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Wikipedia joins the blackout parade 
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16590585

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Wikipedia plans to take its English-language site offline on Wednesday as part of protests against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US.

Petition cleod to implement this: http://sopablackout.org/

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I dont think this site should be in any danger of getting shut down, whats copyrighted here? Its not like they are selling their fangames here, or anywhere.

Its called making a parody, stupid government. :hmph:

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... I think a lot of people really still haven't researched into SOPA and PIPA. This saddens me, this is the future of the internet we're talking about, people.

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Thundaga_T2 wrote:
I dont think this site should be in any danger of getting shut down, whats copyrighted here?

Oh, wow.
You really don't understand why SOPA is a big deal at all, do you? If it was as simple as "well we're not selling it so we won't get in trouble", why would everyone be protesting and complaining about it? I mean those rules are pretty fair. I'd be fine with it if that's how it was laid out. (in fact I think that IS how the laws work currently). Do some research and learn about what the bill being passed would actually entail.

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Thundaga_T2 wrote:
I dont think this site should be in any danger of getting shut down, whats copyrighted here?


.......have you not noticed that a majority of the websites on strike don't sell stuff is sopa happens that means computers will die out
internet creativity would be dead........all the work on ssf2 over the years...........god i hope this bill doesn't pass

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actually any time someone on this site links to a youtube video of a trailer, gameplay or anything of a game, that would be "copyrighted material" i believe and could be grounds for parts of MG to be shut down.

that said i support this blackout parade <3

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actually any time someone on this site links to a youtube video of a trailer, gameplay or anything of a game, that would be "copyrighted material" i believe and could be grounds for parts of MG to be shut down.

that said i support this blackout parade <3

This site would be shut down even if we didn't have YouTube tags. We would be shut down for having pictures of Mario on our site let alone having one of the biggest fan games out there right now under development.
This site explains it using a nice animated GIF http://theoatmeal.com/ Please note this does contain very crude humor.

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