(1) It was a different time, when almost everyone online was technical; (2) it didn't work then like protesting SOPA today would be intended to, since the act passed back then; and (3) that act was ruled unconstitutional by the courts, rather than by democratic action motivated by protest.
So I think that example is irrelevant in almost every way.
(As to whether congress was taken over by industry; of course I agree with you. I'm not in favour of SOPA, after all. I'm just wargaming the potential scenario of a protest like this today.)
So I think that example is irrelevant in almost every way.
(As to whether congress was taken over by industry; of course I agree with you. I'm not in favour of SOPA, after all. I'm just wargaming the potential scenario of a protest like this today.)