY. It's our main hope!

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> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:40:31 -0800
> From: phoebe.wiki at gmail.com
> To: foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] How SOPA will hurt the free web and Wikipedia
> 
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 4:26 AM, Philippe Beaudette
> <philippe at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Just wanted to let you know that I got word a few minutes ago that today's
> > SOPA markup meeting will be using a new tool that allows for public input
> > into the markup.  Shortly before 8:30, you'll see the SOPA bill replace the
> > OPEN bill at Keepthewebopen.com.  If you'd like to have input during the
> > markup process, this is a nice way to do it.
> >
> > pb
> 
> Fascinating! A little late though... clearly these representatives
> haven't had the community lessons of Wikimedia drilled into them, heh.
> (As an aside, I really like the editing interface that keepthewebopen
> is using).
> 
> On the question of to strike or not to strike -- my *personal* view is
> to agree that we should a) discuss other measures, such as perhaps a
> text banner on en.wp; and b) use a strike as a last resort, as there
> is no other place to go if we did strike. I think Jimmy's poll was
> just that -- a way to gauge support for any particular action. And all
> the discussions I've seen have run pretty strongly in favor of doing
> something to oppose the bill, with the 'something' tbd.
> 
> As with the Italian action though timing is everything. This vote is a
> committee vote; if it dies here it will be exceedingly hard to
> resuscitate, but if it goes on it still has to pass a House floor
> vote, Senate floor vote, get reconciled and get signed. In other
> words, today is a critical time (and especially if you are in the US,
> this is a good time to try to sway judiciary committee members) and we
> really hope it dies here and now. But if it doesn't, this process
> could go on for months, and we should consider what the next best
> timing to do anything is. This is a community question, and must be a
> community-led action.
> 
> BTW, Vint Cerf, Paul Vixie and many others just signed a letter of
> internet engineers opposing SOPA:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/top-internet-engineers-warn-against-sopa/2011/12/15/gIQAGRV4vO_blog.html
> 
> -- phoebe
> 
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