Do It For teh Kittehs!

Well. The blackout today certainly got some attention. Some of it was stupid (see @herpderpedia on Twitter for additional amusing and depressing details.) BUT it also showed up on the evening news, and President Obama issued an official statement that the White House will not support any such bill: should SOPA/PIPA pass, they're going to meet a big, fat veto. 

This makes me even more happy today than yesterday, because I have JUST DISCOVERED that my favorite youtube video of all time has apparently met the tragic end that we all fear should censorship laws pass: THIS. 

So here's to you, Literal Version Parody Music Videos Non-Cat-Framed Version to Avoid Automatic Detection. Parody on. 

Interestingly enough, this is a prime example of how censorship laws won't necessarily stop piracy or copyright infringement: it's pretty easy to get around. If no one picked up on how clever Wikipedia is, they also demonstrated this with their blackout. Denied access to a "censored" wikipedia today caused outrage all over the country (mostly, apparently, from students with assignments due...I again refer to you the herpderpedia link above.) However, anyone remotely tech-savvy (as are most hackers and pirates) quickly discovered that wikipedia was easily accessible through Google cache, by disabling javascript or by using the Wiki mobile app. Confusing headache from the masses, easy avoidance by those with the know-how to commit piracy on a large scale? Likely result of SOPA! Hmmmm. 

Anyway, this post is to applaud the vast well of Internet creativity displayed today in favor of free speech and information, and to pay special homage to two of my favorites:

THE DAY THE LOLCATS DIED

(Really, I just love embedding videos. But I also really like this particular video.)

The Oatmeal's DO IT FOR THE KITTENS

I'm pretty sure I've just pirated basically everything on this post.

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED YOUR LOCAL CONGRESSPERSON, DO IT NOW!!