More news about wikipedia sopa

[evilfantasy]

Killed it in it's current form. I think "on hold" is more on target.

SOPA has been delayed, for now. The House has agreed to revisit the issue next month, but they now know the White House will veto any bill that’s not more narrowly focused.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/01/16/obama-says-so-long-sopa-killing-controversial-internet-piracy-legislation/

I applaud the President for not letting it through as it is now.

[Geek-9pm]

Killed it in it's current form. I think "on hold" is more on target.
....
I applaud the President for not letting it through as it is now.

I would agree.
Meanwhile, we may need to find another planet
-  where we can live in freedom.

Just joking. Kinda.

[Mulreay]

www.spaceandscience.co.uk was down from 10am until 10pm GMT Thu... as some know already. Just doing my bit.   


And to add: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16628143

[truenorth]

Really it is somewhat hard to believe that there is so much opposition to these (PIPA/SOPA ) bills when two of the foremost proponents Rupert Murdoch (the scion of the newspaper industry and staunch advocate and upholder of moral values in  the media) and Chris Dodd ex U.S. Senator and now head of the MPAA( who if memory serves was involved while a Senator in issues of million dollar contributions from big business] are amongst the most vocal supporters of this initiative.  If you cannot trust them to act with the best interests of the world wide growth and access to the internet who CAN you trust. And surely it is a benefit to all us lesser nations that the U.S. sees it's responsibility to ensure that we ALL are under the umbrella of legislation passed in it's Congress that reaches beyond it's borders to help us all along the path of righteousness and good. truenorth

[Mulreay]

If you want truth, watch/listen to the BBC... they have no choice. We make sure of that. Murdock and all his cronies can (switches to nice talk). Get away and disappear, suck my lemon and take it when the world shoves there fist up his corporations evacuation utility.   
This is the age of the internet and guess what we are in control NOT them!
I feel I went on if I did sorry...

[patio]

Well put...

I saw right thru Murdoch's push for this...not for anti-piracy or whatever but for sheer greed...Royalties for every printed word in his vast playground...what a poser...

Over 8 million people did searches yesterday for their congress representatives and ay latest tally over 7.2 million petition signatures were logged online.

[BC_Programmer]

Megaupload  was shutdown, apparently.

[Geek-9pm]

Megaupload  was shutdown, apparently.

Looks like it just happened.

Feds storm, shut down popular file-sharing site …
2 hours ago
Jan 19, 2012 · Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down one of the world s largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, and charged its founder and others …

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_19776042

..."vast majority of Mega's Internet traffic is legitimate, and we are here to stay. If the content industry would like to take advantage of our popularity, we are happy to enter into a dialogue. We have some good ideas. Please get in touch," the statement said.

So it would seem the SOPA was not needed in this instance. Is Pirate Bay next?

[BC_Programmer]

Is Pirate Bay next?

I would have expected that to be their first target, myself.

[patio]

The thugs at ANON have already responded taking down Justice Dept. RIAA and some major media label sites...

[evilfantasy]

The thugs at ANON have already responded taking down Justice Dept. RIAA and some major media label sites...

Many others also including the FBI.

http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kills-department-of-justice-site-in-megaupload-revenge-strike/

[patio]

If you want truth, watch/listen to the BBC... they have no choice. We make sure of that. Murdock and all his cronies can (switches to nice talk). Get away and disappear, suck my lemon and take it when the world shoves there fist up his corporations evacuation utility.   
This is the age of the internet and guess what we are in control NOT them!
I feel I went on if I did sorry...

This just in also...shows the true Gall of people like Murdoch Mulreay...
Story...

[Mulreay]

It's all messed up 

[Mulreay]

Hackers have targeted the US government and copyright organisations following the shutdown of the Megaupload file-sharing website.

The Department of Justice (DoJ), FBI and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) among others have been bombarded with internet traffic.

Web links have been been distributed which, when clicked, make the user's computer part of the attack.

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16646023

[Geek-9pm]

From the above link:

"If you visit the webpage, and do not have Javascript disabled, you will instantly, without user interaction, begin to flood a website of Anonymous's choice with unwanted traffic, helping to perpetuate a DDoS attack," it said.

It noted that such attacks were illegal, meaning that users taking part in the action were breaking the law.

Can anybody explain this to me? Please.
By just having javascript on one might break the law just by looking at a site? Hard to believe. Is that a type?

Can you see it? You go buy a PC and next  to the logo that says "Intel Inside" there is a a waring" " Danger: the PC has javascript enabled, which may be a crime in some jurisdictions."