SOPA/PIPA DEAD

I'm sure you've all heard by now, (I'm just a bit slow with updating my blog...) but SOPA and PIPA were pulled! VICTORY! 

Here is a fun infographic from SOPA Strike. Keep bugging your senators, so these two don't come back.

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Sources:
http://sopastrike.com/numbers/

SOPA/PIPA Strike - January 18, 2012

I know most of the people that read my blog are friends and family (and I love you all for reading what I write), so you may remember my post about Protect IP Act (PIPA) (I still love you if you don't). I barely scratched the surface on what is wrong with this act in "Is Legislation Keeping Up With The Times?" but it is a mixture of confusing terms obviously put together to bedazzle us into thinking it is a good thing. The same goes for Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Here is a nice infographic and more explanation to help you understand a little better. 

Congress will vote to pass these acts on January 24, 2012 - PIPA in the Senate, SOPA in the House. We need to stand up and protect our rights of free speech, privacy, and prosperity. I am a true believer in artists getting credit for what they create, WHATEVER type of artist that may be. But these are a step in the wrong direction and not the legislation that is needed.

Tomorrow, January 18, 2012 (or today if you're on the East Coast) many majors websites plus hundreds of others, will be on strike to protest the internet censorship bills, SOPA and PIPA. You can join the list and also contact your congress representative by visiting SOPA Strike. You can also use Wikipedia's Congress Lookup website for locating your representative.

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Sources:
http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/sopa-companies-dark-list/
http://sopastrike.com/strike/

http://sopastrike.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CongressLookup
http://americancensorship.org/infographic.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more

Coachella 2012 Line Up - Are You Pleased?

So, it isn't the GREATEST line up in the history of line ups, but I am pumped all the same. I will be at weekend two, so track me down! 

Here is my list for the weekend and of course I'll stop by the headliners:

• Swedish House Mafia
• GIRLS
• The Horrors
• Frank Ocean
• The Black Angels
• Other Lives
• Bon Iver
• The Shins
• Miike Snow
• St. Vincent
• AWOLNATION
• Big Pink
• Beirut
• Girl Talk
• Santigold
• Real Estate
• Growlers

I want to see as much as possible, these are the musts...

DON'T FORGET! The rest of the tickets will be released this Friday, January 13, 2012. Good luck!