Jan 17 2012
Wikipedia shuts down tomorrow
Because of the ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’ and its many many flaws, Wikipedia will shut down on 1/18/12 as a form of protest.
Wikipedia will be leading a number of high-profile websites going dark on Wednesday to protest two controversial bills in Congress. SOPA, also known as the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House of Representatives, and PIPA, the Protect I-P Act in the Senate, are designed to crack down on the illegal sharing of movies and music on the Web. However, critics say the anti-piracy legislation is censorship and would force sites to police the online world.
This is particularly devastating because all my research for this site comes from Wikipedia. For example: there’s a picture of Cameron Diaz floating around where she looks like a disgruntled scarecrow on chemo…or that’s at least what I planned to title tomorrow’s post once I edited her wikipedia article accordingly. “Cameron Diaz has cancer” would’ve raised my traffic, but thanks to greedy capitalist pigs that plan is out. How ironic, eh comrades? Looks like I’m on my own for tomorrow.
Ken
Jan 17, 2012 @ 17:01:10
I have high hopes for Wikipedia’s statement to make an impact, but they may be underestimating how out of touch their opponents are.
Cary Sherman, current head of the RIAA, had this to say:
“What in the name of great Warren G. Harding is a Wikipedia? Isn’t that one of them jazz groups that’s causing all the racial trouble downtown?”
Jan 17, 2012 @ 18:27:29
“Time to draft a bill limiting all music to nothing by John Phillip Sousa marches. Mrs. Cartwright!!!! Get me my feather pen!”
Jan 17, 2012 @ 19:31:15
Gee, that is going to greatly impact about 2 minutes of my internet search time.
Jan 17, 2012 @ 21:24:07
The spots seem to increase her attractiveness.