Blackout Day

[stealthattack1]

Wow Megauploads' founders were arrested? Damn the news is really being hush hush about this . At least I have you guys to inform me

just check a news site that covers this kinda stuff.

[Pac-Fish]

Wow Megauploads' founders were arrested? Damn the news is really being hush hush about this . At least I have you guys to inform me

just check a news site that covers this kinda stuff.

Like? I honestly dont know one . I use Yahoo soo yeah

[stealthattack1]

wired.com. newsmax. you can even just google specific issues or news stories. or just normal news station websites http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/01/file-sharing-megaupload-shut-down-for-piracy-by-feds.html

[Cranialwizard]

...or just normal news station websites

Previously you could not search large news corporations like fox, abc and NBC because their large central company had supported SOPA, which made sure that the word didn't get out about it quickly enough. Had local news stations done stories on SOPA in October the bill woulda been dead by November. But again, the big wig corporates supported the bill.

[stealthattack1]

[Cranialwizard]

If you think THAT's funny, you'd have wished you have access to the internal forum. I'm on a roll with the pictures.

[Pac-Fish]

If you think THAT's funny, you'd have wished you have access to the internal forum. I'm on a roll with the pictures.

Mine is more sophisticated than yours

[stealthattack1]

I'm on a roll with the pictures.

nah, im just messin man, I wouldn't want to usurp your position as ultimate Mememaster

[Boolge]

First of all, do you honestly think the government is concerned about piracy?
They are just using the excuse of "piracy" to take away freedoms and rights. Just like they use the excuse of "terrorism" to violate our constitution ,declare war on any country they want and take away our rights for our "safety" because the U.S. government cares soooo much about us and wants to contro- keep us safe...

I'm sure a lot more things will be taken down than just "pirating sites" and I'm sure our nice government will make a list of definitions for "pirating sites" some of these sites will most likely include sites speaking against the government, sites that expose some of the secrets these huge corporations are so desperate to remove, sites that might involve "terrorist activity", etc.

[Cranialwizard]

As a buisness I would be concerned if my content or services were released for free. I would be at loss for profit and eventually out of buisness due to piracy.

While I disagree with legislation taking action against piracy because of broad interpretation I agree piracy is wrong

[Boolge]

Yea I agree piracy is wrong too but the government isn't concerned about piracy its concerned about control of what people say and they are just using piracy as an excuse to take away freedom of speech.

This happened in the past when they wanted to ban alcohol, it made it look good cause you would think only drunks would be against that. But what really was happening was people were making their cars run off alcohol thus hurting the oil companies.

[Tankbuster]

Actually only some alcohol is used instead of a car running on beer. But wouldn't that be nice?

[Pac-Fish]

I've never heard of an achocol powered car . But I dont think that was the reason for prohibition. Im not an expert or anything but the idea seems far fetched

[Boolge]

here are some links if you don't believe me...

http://harmonyhealth.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/alcohol-prohibition-removed-competition-for-rockefellers-standard-oil-company/ [nofollow]

http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/big-oil/prohibition-act-passed-to-stop-alcohol-from-competing-with-the-new-petroleum-industry.html [nofollow]

but I was just using it as an example...

[Blackbishop]

Thanks for sharing them Boolge, I didn't know about it .