We did.
The Internet was on fire, yesterday, as some of the biggest websites on the web blacked out or spun their own version of protest.
We took the educational approach and equipped our community with the resources they needed to educate those around them, leading to one of the highest web traffic days in ChurchMag history! Our community spread the word about what SOPA is all about.
Today, I thank you and congratulate you on a job well done. The alarm was sounded and you rose up. More people know about SOPA today, then ever before!
According to the NY Times:
Phone calls and e-mail messages poured in to Congressional offices against the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect I.P. Act in the Senate. One by one, prominent backers of the bills dropped off.
Awesome.
First, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, a rising Republican star, took to Facebook, one of the vehicles for promoting opposition, to renounce a bill he had co-sponsored.
Then trickle turned to flood — adding Senators Mark Kirk of Illinois and Roy Blunt of Missouri, and Representatives Lee Terry of Nebraska and Ben Quayle of Arizona. At least 10 senators and nearly twice that many House members announced their opposition.
This battle was one, but the war is not over.
SOPA and PIPA will raise their heads, again. There is no way the MPAA and lobbyists like Disney are going to throw up their hands and walk off quietly.
For at least four years, Hollywood studios, recording industry and major publishing houses have been pressing Congress to act against offshore piracy, why would they stop now?
Will we see another blackout?
[via NY Times | HT: Define Truth]
Paul Prins says
I’d encourage some caution is declaring victory over SOPA/PIPA. These bills are far from gone because those who spent nearly $100 million lobbying for them has not gotten their way. All this means is that we won the first round. I think the biggest challenge is going to be keeping the interest of the average internet user who is quite ADD these days.
Eric Dye says
I agree. Like I said, “… the war is not over.”