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Stop HR 3261 (SOPA) and S 968 (PIPA) Internet Blacklist Bills

Congress needs to hear from you, or these dangerous bills will pass - they have tremendous lobbying dollars behind them, from large corporations reportedly hoping to prop up outdated, anti-consumer business models at the expense of the very fabric of the Internet -- recklessly unleashing a tsunami of take-down notices and litigation, and a Pandora's jar of "chilling effects" and other unintended (or perhaps intended?) consequences.

Monster Cable considers craigslist a "rogue site" for takedown under PIPA - they want to prevent YOU from selling your unwanted cables so they can increase sales! Many other "rights holders" want to do the same. Boycott anyone? There is an app for that.

SOPA/PIPA supporters want to block you from reaching ANY site they think is hurting their profits -- without due process or review in any court -- by (can you believe this?) interrupting Internet traffic via DNS at ISPs and by censoring search engine results. Many lawmakers are prepared to give them that right.

Congress is starting to backpedal on this anti-American nonsense, but SOPA/PIPA cannot be fixed -- they must be killed.

Sen Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep Ron Wyden (D-OR) are championing a sane alternative to SOPA/PIPA called Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN). OPEN focuses on cutting off US payments to foreign sites infringing trademark, and refrains from disrupting basic Internet protocols, or threatening mainstream US sites like craigslist.

Please let your Members of Congress know you OPPOSE H.R. 3261 "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) and S. 968 "Protect IP Act" (PIPA):

• Reverse Robocall ALL pro-SOPA MOC + Key Lobbyists simultaneously! (More info on Ars Technica)
• Phone your Member of Congress the old fashioned way (House) (Senate)
• Contact Senators who are refusing to meet with constituents about SOPA/PIPA.
• EFF Congressional Emailer - Oppose Internet Blacklisting (SOPA & PIPA)
• ECA Congressional Emailer - Don't Censor Our Internet!
• OpenCongress Congressional Emailer - Oppose SOPA
• Generic Congressional Emailer (You'll need your Zip+4)

Learn more about SOPA, Protect IP (PIPA), and Internet Blacklisting:

• Growing Chorus of Opposition to SOPA
• Open Letter against SOPA from 83 Prominent Internet Engineers
• Why SOPA and Protect IP (PIPA) are Bad, Bad Ideas (Techdirt)
• SOPA News (Google News)
• SOPA Wikipedia entry
• SOPA FAQ (CNET)

Internet Giants Consider Blackout Against SOPA!

Where does your Member of Congress stand on SOPA? (Project SOPA Opera)

Opponents of SOPA: Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, eBay, AOL, Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr, Etsy, Zynga, EFF, ACLU, Human Rights Watch, Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Ron Paul (R-TX)

Supporters of SOPA: RIAA, MPAA, News Corporation, VISA, Mastercard, Pfizer, Comcast, Time Warner, ABC, Nike, Walmart, Dow Chemical, Tiffany, Chanel, Rolex, Monster Cable, Teamsters, Lamar Smith (R-TX), John Conyers (D-MI)

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From Fixxer's email bag: "I made my own site, I'm going to put craigslist out of business."

-----Original Message-----
From: webmaster@nolimitlist.com [mailto:webmaster@nolimitlist.com] 
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:16 PM
To: Problem Solvers
Subject: RELEASE: Possible Craigslist Killer At Large in Oregon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

CONTACT:
Andy Sullivan
President
No Limit List: Worldwide Uncensored Classifieds
Phone: 
E-mail: webmaster@nolimitlist.com 

Possible Craigslist Killer At Large in Oregon

Portland, Oregon, 11/17/2011 – A possible Craigslist killer is currently in Oregon after implementing himself online in his own self described Craigslist killing plot. Earlier this week Portland web developer Andy Sullivan confessed that he has launchedNoLimitList.com as part of an ongoing plot aimed at killing Craigslist with superior services. No Limit List offers a worldwide alternative with advanced features built upon a familiar foundation to enhance the user experience with better design and lower censorship levels.

No Limit List began when a series of negative experiences on Craigslist led one user to realize that with just some time he could build something better simply by applying his skills. He started off by reverse engineering Craigslist’s geographic structure, expanding it to include over 280 countries, and making a list of features he wished he could find on Craigslist. The result is a service where users can post comments, rate items, find places on Google Maps, add videos, communicate on site privately, and build public profiles complete with their own RSS feed that can be used to syndicate their work elsewhere. They can do all that with the help of a spell checker, dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, unit converter, currency converter, language translator, calendar, and world time clocks accessible on every page through integrated third party applications. 

Despite all of its advanced features perhaps it is what no one can see on No Limit List that offers the most value to users because one thing nobody will find is unnecessary censorship. They won’t find it due to the fact that No Limit List users in good standing are given full control over their work, all listings are permanent by default, and they can rest assured that competitors will never be able to maliciously flag their ads for deletion because flagging systems were left out by design in favor of greater protection for their civil liberties. Greater protection for their civil liberties empowered to them by policies that permit freedom of expression to the fullest extent allowed by law and are backed by strategic resource placement for an added layer of security just in case. 

