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I was going to say that Wikipedia content is licensed under CC BY-SA, but that's just wrong. There's tons of fair use content, and plenty of quotes pulled from

I was going to say that Wikipedia content is licensed under CC BY-SA, but that's just wrong. There's tons of fair use content, and plenty of quotes pulled from various sources. This really could pose an existential threat to them were someone to get it into their head to shut them down. edit: On second (third?) thought, why just Wikipedia? SOPA threatens youtube, facebook, and just about every other site with user-generated content. Why not a Universal Blackout Day, with every site that could be threatened by SOPA displaying the same message warning about its dangers and directing users to contact congress and the white house?

bgentry 15y ago
There is already an organized movement for this, American Censorship Day: http://americancensorship.org/ http://americancensorship.org/ All we need is committment from a few of the major web properties to get this issue some momentum in the mainstream media. Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube.. Where are you when we need you? I posted a story on it yesterday but it didn't get momentum: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3231343 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3231343
- marquis 15y ago
  Even if they just changed their landing page, and said 'this is an example of what you'll see if SOPA passes.' I would commit to this.
- dangoldin 15y ago
  We're doing it for Glossi so hopefully other people follow. It's much easier to do this when you're a smaller company though. We have an explanatory blog post too for whoever cares to read: http://blog.glos.si/post/12868376174/american-censorship-day http://blog.glos.si/post/12868376174/american-censorship-day
twakefield 15y ago
Many of these companies sent a letter to the judiciary committee, although it doesn't seem convincing enough: http://www.protectinnovation.com/downloads/letter.pdf http://www.protectinnovation.com/downloads/letter.pdf

bgentry 15y ago

There is already an organized movement for this, American Censorship Day: http://americancensorship.org/ http://americancensorship.org/ All we need is committment from a few of the major web properties to get this issue some momentum in the mainstream media. Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube.. Where are you when we need you? I posted a story on it yesterday but it didn't get momentum: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3231343 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3231343

marquis 15y ago
Even if they just changed their landing page, and said 'this is an example of what you'll see if SOPA passes.' I would commit to this.
dangoldin 15y ago
We're doing it for Glossi so hopefully other people follow. It's much easier to do this when you're a smaller company though. We have an explanatory blog post too for whoever cares to read: http://blog.glos.si/post/12868376174/american-censorship-day http://blog.glos.si/post/12868376174/american-censorship-day

twakefield 15y ago

Many of these companies sent a letter to the judiciary committee, although it doesn't seem convincing enough: http://www.protectinnovation.com/downloads/letter.pdf http://www.protectinnovation.com/downloads/letter.pdf