Blackout.

Today, a string of major websites are banding together to protest SOPA, a bill trying to work its way through Congress that is intended to stop online piracy. SOPA doesn’t sound so horrible, right? Online piracy is (fun but) bad! (No, I know I know, it’s awesome, but come on guys, it’s bad). The movie studiosand media guys are super stoked on it because they’re tired of freeloaders burning and ripping off all their hard work. They’ve BEEN tired: In fact, here in the States, they already have a law to keep people from doing that (it’s called the DMCA), so now they want to fight the assholes doing it overseas. Vile crooks likePirate Bay and bloodsucking bit torrent leeches that Americans like you (and, well, me (shh don’t tell anyone)) visit to download all our (I mean, YOUR) illegal movies and music. The bill states that to defeat international bootleggers, we must keep all of our search engines and Youtubes and websites from showing them any love.

Continue reading →