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. Interested people can consult the whole thread here <http://mailman.postel.org/pipermail/internet-history/2011-December/thread.html>. Most interesting exchanges came from answers to and from Richard Bennet, as well as an argument debate (thx Dorothy ;) ) between John Curran and Paul Vixie. Nicolas On 21/12/2011 2:33 PM, Alex Gakuru wrote: > Hello, > > 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/ > > regards, > > Alex > > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Thanks! > > On 12/17/11, Gmail <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > A victory against SOPA and the congress : > > http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/sopa_win/?source=fb > > > > I have curated various readings and positions on SOPA on my > Pearltrees under > > clarinette02 if anyone is interested. > > > > Tara > > > > IT/IP Lawyer > > FlyAKite.org > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On 17 Dec 2011, at 19:03, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > >> Anybody with more details on this? Thanks > >> -- > >> "The House just acknowledged “legitimate concerns” about SOPA — its > >> version of the PROTECT IP Act (pdf link) — and backed away from > a vote > >> that looked certain to occur. The Senate needs to do the same: > PROTECT > >> IP will kill jobs and innovation, undermine cyber security, > censor the > >> Internet, and provide ready justification to foreign regimes > that want > >> to crack down on dissent and political reform. > >> > >> > http://absolutewrite.com/2011/12/16/sopa-on-hold-protect-ip-still-pending-an-open-letter/ > >> > >> On 12/16/11, William Drake <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > >>> Hi > >>> > >>> Just stumbled across this very good and detailed dissection of the > >>> lobbying > >>> and politics around SOPA, might be of interest. One of the more > >>> depressing > >>> observations: "The result was a perfect agglomeration of > traditional > >>> Democratic Party constituencies, enabling Leahy to quickly > round up 21 > >>> Democrats as co-sponsors -- including some of the most > progressive and > >>> Internet-friendly members of either chamber. Top members of the > >>> Democratic > >>> leadership, including Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Dick Durbin > >>> (D-Ill.), > >>> signed on alongside progressive stalwarts, like Sherrod Brown > (D-Ohio) > >>> and > >>> Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), to the chagrin of Internet freedom > groups who > >>> had > >>> once counted all of them as allies. All 22 Democratic > co-sponsors of > >>> Protect IP previously voted to protect net neutrality." > >>> > >>> > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/14/sopa-protect-ip_n_1140180.html?view=print&comm_ref=false > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/14/sopa-protect-ip_n_1140180.html?view=print&comm_ref=false> > >>> > >>> Bill > >>> > >>> > >>> On Dec 14, 2011, at 11:27 PM, Joly MacFie wrote: > >>> > >>>> Is thefe a record on the House website of the submission? > >>>> > >>>> Just so there is a url to refer in the meantime to I have > uploaded the > >>>> letter to http://isoc-ny.org/ncuc/NCUC_Letter_on_SOPA+PIPA.pdf > >>>> > >>>> j > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Konstantinos Komaitis > >>>> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > >>>> Dear all, > >>>> > >>>> As you all know by now there is a great discussion taking place > >>>> regarding > >>>> the recent US legislative approaches regarding PIPA/SOPA. At > yesterday's > >>>> policy call, some members of NCUC suggested it would be great > if NCUC > >>>> were > >>>> to join all the bodies - international organizations and > institutions, > >>>> individuals, civil society and academics – against these horrible > >>>> copyright protection. > >>>> > >>>> Both Bills are meant to go for mark-up tomorrow, so there was > no time > >>>> for > >>>> the letter to be put before the whole list. The letter – > attached - has > >>>> been drafted and ratified by both the NCUC EC and PC and was > just sent; > >>>> it > >>>> reiterates the arguments already submitted and presented. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> > >>>> KK > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, > >>>> Senior Lecturer in Law, > >>>> Director of LLM in Information Technology and Telems. Law, > >>>> Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses, > >>>> ICANN NCUC Chair > >>>> University of Strathclyde, > >>>> Graham Hills Bld. > >>>> 50 George Street, > >>>> Glasgow, G1 1BA, > >>>> UK > >>>> tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 <tel:%2B44%20%280%29141%20548%204306> > >>>> email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 <tel:218%20565%209365> Skype:punkcast > >>>> WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com > >>>> http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > >>>> VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org > >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> - > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Sent from my mobile device > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > >