Thanks for the info, DeeDee. I just noticed Craigslist has an action page w/ links on various methods to protest #*SOPA* <https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23SOPA> #*PIPA*<https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23PIPA>- http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA (From Craigslist below) about <http://www.craigslist.org/about/> > SOPA Corporate supporters of HR3261 (SOPA) and S968 (PIPA) demand the ability to take down any web site<https://www.eff.org/issues/coica-internet-censorship-and-copyright-bill> that affects their profits -- without due process or judicial oversight -- in the name of combating "online piracy<http://gigaom.com/2012/01/13/tim-oreilly-why-im-fighting-sopa/>." Hoping you won't notice or care, quite a few of our Public Servants want to give them that right. <http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/> Believe it or not, Monster Cable<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111005/08134716207/monster-cable-blames-rogue-sites-rather-than-its-own-business-practices-stealing-good-will.shtml>(remember "Monster Park<http://www.commercialalert.org/news/news-releases/2004/11/san-francisco-approves-referendum-against-sale-of-naming-rights-for-candlestick-park> "?) considers craigslist a "rogue site" for blacklisting and takedown under PIPA<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111005/10082416208/monster-cable-claims-ebay-craigslist-costco-sears-are-rogue-sites.shtml> - apparently 2nd hand sales of stereo cables by CL users is reducing Monster's sales of new cables. (reddit<http://www.reddit.com/r/Libertarian/comments/oh4qx/craigslist_monster_cable_considers_craigslist_a/> ). SOPA/PIPA authors<http://www.vice.com/read/lamar-smith-sopa-copyright-whoops>and supporters<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xjisu18X6s7lPtAsIQg5Ol3KJjymPT2az1kasQVwGiw/edit?pli=1> insist they're only after foreign piracy sites, but Internet Engineers understand this is an attempt to impose "Big Brother" control over our Internet<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/internet-inventors-warn-against-sopa-and-pipa>, complete with DNS hijacking and censoring search results<https://plus.google.com/u/0/109813896768294978296/posts/Dt6FoRv6hXJ> . <RANT>What could be more anti-American than jack-booted thugs throttling our free speech, poisoning that greatest of American inventions, the Internet, while devastating perhaps our most successful and competitive industry? There's got to be a better way to sell more stereo cables.</RANT> *★ ☆ ★ Tell Congress you OPPOSE H.R. 3261 "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) and S. 968 "Protect IP Act" (PIPA) *★ ☆ ★ - Reverse Robocall ALL pro-SOPA MOC + Key Lobbyists<http://www.reverserobocall.com/blog/reverserobocall-com-wants-to-stop-sopa-and-give-to-the-electronic-frontier-foundation-eff> (Genius! More info on Ars Technica<http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/reverse-robocall-campaign-lets-citizens-phone-blast-sopa-supporters.ars> ) - Phone your Member of Congress via nifty Progressive Change app<http://sopa.boldprogressives.org/call/call_sopa_allcongress_craigslist/?source=craigslist> - Contact Senators who are refusing to meet with constituents<http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/oe3mf/these_61_senators_are_refusing_to_meet_with_their/> about SOPA/PIPA. - EFF Congressional Emailer - Oppose Internet Blacklisting (SOPA & PIPA)<https://action.eff.org/o/9042/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=8173> - ECA Congressional Emailer<http://action.theeca.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5006> - Don't Censor Our Internet! - OpenCongress Congressional Emailer - Oppose SOPA<http://www.opencongress.org/contact_congress_letters/new?bill=112-h3261&position=oppose> - Generic Congressional Emailer<https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml> (You'll need your Zip+4<https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction%21input.action> ) - Petition Congress - Protect Innovation, Dump SOPA<http://sopa.boldprogressives.org/survey/survey_sopa_reddit/?source=craigslist>(Progressive Change ) - Outside the US? Sign Petition Opposing US Censorship of Global Sites<http://americancensorship.org/modal/state-dept-petition/index.html> (EFF) *Supporters of SOPA: *RIAA, MPAA, News