"selling out..." is just a poor excuse used by arrogant people who can't accept the fact that a musician that is also a celebrity can do what they want to win money and expose their material, that's their work. But of course, the endorsements have to fit the artist's style.
GoDaddy was so severely affected by their support to the bill because they were the supporter that was the most threatening to the internet because it controls domains and SOPA is all about taking domains down. The boycott was a no-brainier. Now, when the rest of the supporters are organizations and companies that have nothing to do 'directly' with the internet but people that control money, patents and consumer's content that speak louder in the WH than then 800million people on Facebook's side. To boycott all of those companies will mean subjecting to live like a pilgrim until the effect is so tangible that SOPA and PIPA will be history. Of course, we can focus on the ones that'll cause a bigger impact worldwide (if the media talks about it, 'cause this legislation is only famous online and not in news reports). Also, there is something to notice for the representatives that support these bills, if they pass the changes will be so abrupt that people won't help but to attack those who were responsible for pushing it further in the elections (well.. only smart people, who aren't bought by fast-food promises).
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This and geoblocking have got to stop. Geoblocking is the reason why Megavideo was so huge.
Selling out...
"selling out..." is just a poor excuse used by arrogant people who can't accept the fact that a musician that is also a celebrity can do what they want to win money and expose their material, that's their work. But of course, the endorsements have to fit the artist's style.
About the toxicity.
GoDaddy was so severely affected by their support to the bill because they were the supporter that was the most threatening to the internet because it controls domains and SOPA is all about taking domains down. The boycott was a no-brainier. Now, when the rest of the supporters are organizations and companies that have nothing to do 'directly' with the internet but people that control money, patents and consumer's content that speak louder in the WH than then 800million people on Facebook's side. To boycott all of those companies will mean subjecting to live like a pilgrim until the effect is so tangible that SOPA and PIPA will be history. Of course, we can focus on the ones that'll cause a bigger impact worldwide (if the media talks about it, 'cause this legislation is only famous online and not in news reports). Also, there is something to notice for the representatives that support these bills, if they pass the changes will be so abrupt that people won't help but to attack those who were responsible for pushing it further in the elections (well.. only smart people, who aren't bought by fast-food promises).