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Genivaria
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Postby Genivaria » Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:56 pm

Found a site with listings of all sites and organizations opposed to SOPA.
Jesus Christ, the obvious ones like 4chan, Facebook, and Google, but there's also the Tea Party Patriots, the Heritage Foundation, and the ACLU.
http://www.cdt.org/report/list-organiza ... osing-sopa
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Postby Alyakia » Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:58 pm

Genivaria wrote:Found a site with listings of all sites and organizations opposed to SOPA.
Jesus Christ, the obvious ones like 4chan, Facebook, and Google, but there's also the Tea Party Patriots, the Heritage Foundation, and the ACLU.
http://www.cdt.org/report/list-organiza ... osing-sopa

The ACLU is a bit of a no-brainer and the Tea Party should damn well be opposed to it if they have any ideological consistency. Heritage however? That's... interesting.
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Postby The lepearchauns » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:01 pm

This is the first time Ive ever been remotely close to agreeing with the tea party on anything. Normally...I refer to them as the Tea Party Terrorists. Good to see they found a good shrink
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Postby Genivaria » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:02 pm

Alyakia wrote:
Genivaria wrote:Found a site with listings of all sites and organizations opposed to SOPA.
Jesus Christ, the obvious ones like 4chan, Facebook, and Google, but there's also the Tea Party Patriots, the Heritage Foundation, and the ACLU.
http://www.cdt.org/report/list-organiza ... osing-sopa

The ACLU is a bit of a no-brainer and the Tea Party should damn well be opposed to it if they have any ideological consistency. Heritage however? That's... interesting.

Indeed. As UnitedStatesOfAmerica said, this crosses ideological and party lines.
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Postby Elipida » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:06 pm

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Postby Genivaria » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:08 pm

Elipida wrote:everything ███ █████ is ██ ████ fine ████ ███ █ ██████ trust. █████ ███████ ███ your █████ ████ governmen

Ok, I have to ask. How do you do that?
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:09 pm

Elipida wrote:everything ███ █████ is ██ ████ fine ████ ███ █ ██████ trust. █████ ███████ ███ your █████ ████ governmen

How very original! I wish I'd thought of that! How come no one else has ...
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Postby Uthopia » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:12 pm

Why do I have a feeling that nobody know how to be a internet pirate?

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Postby Norstal » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:13 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Elipida wrote:everything ███ █████ is ██ ████ fine ████ ███ █ ██████ trust. █████ ███████ ███ your █████ ████ governmen

How very original! I wish I'd thought of that! How come no one else has ...

It's getting pretty damn old now.
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Postby FreeLaannds » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:13 pm

From my understanding about the reasons behind the SOPA and PIPA law, I have to say I support it. Why are so many Americans against it?
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Postby Bythyrona » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:13 pm

Norstal wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:How very original! I wish I'd thought of that! How come no one else has ...

It's getting pretty damn old now.

i had it in my sig weeks ago :(
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:15 pm

FreeLaannds wrote:From my understanding about the reasons behind the SOPA and PIPA law, I have to say I support it. Why are so many Americans against it?

They are badly written bills that do have the potential to do considerable damage to the freedom of the Internet.
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Postby Ifreann » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:17 pm

Genivaria wrote:
Elipida wrote:everything ███ █████ is ██ ████ fine ████ ███ █ ██████ trust. █████ ███████ ███ your █████ ████ governmen

Ok, I have to ask. How do you do that?

Copy and paste a black character(█) as necessary.

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Postby Uthopia » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:17 pm

FreeLaannds wrote:From my understanding about the reasons behind the SOPA and PIPA law, I have to say I support it. Why are so many Americans against it?

You like to pay a film instead for downloading it for free?

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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:18 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Genivaria wrote:Ok, I have to ask. How do you do that?

Copy and paste a black character(█) as necessary.

█?
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Postby North Wiedna » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:18 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Copy and paste a black character(█) as necessary.

█?

Yes.

You know, I was blacking things out before it was cool (yesterday) :s
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Postby Bythyrona » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:18 pm

FreeLaannds wrote:From my understanding about the reasons behind the SOPA and PIPA law, I have to say I support it. Why are so many Americans against it?

Image

Srsly though, piracy is a boogeyman.
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Postby Ifreann » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:20 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Copy and paste a black character(█) as necessary.

█?

Exactly.


North Wiedna wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:█?

Yes.

You know, I was blacking things out before it was cool (yesterday) :s

The SCP Foundation's been on that horse for a while. But for all their black text they can't cover up [REDACTED].

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Postby Desperate Measures » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:20 pm

North Wiedna wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:█?

Yes.

You know, I was blacking things out before it was cool (yesterday) :s

Will the CIA please stop for a second, so I can read what people are posting. Jeez.
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Postby FreeLaannds » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:22 pm

Uthopia wrote:
FreeLaannds wrote:From my understanding about the reasons behind the SOPA and PIPA law, I have to say I support it. Why are so many Americans against it?

You like to pay a film instead for downloading it for free?


I have never downloaded a film on my computer. I would not even know how to do it! I haven't gone to the cinema in years to see a film.
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Postby Norstal » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:23 pm

North Wiedna wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:█?

Yes.

You know, I was blacking things out before it was cool (yesterday) :s

I invented the character before it was cool.
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Postby Genivaria » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:23 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Genivaria wrote:Ok, I have to ask. How do you do that?

Copy and paste a black character(█) as necessary.

Like this? ██ █████ ███████
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Postby Norstal » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:24 pm

FreeLaannds wrote:From my understanding about the reasons behind the SOPA and PIPA law, I have to say I support it. Why are so many Americans against it?

Anything that has copyrighted material can be shut down.

Image

See, now this forum can be shut down by SOPA.
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Postby Uthopia » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:24 pm

FreeLaannds wrote:
Uthopia wrote:You like to pay a film instead for downloading it for free?


I have never downloaded a film on my computer. I would not even know how to do it! I haven't gone to the cinema in years to see a film.

Why are you so for the SOPA?

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Postby Frisbeeteria » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:25 pm

Uthopia wrote:** snip **

Uthopia, we can't stop you from visiting pirate sites, but you cannot promote illegal activity on our site. *** Knock it off *** or face bans and/or deletion.

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