Comments on: How SOPA Will Destroy The Internet http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/ Happenings and Observations Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: LoadingDose http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-12135 LoadingDose Wed, 30 May 2012 15:13:21 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-12135 Easy Arnon,

No doubt you split the verb intentionally, as a subtle way of communicating to GrammarNazi that EasyDNS will not be held hostage to nonsensical rituals, such as taking theoretical prohibitions from the Latin language (ie splitting a single word) and applying those to English.

We readers appreciate that Mark's incisive mind is not so easily distracted from the essence of important issues.

]]> By: Amy Trenton http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-12043 Amy Trenton Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:44:21 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-12043 This whole SOPA deal needs to just go away… I understand both sides of the issue but I just can't side with SOPA supporters.. Gotta be a better way for both sides to get what they want..

]]> By: easyDNS Support http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-11939 easyDNS Support Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:58:24 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-11939 Yes, yes we did. We're rebels that way.

Arnon (an easyPerson)

]]> By: GrammarNazi http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-11938 GrammarNazi Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:06:02 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-11938 You split an infinitive ("to not use") in the second-to-last paragraph. ("… IT policy is to not use US based servers …")

]]> By: Ian Michaels http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-11192 Ian Michaels Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:45:38 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-11192 Congratulations on an excellent article, Mark. Many people understand that "something's wrong" and this article goes far in breaking it down.

I'd like suggest that you arrange for the making of a video incorporating your comments and maybe those of other respected people in the field. It is the most natural means of communicating important issues and making topics more approachable.

]]> By: The Truth Uncovered http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-11172 The Truth Uncovered Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:21:31 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-11172 Really interesting read. It's a disgrace that this bill even exists.
I read more onto from JeepersMedia who explains the bull in this. I am pretty sure it wont pass now, too many have stood up in the fight for our Freedom.

]]> By: Ed Carp http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-11171 Ed Carp Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:02:43 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-11171 And this will have about as much effect as the huge hug and cry about bailouts for banksters – NONE AT ALL. Complain away, it will do you NO GOOD AT ALL. Congress pays absolutely NO ATTENTION to anyone but their corporate sponsors.

]]> By: easyDNS Support http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-11170 easyDNS Support Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:37:21 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-11170 Hi Ivan,

I'll refer you to Mark's post on Elephant-gate early in 2011. http://blog.easydns.org/2011/04/04/career-ending-moments-in-celebrity-ceo-ism-or-howto-transfer-your-domain-away-from-godaddy/

Overall, it comes down to balancing your business and ethics, and deciding if a few dollars extra a year (or more, depending) are worth being consonant with your ethics, or if the cost is too prohibitive. It's a lot like the decision we made when we decided to start moving towards a greener business model. It means some extra expenses, like going with Bullfrog, but we consider it a fair business cost for being what we consider good corporate citizens. YMMV, obviously, and everyone's decisions have to be their own, and we can't really make recommendations. There are a bunch of boycott sites out there at this point that offer suggestions and email templates, and so on. They can probably act as a jumping-off point for any actions you want to take.

]]> By: Ivan Kirigin http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-11169 Ivan Kirigin Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:19:26 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-11169 What actions would you recommend people take here? I've called my representative. I'm interested in moving business away from supporters of SOPA, but some comes at great cost (e.g. moving domains from godaddy to someplace like namecheap or here, where I currently buy my new domains).

]]> By: charlie http://blog.easydns.org/2011/12/22/how-sopa-will-destroy-the-internet/#comment-11168 charlie Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:01:27 +0000 http://blog.easydns.org/?p=1895#comment-11168 I'm with you on this Mark. There is a lot of stuff going on that I don't perticularly like taking place on the internet, but I realize that I'm just one person of millions that use the net.

charlie

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