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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

SOPA/PIPA

If you live in the USA, please take a moment to learn about SOPA/PIPA if you aren't already familiar with it.  

Here is analysis from Google , Wikipedia, and the EFF.  And you can alway do your own Google search to see what other people are saying.

Then please contact your elected officials to let them know what you think. Wikipedia has made it easy.  Just go to Wikipedia and enter your zip code.  They'll tell you who to contact to voice your opinion.  

I did.
6 Comments leave a comment


chaobella said ...
Will do
1/18/2012 9:18 AM

crafteemom said ...
Well, I'm outside the U.S., but still a registered voter, so OF COURSE I signed the petition!! It's ridiculous!!
1/19/2012 2:41 AM

Allison S. said ...
There's another bill that needs attention too--the Research Works Act is trying to forbid mandates to make articles detailing the results of research funded by the taxpayers open access. Right now, after a year, you can read the results of research funded by the NIH for free. If this bill goes through, you would have to pay to see these articles--and they ain't cheap. Lots of health information is contained in these articles. I'm a librarian so I'm a bit passionate about these things!
1/20/2012 9:37 AM

futuregirl replied ...
Allison S. ... That's just ridiculous! Thanks for the heads up. :)
1/20/2012 10:36 AM

wendy said ...
Yep, and if this stupid piece of legislation gets passed, it'll have consequences for everybody. I don't live in the US, I'm not American yet this legislation would effect me! Yet another example of American's trying to rule the world... And the worst thing? I can't complain as I'm not an American citizen.
1/23/2012 6:30 AM
 
futuregirl replied ...
wendy ... Luckily, it's dead now. :)
1/23/2012 10:54 AM

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