SOPA dead in the water ?

http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/01/17/google-joins-sopa-strike-with-homepage-action/


The biggest Internet presence in the world will have something to add to the growing online protestsagainst anti-piracy legislation, though they won’t go as far as shutting down their operations. Google plans to highlight the issue with an action item on their famously spare homepage.

“Like many businesses, entrepreneurs and web users, we oppose these bills because there are smart, targeted ways to shut down foreign rogue websites without asking American companies to censor the Internet,” said a Google spokeswoman in a written statement provided to HuffPost. “So tomorrow we will be joining many other tech companies to highlight this issue on our U.S. home page.” [...]
In addition to the Web protests, thousands of New York City tech activists and entrepreneurs are preparing for a Wednesday protest outside the Manhattan offices of Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kristin Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Both Schumer and Gillibrand formally support Protect IP. Increasingly in recent years the Big Apple has become an active hub for tech firms, with many new companies and their venture capital supporters locating there rather than Silicon Valley.
The anti-SOPA event is being organized NY Tech Meetup, a trade group representing all aspects of the New York technology community. The group is expecting more than 1,500 members and speakers from leading tech companies to show up at the Wednesday protest, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m, at the senators’ Manhattan offices, at 780 Third Ave.

Add Google to the list of confirmed participants in the SOPA Strike, which has reached over 7,000 US websites. And more participants should be named in the hours leading up to the strike. For instance, what will Google subsidiary YouTube do, given that they have much to fear from this legislation?

This is good news ! Every now and again the ongoing rampage over the rights of citizens and the freedom to enjoy life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness gets held back! Of course there is big money fighting against this outrage too and its an election year......