Thank you.

It appears godaddy.com has flipped it script when speaking about SOPA. But that doesn't mean it won't silently waffle it's way back to supporting. A careful eye needs to be kept on legislation like this and continued pressure needs to be kept on companies supporting it and their reasons for support. We can debate final tallies and numbers but the end result was great.

Unified protest message, Organization, Respectful and Peaceful equals positive results*.

























*get the hint OWS or 99%ers or Hippy Socialist Students or whatever you'll be tomorrow.

GoDaddy was helping write the legislation. I'm glad they have backed off on their support, but I don't trust they've had any real change of heart. Their intent is the same, they just want to do it quietly. The language of their flip-flop is very telling. They want a greater consensus among Internet stakeholders. It has nothing to do with Internet rights or government intrusion, they just don't want to take the hit. Some of the major players on the Internet are against it. Heck, Google and Facebook both oppose it. There is talk of the opposition closing their services for a day to give SOPA supporters a glimpse of the future without them. Imagine a day without Google and Facebook, not to mention all the other services used daily all over the world. Traffic will go from downtown Seattle in rush hour to downtown McCleary at midnight.

I completely agree with you assessment of the situation regarding Godaddy. I was commenting on the idea and fact that large entities can be made to change the course with focused and determined protest. The scarier thought are those continuing their support Sony, Microsoft, Dell this is gonna be interesting to watch how/if government gets involved. But SOPA or protect IP is NOT the way to do it.

As you mentioned it would affect sites even as small as GHT. Some moron could post a logo of sorts and next thing you know you have a company trying to shut it down. Can you image how busy our benevolent moderators would be if some asshole posted trademarked logos. Sheesh they/he would be so ever worked! And just for a free community forums site. I doubt we have such a dumb ass that would post logos of random SOPA supporting comanies. Because even that would make life hectic for them. It doesn't have to be just some lamer asshat posting links to sites where copyright and trademarked materials are free for the taking.


I would addendum your post with "the traffic in any Grays Harbor town/city at midnight."

It'll be fun watching SOPA play out.

I'm not sure how I want to react. While the more people who speak out against SOPA is great. Al gore is brow deep in the lunacy of another issue that I oppose. It's kinda like being at a TEA-Party anti-war rally and looking around and seeing the KKK there. Ya know, everyone there is there for a good cause but some of the people there are assholes. I hope his speaking out doesn't encourage those who hate Al just to hate Al to mobilize for SOPA just to be in opposition to Al.

I think his heart may be in the right place, but he comes with baggage that makes him an easy target. So, yeah, maybe the Internet doesn't want him as a spokesman. Just a silent partner.

I can understand his concern, though. After all Al did create the internet:

White House defends free flow of information from corporate shills in congress. Thanks Obama!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/14/white-house-sopa-pipa_n_1206347.html

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/17/10175792-google-protests-sopa-on-home-page