SB Nation's Official Statement On SOPA

This is and will remain a politics-free space, but SOPA legislation represents a direct and unwarranted threat to BCB and SB Nation. Follow the link above to read the company's official statement on the legislation.

4 months ago Kyle Lobner 32 comments 5 recs |

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Thanks for putting this up.

I fully support the Vox/SBN stance.

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."

~RRR

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 18, 2012 12:44 PM CST reply actions 3 recs

Same.

I don’t even know if this is really “politics.” It’s not right-vs-left, it’s small-number-of-old-media-rightsholders-and-their-lobbyists vs literally everyone else.

fka "warwick5s"

by DEUCE SLUICE on Jan 18, 2012 1:11 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

I don't want to face the day where BCB is unavailable because some random person posts something that he/she should have.

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by -JP- on Jan 18, 2012 1:28 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Can you imagine?

No one would be able to post videos, pics… and probably PhotoShops.

The site would end up being text-based to prevent any potential lawsuits.

by sjlee on Jan 18, 2012 1:38 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Well, text based, with a Rally Lobster here and there.

After all, the Rally Lobster is an original BCB creation…right?

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by -JP- on Jan 18, 2012 1:40 PM CST up reply actions

Somebody made that lobster.

And they want their nickel.

by mpbMKE on Jan 18, 2012 1:55 PM CST up reply actions

I'm pretty sure Gorman's parents already got their money.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jan 18, 2012 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

Links are actually the biggest concern, I think.

We do the best we can to avoid linking to pirated streams now, but we’d have to switch to draconian measures if this passes.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jan 18, 2012 2:33 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

would you still be able to link to a movie scene on Youtube?

say something like this when the Crew was getting blown out http://youtu.be/GBsSttJsZOc

"It's a joke. It's all a joke.

by WSB Chris on Jan 18, 2012 3:47 PM CST up reply actions

YouTube probably wouldn't exist anymore.

So we wouldn’t have to worry about that…

by mpbMKE on Jan 18, 2012 3:48 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Khaaaaaaaaan!

http://youtu.be/wRnSnfiUI54

"It's a joke. It's all a joke.

by WSB Chris on Jan 18, 2012 3:57 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Why would the Crew be getting blown out?

They’re going undefeated this year!

2011: A wasted year

by Tepo6688 on Jan 18, 2012 10:51 PM CST up reply actions

I will say thing can you name one time other than the Civil Rights Act where Congress made anything better

There has to be a better way to stop pirating than this idea.

"It's a joke. It's all a joke.

by WSB Chris on Jan 18, 2012 1:50 PM CST reply actions

How about every amendment to the constitution outside of the 18th?

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by Jeo on Jan 18, 2012 2:37 PM CST up reply actions

just by the process an amendment has more to do than just Congress

and wouldn’t you say a lot of those amendment came from the founding fathers not Congress(bill of rights was Amend 1 -10 right.)

I keep thinking to how Congress was going to fix Cable TV how did that work out ;)

"It's a joke. It's all a joke.

by WSB Chris on Jan 18, 2012 3:45 PM CST up reply actions

There are 27 amendments.

So,we’ll give you through the 12th as potentially written by the Founding Fathers (the 13th was proposed in 1865 and abolished slavery).

But, even insomuch as they were framed by Thomas Jefferson, the Bill of Rights still had to pass muster of Congress and each legislative body of the 13 states. So, yes, Congress has written every Amendment to the Constitution.

To cherry pick that one issue—“fixing” cable—against everything every Congress has or has not done is pretty silly. How about federal child labor laws? OSHA? Creating a standing military to defend against foreign invasion? Anti-trust laws?

by mpbMKE on Jan 18, 2012 3:59 PM CST up reply actions

But that stuff doesn't fit the narrative!

by cwolf20 on Jan 18, 2012 4:12 PM CST up reply actions

fine you sit back and let Congress fix this

tell me how it works out. I honestly do not care enough to get in an argument about it you are right I am wrong

happy now :)

"It's a joke. It's all a joke.

by WSB Chris on Jan 18, 2012 4:26 PM CST up reply actions

Good thing this is working again.

Specifically, this argument is an “appeal to consequence.”

by mpbMKE on Jan 19, 2012 10:21 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs

Yes

"Our attitude is we look at ourselves and we grade ourselves. And even if we don’t like what’s happening on the other side, we don’t make a — it’s not our business" - Tony Larussa

by mnbrewer on Jan 18, 2012 11:39 PM CST up reply actions

Fuck. SOPA.

FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.

by Jess'HittheBall on Jan 18, 2012 2:01 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Apparently the guy who authored SOPA was using an image on his website in violation of his own law.

If Plush had to pick Wearwolf or Vampire, I'm a Wearwolf!

by SRB on Jan 18, 2012 5:11 PM CST reply actions 3 recs

I love Congress.

We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.

by Rubie Q on Jan 18, 2012 5:22 PM CST up reply actions

My representative!

/yippee for Texas
//gag

by Cheeseandcorn on Jan 18, 2012 5:41 PM CST up reply actions

That is awesome.

by cwolf20 on Jan 18, 2012 5:48 PM CST up reply actions

Yep.

linky.

by Archibaldcrane on Jan 18, 2012 6:58 PM CST up reply actions

oops, missed yours

my bad

"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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by Hyatt on Jan 19, 2012 1:31 AM CST up reply actions

by WSB Chris on Jan 18, 2012 6:42 PM CST reply actions

SECONDED!!!! RAGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by Flanyboy on Jan 20, 2012 10:24 AM CST up reply actions

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