Archive for January, 2012

SOPA and Protect IP

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Please take 5 minutes today to call both your senators and your representative. If you don’t know who they are, look that up here: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml and http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Protect IP and SOPA are important for the technical underpinnings of the internet that you depend upon daily. They are easily bypassed by using an IP address to reach sites such as using typing 74.125.225.81 to reach google instead of that name.

A simple script for you to follow if you are not sure what to say:

Hello, I live in (Location, eg: Ann Arbor, Michigan/City/Township) and was wondering what the Senator/Representatives position is on the proposed legislation of SOPA (House – HR 3261) and/or Protect IP (Senate – SB 968).

Be respectful when talking on the phone, and convey any feelings you have on the topic.