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A lot of interesting stuff has been said on the internet-history
mailing list over at postel.org on the subject of SOPA on a thread
about the EFF calling for tech people signatures against the bill.<br>
<br>
Interested people can consult the whole thread <a
href="http://mailman.postel.org/pipermail/internet-history/2011-December/thread.html">here</a>.<br>
<br>
Most interesting exchanges came from answers to and from Richard
Bennet, as well as an <strike>argument</strike> debate (thx Dorothy
;) ) between John Curran and Paul Vixie.<br>
<br>
Nicolas<br>
<br>
On 21/12/2011 2:33 PM, Alex Gakuru wrote:
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cite="mid:CAL67KoCJNBOh+CFD4X2Oo-92kwY7xMp03SCfcogP=htfP0Y+=Q@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hello,<br>
<br>
New 'Firewall' song protests SOPA copyright bill (Q&A) <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57345870-281/new-firewall-song-protests-sopa-copyright-bill-q-a/">http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57345870-281/new-firewall-song-protests-sopa-copyright-bill-q-a/</a><br>
<br>
regards,<br>
<br>
Alex<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Alex
Gakuru <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gakuru@gmail.com">gakuru@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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Thanks!<br>
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On 12/17/11, Gmail <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:clarinettet@gmail.com">clarinettet@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
> Dear all,<br>
><br>
> A victory against SOPA and the congress :<br>
> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/sopa_win/?source=fb"
target="_blank">http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/sopa_win/?source=fb</a><br>
><br>
> I have curated various readings and positions on SOPA
on my Pearltrees under<br>
> clarinette02 if anyone is interested.<br>
><br>
> Tara<br>
><br>
> IT/IP Lawyer<br>
> FlyAKite.org<br>
> Sent from my iPad<br>
><br>
> On 17 Dec 2011, at 19:03, Alex Gakuru <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:gakuru@GMAIL.COM">gakuru@GMAIL.COM</a>>
wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Anybody with more details on this? Thanks<br>
>> --<br>
>> "The House just acknowledged “legitimate
concerns” about SOPA — its<br>
>> version of the PROTECT IP Act (pdf link) — and
backed away from a vote<br>
>> that looked certain to occur. The Senate needs to
do the same: PROTECT<br>
>> IP will kill jobs and innovation, undermine cyber
security, censor the<br>
>> Internet, and provide ready justification to
foreign regimes that want<br>
>> to crack down on dissent and political reform.<br>
>><br>
>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/16/sopa-on-hold-protect-ip-still-pending-an-open-letter/"
target="_blank">http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/16/sopa-on-hold-protect-ip-still-pending-an-open-letter/</a><br>
>><br>
>> On 12/16/11, William Drake <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch">william.drake@uzh.ch</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>> Hi<br>
>>><br>
>>> Just stumbled across this very good and
detailed dissection of the<br>
>>> lobbying<br>
>>> and politics around SOPA, might be of
interest. One of the more<br>
>>> depressing<br>
>>> observations: "The result was a perfect
agglomeration of traditional<br>
>>> Democratic Party constituencies, enabling
Leahy to quickly round up 21<br>
>>> Democrats as co-sponsors -- including some of
the most progressive and<br>
>>> Internet-friendly members of either chamber.
Top members of the<br>
>>> Democratic<br>
>>> leadership, including Sens. Chuck Schumer
(D-N.Y.) and Dick Durbin<br>
>>> (D-Ill.),<br>
>>> signed on alongside progressive stalwarts,
like Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)<br>
>>> and<br>
>>> Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), to the chagrin of
Internet freedom groups who<br>
>>> had<br>
>>> once counted all of them as allies. All 22
Democratic co-sponsors of<br>
>>> Protect IP previously voted to protect net
neutrality."<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/14/sopa-protect-ip_n_1140180.html?view=print&comm_ref=false"
target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/14/sopa-protect-ip_n_1140180.html?view=print&comm_ref=false</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> Bill<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Dec 14, 2011, at 11:27 PM, Joly MacFie
wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> Is thefe a record on the House website of
the submission?<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Just so there is a url to refer in the
meantime to I have uploaded the<br>
>>>> letter to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://isoc-ny.org/ncuc/NCUC_Letter_on_SOPA+PIPA.pdf"
target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org/ncuc/NCUC_Letter_on_SOPA+PIPA.pdf</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> j<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:00 PM,
Konstantinos Komaitis<br>
>>>> <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk">k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk</a>>
wrote:<br>
>>>> Dear all,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> As you all know by now there is a great
discussion taking place<br>
>>>> regarding<br>
>>>> the recent US legislative approaches
regarding PIPA/SOPA. At yesterday's<br>
>>>> policy call, some members of NCUC
suggested it would be great if NCUC<br>
>>>> were<br>
>>>> to join all the bodies - international
organizations and institutions,<br>
>>>> individuals, civil society and academics
– against these horrible<br>
>>>> copyright protection.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Both Bills are meant to go for mark-up
tomorrow, so there was no time<br>
>>>> for<br>
>>>> the letter to be put before the whole
list. The letter – attached - has<br>
>>>> been drafted and ratified by both the
NCUC EC and PC and was just sent;<br>
>>>> it<br>
>>>> reiterates the arguments already
submitted and presented.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Thanks<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> KK<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> --<br>
>>>> Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,<br>
>>>> Senior Lecturer in Law,<br>
>>>> Director of LLM in Information Technology
and Telems. Law,<br>
>>>> Director of Postgraduate Instructional
Courses,<br>
>>>> ICANN NCUC Chair<br>
>>>> University of Strathclyde,<br>
>>>> Graham Hills Bld.<br>
>>>> 50 George Street,<br>
>>>> Glasgow, G1 1BA,<br>
>>>> UK<br>
>>>> tel: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:%2B44%20%280%29141%20548%204306"
value="+441415484306">+44 (0)141 548 4306</a><br>
>>>> email: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk">k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> --<br>
>>>>
---------------------------------------------------------------<br>
>>>> Joly MacFie <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:218%20565%209365" value="+12185659365">218 565
9365</a> Skype:punkcast<br>
>>>> WWWhatsup NYC - <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://wwwhatsup.com"
target="_blank">http://wwwhatsup.com</a><br>
>>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://pinstand.com" target="_blank">http://pinstand.com</a>
- <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://punkcast.com"
target="_blank">http://punkcast.com</a><br>
>>>> VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://isoc-ny.org"
target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a><br>
>>>>
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>>>> -<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Sent from my mobile device<br>
><br>
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--<br>
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