[Koha] US-Centric question - SOPA/PIPA protest blackout on k-c.org tomorrow (US time)?

[Kyle Hall]

Instead of a complete blackout, a new front page explaining the
SOPA/PIPA issue with a click-though to the standard site would be a
reasonable compromise. I certainly don't want to sound US-centric, but
it seems that US policy often has world-wide ramifications ( often
negative ) and it's probably in the best interest of every Internet
user anywhere that SOPA/PIPA don't become law.

Kyle

http://www.kylehall.info
Mill Run Technology Solutions ( http://millruntech.com )
Crawford County Federated Library System ( http://www.ccfls.org )
Meadville Public Library ( http://www.meadvillelibrary.org )



On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:22 PM, MJ Ray <mjr at phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> Liz Rea <lrea at nekls.org>
>> It would be easy to participate in the SOPA/PIPA web blackout protest tomorrow on koha-community.org, should we?
>>
>> Good idea? Bad idea?
>
> If this means taking the websites offline, then I feel it's an awful
> idea for many reasons: firstly, it's self-harm, hurting our friends
> and not directly affecting our opponents; secondly, US websites didn't
> protest or go offline while Brits were fighting EUCD, RIPA, IPRED and
> so on (solidarity is not a one-way street and I see no prospect that
> US websites will go offline for future foreign issues); it
> demonstrates that the web can survive without those who oppose; and
> probably more reasons I've not thought of quickly.
>
> Protest banners/posts: +1
>
> Defeating ourselves with a blackout: -1
>
> Hope that explains,
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