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Let's take a look at Obama's statement, which the popular press described as opposition to SOPA: "That is why the Administration calls on all sides to work tog
by jellicle 15y ago
Let's take a look at Obama's statement, which the popular press described as opposition to SOPA:
"That is why the Administration calls on all sides to work together to pass sound legislation this year that provides prosecutors and rights holders new legal tools to combat online piracy originating beyond U.S. borders"
This isn't rocket surgery. And no, Reddit blacking out their site does not qualify as a "titanic force". The total campaign contributions for every single Reddit reader for a year are what, $10,000? Chris Dodd has more than that in his freezer right now.
- yuhong 15y agoOf course, note that Reddit is not the only site that participated. But ultimately I think it is the press coverage resulting from it that ended up being the major force.
- angrycoder 15y agoYou keep talking about money. If your strategy for beating a guy who has 1 billion dollars is to make sure you have 1 billion and one dollars, you are doing it wrong.