Overall NoLimitList.com offers a combination of user friendly features and free speech protection capable of making it the colossus of potential Craigslist killers at large on the internet today. Sullivan is currently working on last minute formatting issues and minor bug fixes while planning a killing spree aimed at systematically wiping out competitors until the end of time simply by giving the people real hope for a better future.


For More Information Visit:

No Limit List: Worldwide Uncensored Classifieds http://nolimitlist.com


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This release was sent for the purpose of sharing newsworthy information with members of the media including journalists, editors, and bloggers. 

Fixxer's pick of the day, "Why would wanting a Nazi uniform be flagged, sounds a bit like the Nazi party to me."

min Why is my ad being flagged /removed? < mm06 > 05/23/11 07:11  -3
      : . . You Godwinned yourself. < geeThatSucks > 05/23/11 07:14  +8
      : . . Are you fucking kidding? < Dragon_Keeper > 05/23/11 07:14  -12+2
      : . . : . . I feel the lack of price drew way more flags < than-his-supposed > 05/23/11 07:29  -13
      : . . : . . : . . When it comes to items like this < Dragon_Keeper > 05/23/11 07:33  -2+2
      : . . : . . : . . : . . ...or a political rally § < - > 05/23/11 07:34  +5
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . The replublican national convention isn't til § < _next_year > 05/23/11 07:35  -5+8
      : . . Its a community moderated site. Looks < - > 05/23/11 07:15  
      : . . While I think the fact that it was < - > 05/23/11 07:34  +1
      : . . : . . I dont agree with these reasons. < mm06 > 05/23/11 07:55  -8
      : . . : . . : . . $1 as a price will get you flagged all < day-long-regardless > 05/23/11 07:58  
      : . . : . . : . . Your expection of this site is incorrect. < geeThatSucks > 05/23/11 07:58  
      : . . : . . : . . They dont have to be against the ToU < Dragon_Keeper > 05/23/11 08:01  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . Youre telling me how to write an ad? < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:11  -2
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . You asked why your ad was flagged. We took < - > 05/23/11 08:14  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . So, no answer is an answer. < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:17  -1
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Hey, if you had read the directions you < TheFixxer > 05/23/11 08:22  +2  pic
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . You seem to be confused... < Darlin1111 > 05/23/11 08:30  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . You also are a "flagger"... < Darlin1111 > 05/23/11 08:26  
      : . . : . . : . . Then you can stop using craigslist. < NADA-CHANCE > 05/23/11 08:02  
      : . . Ok here is the truth about your item. < nada-chance > 05/23/11 07:46  
      : . . : . . Offensive? < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:02  -3
      : . . : . . : . . I'm calling Troll right now < Dragon_Keeper > 05/23/11 08:05  +1
      : . . : . . : . . : . . Troll? < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:13  -2
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Odds are that of all the people in your < - > 05/23/11 08:15  
      : . . : . . : . . This IS CRAIGSLIST your readers have flags < -- > 05/23/11 08:05  
      : . . : . . : . . You are this worked up over a free ad? < Nada-Chance > 05/23/11 08:06  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . My ad. < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:16  -5
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Users agree to flag any ad they < - > 05/23/11 08:17  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . The watering down of C/L. < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:22  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Offensive little trolls do too. § < - > 05/23/11 08:23  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . your $1 price is against the TOU < correctly-flagged > 05/23/11 08:21  
      : . . : . . : . . How ironic can you be. < TheFixxer > 05/23/11 08:19  +6  pic
      : . . : . . : . . : . . Funny stuff. < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:27  -2
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . It also defends Craig's right to set up < - > 05/23/11 08:30  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Whatever. Your community didnt like your ad < Dragon_Keeper > 05/23/11 08:30  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . I thought you called troll. Why feed? § < - > 05/23/11 08:32  +1
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Yep, < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:34  -1
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Gross mistake on my part < Dragon_Keeper > 05/23/11 08:41  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Do any of you people have jobs? < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:37  -1
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . WHY? § < Ignorance-is-Bliss > 05/23/11 08:38  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . ...are you feeding it? § < - > 05/23/11 08:39  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Do you know how to READ? < - > 05/23/11 08:41  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . I do see a correlation here. < TheFixxer > 05/23/11 08:41  +10
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Rules < mm06 > 05/23/11 08:57  -1
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Perhaps, but it's Craig's daycare and he < - > 05/23/11 09:01  
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . No, here is the correlation; < mm06 > 05/23/11 09:04  -9
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . You clicked "agree" in order to use this site. < TheFixxer > 05/23/11 09:20  +5
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Goddamit, fixx < - > 05/23/11 09:23  -5
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . The wheels of progress move slowly. < mm06 > 05/23/11 10:11  -1
      : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . Oh, please do repost. I would love to see that. < - > 05/23/11 10:22  
      : . . Knew this was going to turn into a troll-fest by § < the-OP--- > 05/23/11 09:25