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SOPA - who's staying Open?
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I have to ask this...I've been reading where people are saying they will be closing their Etsy shop for the day (going on Vacation mode) in protest....
I understand the idea behind the SOPA blackout..(I keep wanting to write "SOAP" LOL)...but I'm not in support of losing business for that day...I mean, you never know what might happen buyer-wise in a shop. Etsy Admin already said in another thread that the site itself won't be a part of this, for those wondering.
I'm curious how many of you are staying open tomorrow? I am.
Posted at 12:46 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST
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Please find an update on this important issue here:
www.etsy.com/teams/7722/business-topics/discuss/9310065/page/1
Posted at 1:39 am Jan 18, 2012 EST
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while I fully support major sites blacking out, my own teeny business can't afford to lose any slight opportunity to make money :(
Posted at 12:48 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST
I need to stay open, but that doesn't mean I don't find protesting against SOPA to be extremely important! :)
Posted at 12:48 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST
I am. I would have to read and understand the bill before I could have an opinion on it to be honest.
Posted at 12:48 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST
We've never heard of SOPA so why should we close?
Posted at 12:49 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST
Just looked it up - cannot condone piracy but not sure what difference closure of shops would achieve.
Posted at 12:51 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST
I am not willing to lose business either. This will be interesting to watch.
Posted at 12:51 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST
As far as I know SOPA got killed. For now anyway.
Posted at 12:53 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST
SOPA won't stop piracy. It really isn't about that at all, but that's what they're trying to sell it to us as.
Posted at 12:53 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST
I can afford to symbolically close this shop, I can't close my primary sop.
Posted at 12:54 pm Jan 17, 2012 EST