MPAA Calls SOPA Blackout Day Dangerous and Irresponsible

Lol, abuse of power?
The hypocrisy is mind boggling....
We know the MPAA is throwing buttloads of cash at politicians in order to woo them to their side...

Besides, it's THEIR website, NOT THEIR'S... they can do whatever they FRICKIN WANT!

Ironic the MPAA is calling this "an abuse of power". Though these black outs will have the same effect as the gas outs people are doing.

if anyone abuses power it's organizations like mpaa and riaa.

They're just giving us a little taste of what's to come. If the bill passes, entire websites will go down because of what their users did (knowingly or unknowingly, that's the problem here). Just read Wikipedia articles from Google's cache pages for now... Good thing finals are usually held in February else a lot of students would be affected. Hahahaha.

You idiots made this idiot a senator?

And you stand by this? complaining on some tech website instead of sending letters to congress and your state?

This just in:

Cockroaches disapprove of bug spray.

I think its GOOD that they do it, showing what happens when our politicians give out the "kill switch" to organizations that have a sole interest of making more money at _any_ cost.

And i "love" when the politicians have side interests that "don't" influence their political work "Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the MPAA". When politicians start to work for the industry the common mans rights get thrown out of the window - It have to stop!

In soviet russia internet's abusive power killed the VCR; it's true!!

I think we just found the achille's heal of America's crooked government. This reeeeeeaaaaalllly seems to bother them.

Imagine if all of the IT workers of America all formed a single labor union, and all agreed to strike on the same day if congress doesn't agree to outlaw lobbying, impose term limits, restore civil liberties, and quit spending trillions on pointless wars.

I swear that people who become politicians are, for the vast majority, a different species. They may look and talk like humans, but there is no way they are. OK maybe a different race.

What is unfortunate is that nobody follows the correct path of protesting anymore. If our Government tries to pass legislation we do not like we protest? Instead of trying to communicate with our Government officials on what is wrong. We act like little kids who seem to act out of spite then act with respect. We wonder why Government passes stupid on miss directed legislation but yet we fail to correctly address our concerns to them.

It surely is, mind-boggling and saddening at the same time because it comes from such high powers...

So shutting down your own website that you own isn't fine. That's power abuse.

But granting them the power to shut down and block websites against our will is fine. That's not power abuse.

*brain explodes*

politics is another world on to itself, and lets face it politicians will be politicians. There are no statesmen in politics these days anyway. A true statesmen is able to take a step back and do what is right for the country, not what is in the best interest of their political career.

Google is already doing the black out on their logo and link to the anti SOPA. I hope this crap doesn't pass cause the net will be screwed.

Google for me is fine, but wikipedia is blacked out. Maybe because I'm from Canada?

Technology age and freedom of the word me arse. Sorry for my Irish.. Seems like politicians will do whatever they want unless it would anger the public to the point where everyone will march to throw them out. We'll be on 80s level in no time in terms of publicity and freedom of word.

I've been using Google cache to work around this - it's all English speaking countries.




+100000

The blackout is in full effect. This is an example of how powerful computer nerds can be when we unite! We can take over the world pinky!

Technically, he is a former Senator. He couldn't serve as MPAA president & be in congress at the same time.

Wow, thats rich, coming from them. Such audacity...

Definately Pot calling the kettle black, they're willing to dish out censorship left right and center, but they oppose it if someone else does it in protest, IDIOTS!!

LOSERS!

From reading the Wikipedia entry on this event (lol) it seems the entire English version of the site is on Blackout.

Let me tell you what I think is "dangerous" and "irresponsible".. letting corporations dictate politics and law. You end up with things like the Obama administration, the Council on Foreign Relations, the offshore banking interests. These forces are so powerful they have the capacity to start wars at the drop of a hat, the capacity to drive economies into the ground, and force billions of people into starvation. They are capable of destroying much that our forefathers fought to protect, including our rights, our land, and our freedoms. They are the driving force behind Capitol Hill, they control what Obama says and what Obama does, not Obama and not the American people. Why do you think all signs are pointing to a war in the Middle East? Why do you thin illegal immigration is so rife in the US? Why do you think so many Americans are losing their rights? It's not by accident.

This cabal, this bast8rdised form of democracy, is behind it all. Everything. It does not happen by accident. They will use one thing (piracy) as a pretext to achieving something else, something far more sinister than looking after the interests of copyright holders.

"protect American jobs from foreign criminals"? Folks this is a family site, a global family. I could really say in all the gory detail just how utterly hypocritical a statement like that is, but I won't. I'll just say this: protecting American jobs from criminals also means protecting Americans from the enemy within.

When are we as a nation going to pull our heads out of our butts and finally do something about this travesty of a government that has been let to happen. We need to step up and get rid of all of these idiots in our government so we can get real people in there that will make our nation great again.

This A$$ Dodd was also neck deep in the whole Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debacle. This guy is a walking, talking, dumpster fire. That is is now a hired thug for the MPAA is not a suprise.

I loved the Dodd/Frank Bill to help re-regulate the financial system, but this is not the good fight for Chris Dodd. It's impossible to get someone to see the truth when their paycheck requires them not to.

What amazes how many folks who complain refuse to use their political power and vote. Why do we only vote Democrat or Republican? Either party is the same evil 2 headed snake. Vote third party. It would send a message we are tired of both parties.

Another tactic some states use on governors now is recalling them. Any Senator or Representative that would vote for this should be recalled and replaced. recalling takes a grass roots approach and should be used liberally.

Pity someone didn't say that before American lives were lost in Iraq. Not to mention the million plus dead civilians, and the millions still living in abject poverty. I think this administration is well versed in shooting first and asking questions later, why stop when it's so profitable for them? Why stop when it can achieve so many objectives? Without the Iraq war th US would have zero business being in that region, save for oil.

Seems that Congress does not really answer to the American people, more so it answers to offshore banking interests who have sailed this country - economically and socially - up the creek without a paddle. Worse, America is indebted to these interests for years to come. It's like trying to pay off a debt you can never pay off, no matter how much money you can print. Just about the only growth industry in the US is war, debt, and the often ruthless seizure of assets including land. That is, until there is NOTHING left to take.

Funny how wars always seem to start in dire economic times.

Wait a minute.... A Senator AND Chairman and CEO of the MPAA?? Umm.. conflict of interest much?