<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Thomas Vecchione <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:seablaede@gmail.com">seablaede@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Short version, yes.<br><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16623831" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16623831</a><br><br>Longer version, it apparently scared the financial supporters of the bill enough they are starting their own pro-SOPA advertising campaign and media blitz. So that battle is far from over.<br>
<br>Arstechnica has some great articles on it from yesterday if you care to read them.<br><br> Seablade<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br>Speaking of which...<br><br><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/sopa-backer-tells-house-defectors-facts-will-overcome-fears.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/sopa-backer-tells-house-defectors-facts-will-overcome-fears.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss</a><br>
<br>So yes some people got the message, not all. And the fight is far from over.<br><br> Seablade<br>