Corp<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_International_phone_hacking_scandal>, TimeWarner, Walmart, Nike, Tiffany, Chanel, Rolex, Sony, Juicy Couture, Ralph Lauren, VISA, Mastercard, Comcast, ABC, Dow Chemical, Monster Cable, Teamsters, Rupert Murdoch<http://www.businessinsider.com/yes-a-google-employee-responded-to-rupert-murdochs-tweets-2012-1>, Lamar Smith (R-TX)<http://www.vice.com/read/lamar-smith-sopa-copyright-whoops>, John Conyers (D-MI) *Opponents of SOPA*: Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, eBay, AOL, Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr, Etsy, Zynga, EFF, ACLU, Human Rights Watch, Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Ron Paul (R-TX) *Where does your Member of Congress stand on SOPA*?<http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/> (Project SOPA Opera) *SOPA and PIPA Are Too Dangerous To Revise, They Must Be Killed Entirely * Congress needs to hear from you<http://www.reverserobocall.com/blog/reverserobocall-com-wants-to-stop-sopa-and-give-to-the-electronic-frontier-foundation-eff>, or these dangerous bills will pass <http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/> - they have tremendous lobbying dollars behind them, from corporations experts say are attempting to prop up outdated, anti-consumer business models <http://gigaom.com/2012/01/13/tim-oreilly-why-im-fighting-sopa/> at the expense of the very fabric of the Internet -- recklessly unleashing a tsunami of take-down notices and litigation, and a Pandora's jar of "chilling effects" and other unintended (or perhaps intended?) consequences. There is still time to be heard. Congress is starting to backpedal<http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/under-voter-pressure-members-of-congress-backpedal-on-sopa.ars> on this job-killing, anti-American nonsense, and the Obama administration has weighed in against<https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petition-tool/response/combating-online-piracy-while-protecting-open-and-innovative-internet>these bills as drafted, but SOPA/PIPA cannot be fixed or revised -- they must be killed altogether<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/sopa-hollywood-finally-gets-chance-break-internet> . Sen Darrell Issa <http://twitter.com/#%21/darrellissa> (R-CA) and Rep Ron Wyden <http://twitter.com/#%21/ronwyden> (D-OR) are championing an alternative<http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/wyden-issa-and-cea-prepare-for-critical-battles-against-sopa-and-pipa.ars>to SOPA/PIPA called Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN)<http://keepthewebopen.com/>that addresses foreign sites dedicated to piracy, without disrupting basic Internet protocols, or threatening mainstream US sites like craigslist. Tim O'Reilly, a publisher who is himself subject to piracy, asks whether piracy is even a problem, and whether there is even a legitimate need for any of these bills<http://gigaom.com/2012/01/13/tim-oreilly-why-im-fighting-sopa/> . *Learn more about SOPA, Protect IP (PIPA), and Internet Blacklisting*: - Growing Chorus of Opposition to SOPA<http://cdt.org/report/growing-chorus-opposition-stop-online-piracy-act> - Open Letter against SOPA from 83 Prominent Internet Engineers<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/internet-inventors-warn-against-sopa-and-pipa> - Why SOPA and Protect IP (PIPA) are Bad, Bad Ideas<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111122/04254316872/definitive-post-why-sopa-protect-ip-are-bad-bad-ideas.shtml> (Techdirt) - Piracy not a problem, SOPA/PIPA unnecessary<http://gigaom.com/2012/01/13/tim-oreilly-why-im-fighting-sopa/>(Tim O'Reilly on GigaOM) - SOPA News <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=SOPA> (Google News) - SOPA Wikipedia entry<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act> - SOPA FAQ<http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57329001-281/how-sopa-would-affect-you-faq/?tag=mncol;txt> (CNET) On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 9:48 AM, DeeDee Halleck <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > http://sopastrike.com/ > > > From a post to facebook: > *On Jan 18th*, sites will go dark to protest the internet censorship bills<http://sopastrike.com/#strike-data>. > Urge the biggest sites to join the strike: *Sign the Petition*. > Participating? *Add your site* to the list, and spread the word. > > xx > dd > > > -- > http://www.deepdishwavesofchange.org > >