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

Thu Dec 15 17:05:30 UTC 2011

Mateus the law is not approved yet. Is still in a committee.
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On 15 December 2011 16:46, Mateus Nobre <mateus.nobre em live.co.uk> wrote:

>
> 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 em gmail.com
> > To: foundation-l em 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 em 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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