A SPECIAL NOTE FROM RAÚL A. MORA, Ph.D.:
ON JANUARY 18, ELPATRONHIMSELF.NET ANSWERED THE CALL AGAINST DANGEROUS INTERNET LEGISLATION BY SHUTTING DOWN, AS SO MANY OTHER SITES DID.
AS A RESEARCHER IN LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY, I BELIEVE THAT THE BEAUTY OF THE INTERNET LIES IN THE WAYS IT HAS CONNECTED THE WORLD AND ALL THE SPACES FOR CREATIVITY IT HAS OPENED... BUT THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO HATE THE FREEDOM AND THE REVOLUTIONS SPAWNING ONLINE.
WE ARE THE INTERNET AND WE CAN'T LET THEM TAKE IT AWAY FROM US! THAT IS WHY I, EL PATRON HIMSELF, THE DOCTOR OF PATRONOMICS, SHUT DOWN THIS SITE IN PROTEST. I ADVOCATE FOR STRONG, CRITICAL, YET NON-VIOLENT FORMS OF ACTIVISM IN MY SCHOLARSHIP AND LIFE. I BELIEVE, AS MANY OTHERS HAVE PROVEN TODAY, THAT IT'S TIME FOR ACTIVISM AND THE PROTECTION OF THE SOURCE OF THE NEW REVOLUTION! IT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK!
SO FAR, IT SEEMS THAT THE STOP ONLINE PIRACY (SOPA) AND PROTECT IP (PIPA) ACTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FINAL BLOW IN THE AFTERMATH OF THIS STRIKE. THAT ONLY MEANS WE SHOT THE FIRST SALVO. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE WAR IS OVER. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO LEARN THE FACTS, TO READ WHAT THESE PROPOSALS INTEND TO CAUSE, OR FIND OUT WHY THESE LAWS CURTAIL CREATIVITY AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. IF WE LET LAWS LIKE THESE PASS, WE WILL OPEN A PANDORA'S BOX FOR DICTATORS AND GOVERNMENTS TO FIND LEGAL WAYS TO TRAMPLE WITH THEIR CITIZENS' CREATIVITY. LOOK AT THESE SITES FOR FACTS:
http://protestsopa.org/
http://sopastrike.com/
http://americancensorship.org/
http://americancensorship.org/infographic.html
https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/sopa-pipa/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
http://www.protectinnovation.com/downloads/letter.pdf
http://tucowsinc.com/news/2012/01/why-we-dont-like-sopa/
I WILL ALSO POST OTHER VIDEOS AND LINKS AS DAYS GO BY. WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT. WE HAVE REGAINED THE RIGHT TO FIND OUT AND POSSESS INFORMATION. THAT IS A RIGHT THAT IS DEFINITELY WORTH FIGHTING FOR!
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED... BUT IT WILL BE ON THE INTERNET! IT'S UP TO US TO KEEP THE REVOLUTION FLOWING!
WITH MUCH LOVE AND SUPPORT AS WE FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT,
EL PATRON HIMSELF
ON JANUARY 18, ELPATRONHIMSELF.NET ANSWERED THE CALL AGAINST DANGEROUS INTERNET LEGISLATION BY SHUTTING DOWN, AS SO MANY OTHER SITES DID.
AS A RESEARCHER IN LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY, I BELIEVE THAT THE BEAUTY OF THE INTERNET LIES IN THE WAYS IT HAS CONNECTED THE WORLD AND ALL THE SPACES FOR CREATIVITY IT HAS OPENED... BUT THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO HATE THE FREEDOM AND THE REVOLUTIONS SPAWNING ONLINE.
WE ARE THE INTERNET AND WE CAN'T LET THEM TAKE IT AWAY FROM US! THAT IS WHY I, EL PATRON HIMSELF, THE DOCTOR OF PATRONOMICS, SHUT DOWN THIS SITE IN PROTEST. I ADVOCATE FOR STRONG, CRITICAL, YET NON-VIOLENT FORMS OF ACTIVISM IN MY SCHOLARSHIP AND LIFE. I BELIEVE, AS MANY OTHERS HAVE PROVEN TODAY, THAT IT'S TIME FOR ACTIVISM AND THE PROTECTION OF THE SOURCE OF THE NEW REVOLUTION! IT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK!
SO FAR, IT SEEMS THAT THE STOP ONLINE PIRACY (SOPA) AND PROTECT IP (PIPA) ACTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FINAL BLOW IN THE AFTERMATH OF THIS STRIKE. THAT ONLY MEANS WE SHOT THE FIRST SALVO. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE WAR IS OVER. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO LEARN THE FACTS, TO READ WHAT THESE PROPOSALS INTEND TO CAUSE, OR FIND OUT WHY THESE LAWS CURTAIL CREATIVITY AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. IF WE LET LAWS LIKE THESE PASS, WE WILL OPEN A PANDORA'S BOX FOR DICTATORS AND GOVERNMENTS TO FIND LEGAL WAYS TO TRAMPLE WITH THEIR CITIZENS' CREATIVITY. LOOK AT THESE SITES FOR FACTS:
http://protestsopa.org/
http://sopastrike.com/
http://americancensorship.org/
http://americancensorship.org/infographic.html
https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/sopa-pipa/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more
http://www.protectinnovation.com/downloads/letter.pdf
http://tucowsinc.com/news/2012/01/why-we-dont-like-sopa/
I WILL ALSO POST OTHER VIDEOS AND LINKS AS DAYS GO BY. WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT. WE HAVE REGAINED THE RIGHT TO FIND OUT AND POSSESS INFORMATION. THAT IS A RIGHT THAT IS DEFINITELY WORTH FIGHTING FOR!
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED... BUT IT WILL BE ON THE INTERNET! IT'S UP TO US TO KEEP THE REVOLUTION FLOWING!
WITH MUCH LOVE AND SUPPORT AS WE FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT,
EL PATRON HIMSELF
