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Stop PIPA NOW! Or This Site is Done For…

by John P.

The PROTECT-IP Act is a bill that has been introduced in the Senate and the House and is moving quickly through Congress. It is scheduled to go before the Senate on January 24, 2012. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said he plans to bring it up on the first day the Senate is back in session.

It gives the government and corporations the ability to censor the net, in the name of protecting “creativity”. The law would let the government or corporations censor entire sites – they just have to convince a judge that the site is “dedicated to copyright infringement.”

Additional Research

Rather than sit here and give you MY opinions, I want to refer you to external sources of verification so you can develop your own. For the record though, I believe this bill is the greatest threat to the Internet the world has ever seen.

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Settlement in Google vs. Book Publishers Rejected, Heads Back to Court

January 5, 2012

Google’s legal battle in support of their efforts to scan books and make them available through their Google Bookstore has been going on for years. News about the conflict has been scarce of late while Google and the association of authors and publishers have tried to work out a settlement agreement. The parties did come [...]

A First Hand Account of the Egyptian Revolution

February 3, 2011
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If you’re like me, you don’t really know much about what is going on in Egypt. There has been a lot of news, but in the US it has also been somewhat overshadowed by the major storm that has been ravaging much of the country. Here in Dallas the city has been shut down for [...]

“Repent Amarillo”, or These Christian Jihadists Will Probably Kill You!

March 8, 2010
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Ahhh, this is a strange story. It begins as the tale of a “church” in Amarillo that wants to get rid of a swingers club. But after peering a little deeper it seems evident to me that the religious group in this case is really just the thin disguise for a hate group led by [...]

A Philosophical Look at Marriage: Straight, Gay, Polygamy… Who Cares?

November 23, 2009
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Here is a question: There is a couple that wants to get married. The guy is a satanic priest with body modifications including piercings all over his body, horns implanted under his skin on his shaved skull and tattoos from head to toe. Let’s also imagine he’s also a convicted rapist, wife abuser and pedophile. [...]

The US Declaration of Independence

September 20, 2008

I was recently reminded of just how cool the U.S. Declaration of Independence was, and how it united the citizens of the original 13 colonies in the common goal of establishing freedom and abolishing the reign of a tyrannical dictator. Since both of the major political parties are currently advocating “change”, it is apparent that [...]

One Man’s Weekly Links – June 20, 2008

June 20, 2008

Been a while since I’ve handed out a list of links for you guys, but this week I’ve got some good ones, so have fun with this! The first one not to miss is the UniQlock. And here it is in action. Mesmerizing. By the way, the girls in the clock do different things at [...]

Frank Zappa Defends Free Speech on Crossfire

June 16, 2008

Here is a fascinating debate on Crossfire from 22 years ago in which some tool (John Laughlin) from the Washington Post was repeatedly insulting Frank Zappa (you know he’s half Greek, right?) and arguing for censorship of freedom of speech. What I find most interesting is that Frank remained very calm and collected despite the [...]

Welcome to North Korea by Peter Tetteroo and Raymond Feddema

April 19, 2008

This video called “Welcome to North Korea” by Peter Tetteroo and Raymond Feddema was the winner of the 2001 International Emmy award for Best Documentary and is a perfect follow up to my previous post, Kim Jong Il Should Die. Things you’ll learn from this video: It’s illegal for a citizen to look a foreigner [...]

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