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Re:What the first web blackout looked like, 17 years ago by r00fus on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @05:52PM (#3476894)
Keep in mind that was before the Roberts Supreme Court, who had just recently declared Corporate Money == Speech (via Citizens United case).

If SOPA passes, I hold out very little hope that this Supreme Court will do much of anything to ameliorate it .

Re:What the first web blackout looked like, 17 years ago by jacoblyles on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @09:32PM (#3477584)
A court that takes a free speech absolutist position in one case is more likely to protect other forms of speech, not less. I'm an extreme civil libertarian and I strongly supported the Citizens United ruling.
Re:What the first web blackout looked like, 17 years ago by gradschool on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @04:47AM (#3478840)
There's no constitutional reason that the bill of rights should extend automatically to corporations (nor to robots or inanimate objects, for that matter). I'd be suspicious of any court using a first amendment argument to protect corporate interests.
Re:What the first web blackout looked like, 17 years ago by dpatru on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @06:08AM (#3479059)
If I have free speech rights, and if you have free speech rights, why should we not have free speech rights if we form a corporation and speak with one (amplified) voice?
Re:What the first web blackout looked like, 17 years ago by dodedo on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @12:24PM (#3480750)
Do you also believe that non-profits and churches should be able to freely lobby? Currently both are severely curtailed in their political speech, unlike for-profit corporations. This is why there are two ACLU organizations: http://www.aclu.org/american-civil-liberties-union-and-aclu-...
Re:What the first web blackout looked like, 17 years ago by Natsu on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @02:19AM (#3478458)
Wait. If money == speech, can't we argue against the financial blockade parts of SOPA on free speech grounds?

Probably won't work legally, but it's worth a thought...