The Day the Lolcats died: Protest Song

The Day The LOLcats Died - #SOPA #PIPA Protest Song - YouTube

 

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To protest SOPA, the strike was updated for the Internet age

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By Melissa Bell, Friday, January 20, 12:55 PM

There were no chants of “Strike! Strike! Strike!” to be heard, no picket lines to cross. There was not even an inflatable giant rat — the motif of any good protest. Instead, there were redirected pages, black bars across logos and folk songs titled “The Day the LOLcats Died.”
Last week, the Internet (or parts of it, anyway) went on strike in a 21st-century take on the labor stoppages of the Industrial Revolution.

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(Harry Campbell for The Washington Post)

Instead of fighting for better working conditions, the protesters were trying to stop proposed changes to the Web. On Wednesday, Wikipedia, Reddit, Craigslist and a number of other influential sites shut their virtual doors to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). The two similar pieces of legislation — the former under consideration in the House; the latter before the Senate — aim to prevent piracy online. But they have stirred intense opposition from Internet denizens who complain that the bills overreach in dangerous and innovation-stifling ways. end quote.

In reading the above article I found out about the youtube song "The day the lolcats died" which has a word button at the top of this page. I liked the lyrics a lot because the message gets through clearly. However, if you don't live on the California Coast or don't live near a University or work for an internet company all this might be jibberish to you until the internet is gone and maybe then you will understand.