Imagine a world without free knowledge! This is what is going to happen if the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) are passed by the US Congress and Senate.
Wikipedia has been blacked out for the next 24 hours to raise awareness on this important issue.
Some people believe that they can dictate what other people know. I believe this is wrong. People should be free to decide how to get, adapt and create knowledge.
Knowledge needs to be free!
Update: Google (in the US only…), Reddit, Wired, Mozilla and WordPress are blacked out too. Glory to them.
That’s right. It should be free. :)
As a lawyer who has taken an oath to support the United States Constitution and a personal oath to uphold social justice, I think this bill goes against 1st Amendment right of free speech. As such we have a DUTY to stop it. I am actually going to dedicate part of my law show on the subject on Friday 20th at 10pm on KLOK 1170AM – http://www.klok1170am.com – or you can listen later on http://www.AttorneyOnAir.com
Thanks
Shah Peerally, Esq.
I love the press release of The Pirate Bay. Glory to them too…
http://theoatmeal.com/sopa is excellent!
If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA
read more on http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/23/if-you-thought-sopa-was-bad-just-wait-until-you-meet-acta/
Some people love to be stupid.
Even Linux isn’t free nowadays. You have to sign Draconian agreements to get any useful work done. We have to fight this deception !
It’s true some hardware manufacturers tend not to be reluctant to release details about their products. Linux developers can really pester them though until they cede :-)