I am joining my voice with Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and thousands of Twitter users in protest of the proposed SOPA/PIPA legislation which is currently under discussion in the Congress of the United Sates. I believe that this legislation is harmful to the citizens of the Internet, and is not properly the business of “The People’s House”, as it’s yet another corporate land grab sponsored by the likes of the MPAA/RIAA and old media. This is a stalling tactic to give them more time to figure out how to protect their failing and outdated business models while they promote a false scarcity in a time of digital abundance.

This legislation will NOT hamper online piracy. Pirates will continue to pirate. Honest people will continue to get the shaft in the form of outrageous prices, Digital Rights Denial (or, to use the media-friendly term, “Digital rights MANAGEMENT”), and a steady assault on our liberties in pursuit of propping up the old guard.

While my site is not heavily trafficked (that’s for damn sure…), I am adding my voice to this issue, and  I urge you to add yours by learning about this legislation and calling for an immediate retraction of this proposal.

Together, we are powerful, and we cannot be ignored.

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