The Official SOPA Protest Song: "The Day the LOLCats Died"
We just published an article recently about how there hasn’t been a great protest song of this generation. Well, looks like we were wrong. It turns out Ben Huh was just waiting for something worthy of a protest in the eyes of the technology generation. Today’s blackout from sites like Wikipedia, Reddit and Live Journal in response to SOPA/PIPA is only a stepping stone. Now there’s an anthem we can all sing together once and for all. Watch this, spread this and in the words of Huh, “speak up before the internet dies.” ... read more
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