Dear Dorothy, Let's collaborate in writing one then seek endorsements from various African networks. Shortly contacting you off list. Thanks much, Alex On 1/13/12, Dorothy K. Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Alex, We need a one-pager African position on it with emphasis on > e-commerce. Does it exist or are you writing it? Thanks > > Dorothy K. Gordon > Director-General > Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT > Mobile: 233 244 311 348 > BB : 233 265005712 > Direct Line: 233 302 683579 > Website: www.aiti-kace.com.gh > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Gakuru" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Friday, 13 January, 2012 12:38:48 PM GMT +00:00 Casablanca / Monrovia > Subject: Re: Met with Nancy Pelosi on SOPA - went well > > Happy to have provoked an African online journalist based in Somalia > to speak out against SOPA/PIPA: > http://nyakairu.me/why-sopa-will-be-a-tragedy-for-africa/ > > He adds a new twist to threats ahead re: comments left at blog posts > that include malicious links to force the shutdown of such sites. I'd > never considered it. The fear would be sufficient to compel all > bloggers to block accepting readers comments. > > On 1/13/12, Carlos A. Afonso <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> The issues involved are highly complex, I agree with Jorge that the best >> solution is to get rid of all SOPA/PIPA-like bills of law which are >> usually written by politicians' staff at the request of business lobbies >> who themselves seem not to understand all implications. >> >> I strongly recommend the several articles on the technicalities (by >> Vixie and others, besides the experts' manifesto signed by Crocker et >> alia) which you can easily find in the CircleID portal. >> >> fraternal regards >> >> --c.a. >> >> On 01/13/2012 02:01 AM, Jorge Amodio wrote: >>>> Just wondering if some one of you will come up with the same idea I'm >>>> thinking of. And - I do think that we should put something reasonable on >>>> the >>>> table. And I think that the problem can be solved and we can solve it - >>>> before they solve it for us. >>> >>> A substantial amount of smart people have been working for ages around >>> the globe to reduce piracy and overall crime in meatspace, assuming >>> that a complex problem can be solved just by legislation and not a >>> paradigm and business model change will be a bad start. >>> >>> SOPA's approach is like trying to reduce crime in meatspace by >>> removing the street names from street signs. >>> >>> IMHO there is no simple solution and for sure can't be done just by >>> legislation and law enforcement, much less when the process is biased >>> with campaign contributions. >>> >>> -J >>> >> >