January 15, 2012
Help Stop SOPA – What’s going down on the 18th?
As many of you may be aware the PROTECT IP / SOPA Act is making its way through the US Congress. We are asking for your help to stop it. Please follow the links below to pledge you support, even if you don’t live in the United States.
I, Force Gaia, may be a resident of the United Kingdom, but I still care as many Fansubbers, including Zalis, are based in the US, and there are elements of the bill that will affect those outside the US like myself.
This bill will cause a major problem for fansubbers all over the world as it will give powers that will allow the entertainment industry to prevent access to those sites in US borders, but most importantly, it’ll pave the way for other countries to pass similar laws and will meddle with the inner workings of the internet.
But I’ve just scratched the surface, here is the skinny directly from the http://americancensorship.org/ site.
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
The other thing you may want to know is that in protest to this, a number of sites, both large and small, will be going on strike on the 18th.
EDIT 17/01/2012 00:41 GMT by Force Gaia: As i write this there has been some officially confirmed sites that are striking, including: Reddit, Wikipedia, WordPress, Mozilla, Tucows and Twitpic. For a full list of sites both confirmed and unconfirmed, look here.
