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Old 01-17-2012, 04:00 AM
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CollectorsEdition.org will be joining with thousands of other websites in a blackout protest on January 18th from 8AM to 8PM (-5 GMT)

We're doing this to alert our visitors as to the very real potential dangers of two bills that are being discussed in the US Congress right now, the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) and the "Protect IP Act" (PIPA). While these bills have noble goals of protecting copyright holders they are far too broad and threaten the very nature of the internet. At their core they would allow US media companies the ability to black list any website they feel infringes on their property, and do so without any due process.

Should either of these bills pass it will effect the internet freedoms not just of those in the USA but the world as a whole.

Collector'sEdition.org will be closed to show you what could potentially be a permanent reality for nearly any website that allows user posted content.

There is a lot you can do to help stop this, even if you're not a citizen of the USA...

Learn More Here »... View this article on the HomePage.
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Old 01-17-2012, 04:41 AM
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Awesome...I'm glad you participate in the movement against this Douchy Act.

Free porn forever!!!!
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Old 01-17-2012, 05:31 AM
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lol bbki

yes! lets fight the movement together!!!
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Old 01-17-2012, 05:59 AM
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i'm obsessed with CE.org...i won't be able to cope with this blackout!!! ..
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Old 01-17-2012, 08:41 AM
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I never even thought about free porn being affected,thats a travesty among travestys.

Bloody hell,i'd have to go back to boffing the wife ;-)
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Old 01-17-2012, 09:42 AM
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I never even thought about free porn being affected,thats a travesty among travestys.

Bloody hell,i'd have to go back to boffing the wife ;-)
Poor you
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Old 01-17-2012, 10:22 AM
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Oh my, what am I going to do for those 12 hours!? xx
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Old 01-17-2012, 12:05 PM
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I'm gonna miss you guys...
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Old 01-17-2012, 07:12 PM
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Since most websites will be down all day tomorrow, I am going to have a full internet/laptop free day tomorrow (well, excluding my Xbox, but I'll probably not go on Live anyway) Means I can get things done for once, instead of being distracted by this place xx
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Old 01-17-2012, 09:47 PM
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I am completely for this protest, if this bill goes through, it really will be the disaster.

Figures it will be down the day I get back
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