Reply to this post | Go Back

View Post [edit]

Poster:	Jeff Kaplan	Date:	January 17, 2012 11:25:41am
Forum:	etree	Subject:	Archive.org will be dark on Wednesday, January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA

12 Hours Dark: Internet Archive vs. Censorship

The Internet Archive believes that it is critical to protest and raise awareness of pending legislation in the United States: House Bill 3261, The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and S.968, the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).

Archive.org is going dark from 6:00 am – 6:00 pm PDT on Wednesday January 18 (14:00 – 02:00 GMT) to drive a message to Washington. We need your help to do this.

Legislation such as this directly affects libraries (pdf) such as the Internet Archive, which collects, preserves, and offers access to cultural materials. Furthermore, these laws can negatively affect the ecosystem of web publishing that led to the emergence of the Internet Archive.

These bills would encourage the development of blacklists to censor sites with little recourse or due process. The Internet Archive is already blacklisted in China—let’s prevent the United States from establishing its own blacklist system.

For United States residents, please take action.

For non-US residents: Sorry for dragging you into this, and if you are willing, sign a petition to the State Department to express your concern.

–Internet Archive

http://blog.archive.org/2012/01/17/12-hours-dark-internet-archive-vs-censorship/

Reply to this post

Reply [edit]

Poster:	Tyler	Date:	January 19, 2012 08:51:50am
Forum:	etree	Subject:	Re: Archive.org will be dark on Wednesday, January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA

thank you archive.org for participating in the internet blackout. I believe congress heard their public loud and clear! amazing what we can all do together.

Reply to this post

Reply [edit]

Poster:	micah6vs8	Date:	January 17, 2012 02:02:26pm
Forum:	etree	Subject:	Re: Archive.org will be dark on Wednesday, January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA

> For United States residents, please take action.

http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

or ->

http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

or ->

Here is the Congressional Switchboard Telephone Number:

1-866-220-0044

Be sure you have your ten-digit zip code so the switchboard can direct your call to the correct congressperson who represents you. You can find your ten-digit zip code on any piece of junk mail that reaches your home.

Reply to this post

Reply [edit]

Poster:	JackDog	Date:	January 17, 2012 02:36:08pm
Forum:	etree	Subject:	Re: Archive.org will be dark on Wednesday, January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA

Thank you to Archive.org for lending their support to this very important issue.