Black March

Thursday March 1st 2012 to Saturday March 31st 2012

With the continuing campaigns for internet-censoring litigation such as SOPA and PIPA, and the closure of sites like Megaupload under allegations of 'piracy' and 'conspiracy' the time has come to take a stand against music, film, and media companies' lobbyists.

The only way is to hit them where it hurts.
Their profit margins.

March 2012 is the end of the First Quarter in economic reports world wide.

Do not buy a single record. Do not download a single song, legally or illegally. Do not go to see a single film in cinemas, or download a copy. Do not buy a DVD in the stores. Do not buy a videogame. Do not buy a single book or magazine.

Wait the four weeks to buy them in April: see a film later, etc... Holding out for just four weeks, maximum, will leave a gaping hole in media companies profits for the first quarter, an economic hit which will in turn be observed by governments world wide as stocks and shares will blip from a large enough loss of incomes. This action will give a statement of intent:

"We will not tolerate the Media Industries' lobbying for legislation that will censor the internet."


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EDIT: Wikipedia has a list of companies that support or oppose SOPA and PIPA, if you wanted to be sure you're boycotting the right companies.