That was fast!   Whoh!   Is there a press release or did I just miss it?   Gizmodo does have a somewhat -spotted- history in terms of journalistic integrity, I should&#39;ve considered that they might have missed it.<br><br>
Bean<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:30 PM,  <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:dennisjperkins@comcast.net">dennisjperkins@comcast.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:#000000">They&#39;ve backpedaled and said they no loner support SOPA.<br><br><hr><b>From: </b>&quot;Mike Bean&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:beandaemon@gmail.com" target="_blank">beandaemon@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>To: </b>&quot;CLUE&#39;s mailing list&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:clue@cluedenver.org" target="_blank">clue@cluedenver.org</a>&gt;<br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, December 23, 2011 10:15:27 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>[clue] dec29th = leave GoDaddy [politics/SOPA]<div>
<div class="h5"><br><br>Thinking about the subject, occurred to me that there are some clue-bies with some pretty strong feelings about SOPA.  Strong enough to put your money where your mouth is?<br>(Provided of course that anyone has sites/domain names on GoDaddy)<br>

<br><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5870779/december-29th-is-leave-godaddy-day" target="_blank">http://gizmodo.com/5870779/december-29th-is-leave-godaddy-day</a><br><br>****************************************************************************<br>

December 29th Is Leave GoDaddy Day

                                                        
                        
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                                                                                                <p>Congress pitches <a href="http://gizmodo.com/sopa" target="_blank">awful bill</a>. Dozens of companies <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5870241/presented-without-comment-every-single-company-supporting-sopa-the-awful-internet-censorship-law" target="_blank">support awful bill</a>. One of those companies is the reviled, asshole-ish GoDaddy. GoDaddy <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5870559/as-if-you-needed-another-reason-to-hate-fcking-godaddy" target="_blank">dismisses</a> criticism. Internet decides it <a href="http://theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/12/reasons-not-upset-reddit/46601/" target="_blank">doesn&#39;t need</a> GoDaddy. Let&#39;s do this.</p>


<p>The idea of an organized GoDaddy domain walkout, prompted by lolcat baron <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5870638/lolcat-kingpin-threatens-giant-boycott-against-godaddys-sopa-lust" target="_blank">Ben Huh</a> and <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/nmnie/godaddy_supports_sopa_im_transferring_51_domains/?limit=500" target="_blank">community organization on Reddit</a>, is a damn good one. GoDaddy has already rolled its eyes at the idea of a boycott in a note to ArsTechnica:</p>


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<p>Go Daddy has received some emails that appear to stem from the boycott prompt, but we have not seen any impact to our business.</p>
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<p>If you&#39;re currently doing business with GoDaddy, why don&#39;t you give them some impact on the 29th? [<a href="http://theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/12/reasons-not-upset-reddit/46601/" target="_blank">Atlantic Wire</a>]</p>

<p>****************************************************************************</p><p>Personally, I like to see this kind of activism, but I tend to respect anyone&#39;s right to make the choice for themselves.  I don&#39;t have a site on GoDaddy, so I can&#39;t support the effort directly, but I thought I&#39;d pass along the word, and support them indirectly.  Would it be an abuse to ask if someone can pass along the word to the crowd at DenHac?</p>

<p>Bean<br></p>                                                                
                                                                
                                
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