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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will pass - they have tremendous lobbying dollars behind them, from large corporations reportedly hoping to prop up outdated, anti-consumer business models at the expense of the very fabric of the Internet -- recklessly unleashing a tsunami of take-down notices and litigation, and a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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Still have questions? try our help desk discussion forum or send us a note.This just in from craigslist: 

EBay Attorney Says Craigslist Sought Criminal Probe

By John Letzing 
   Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 
 

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--An attorney for eBay Inc. (EBAY) said Thursday that Craigslist sought the current criminal probe of the internet giant, as rancor between the companies plays out on multiple stages.

The eBay attorney, Mark Lambert, also pressed for a related civil trial with Craigslist to be put on hold.

During a hearing in federal civil court in San Francisco, Lambert said the deposition of eBay employees in the civil case could have a damaging effect on their standing in the criminal proceedings, which were revealed through a grand jury subpoena issued last week.

He asked that discovery in the civil case therefore be delayed.

Several eBay employees, including Chairman Pierre Omidyar, are named in a subpoena issued as a part of the criminal probe, which is related to alleged efforts to misappropriate confidential information from Craigslist in order to develop a competing online classifieds service at eBay.

"This criminal subpoena is a game changer," Lambert said during the hearing, while arguing that Craigslist has tried to publicize the criminal probe, after having lobbied for it. "They, to our understanding, sought it," he said of Craigslist.

Craigslist attorney Michael Clyde responded that Lambert's statements were "incredible," and argued that the criminal probe should have no impact on the civil proceedings.

Spokeswomen for Craigslist and San Jose-based eBay declined to comment.

A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag did not respond to a request for comment.

Thursday's hearing comes as relations between eBay, which owns a stake in Craigslist, and the closely-held, San Francisco-based classifieds site reach a new low.

EBay, which purchased a 28.4% stake in Craigslist in 2004, sued Craigslist in a Delaware court in 2008, arguing that its investment had been unfairly diluted. That case ended with eBay losing its board seat, but having its stake restored.

Craigslist countered with its own suit in California, alleging that eBay sought to steal proprietary information in order to build a service that ultimately came to be known as eBay Classifieds.

The criminal investigation, revealed by a grand jury subpoena handed down last week in San Jose, takes up similar themes to the civil litigation now underway in California.

The criminal probe has also brought renewed attention to the civil case.

Judge Richard Kramer emerged over an hour after the civil hearing had been scheduled to start on Thursday, visibly weary and talking about administrative issues related to media attention being paid to the case.

Judge Kramer told the parties that the criminal probe will not put a stop to the civil trial, though its impact should be taken into account as they begin assessing which documents can be handed over as part of discovery.

The judge scheduled an informal discovery hearing for October 18, and assured Craigslist's attorneys that they still may have a chance to depose eBay employees as part of the civil case.

"I'm not saying you're not going to get what you want, which is to get these guys in a room and have at them," he told the attorneys.

-By John Letzing, Dow Jones Newswires; 415-765-8230; john.letzing@dowjones.com

TheFixxer's pick of the day, and it's only 9:35am.

DALLAS PERSON < LAPAPA > 09/14 09:29:15

i have nio idea who you are but you are making a mistake by flagging my baby headband bows.. the more you do it the more evidence i have for making a lawsuit against you...... so stop flagging me....you have no rigth in stoping my sale......

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/forums/?ID=169095514

The thread is a must read, it just keeps getting funnier each post.

Then s/he came back for a top post. Click on the link to see the entire thread. Also clicking on LAPAPA will show you the complete handle history that has not been moved to the isles.

Dallas forum < LAPAPA > 09/14 10:49:38

Wow Thanks for all those people that answer my reply... have a nice day...

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/forums/?ID=169104200

Another top post:

Flag and scams < LAPAPA > 09/14 10:57:29

Is your ad being flag and you dont understand why go. Craiglist help and click on scams and flagged, tell tghem that the people here are flagging you for no reason....

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/forums/?ID=169105242