Joe Brockmeier explains what he wishes everyone was saying about SOPA. This and more in today’s Daily Wrap.
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What I Wish Wikipedia and Others Were Saying About SOPA/PIPA
Though the attention lavished on SOPA, and her sister bill in the Senate, PIPA, was incredible, Joe Brockmeier wishes internet companies had deepened their message. We may have quashed SOPA this session, but it will be back in some new form, thanks to the cozy relationship the entertainment industry has with our legislators and because most people in America do not have any idea what Congress is doing on their behalf. The SOPA blackout was a welcome and powerful statement, but Joe wishes they’d have sent a message that we need to oversee our law makers, lest we have to do this again very soon.
From the comments:
Danielle Morrill — “Yes yes yes, this is exactly it! I agree and we need to all become more vigilant. I also implore you, as a member of the news media who is paying attention – please help us stay informed. Government is big and complex and we laymen have work to accomplish day-to-day. Help us find information, point us to new sources, new ideas. Challenge us. Its not that we can’t think, but simply that we are busy producing and I personally feel their are few news sorces that give me the facts, respect my intelligence, and dig in deep.”
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