Leah Kauffman, who wrote and sang the "I Got a Crush on Obama" song (it was lipsynched in the video by a different woman who became the "Obama Girl"), has recorded and performed a new anthem in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act, called "Firewall." It's not my kind of music, but I love the sentiment. Declan McCullagh interviewed Ms Kauffman about her motives.

New 'Firewall' song protests SOPA copyright bill (Q&A)

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jimbo2112

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Is this some kind of meta thing?
- http://www.jjsaul.com Jim Saul
  
  Heh… good point. But it’s playing fine for me, for now. Clever and clearly heartfelt.
  
  I’d like to see Franken slip a rider into the bill outlawing direct fundraising and advertising for congressional campaigns on the web. See how fast it gets shot down then.
Adam S.

Looks like coders have already have a SOPA workaround. I was pretty sure they would, but always makes one feel better to get those solutions in hand.

Just would need to add a browser plug-in

Here’s a good old fashioned un-shortened /. link…

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/21/0420228/coders-develop-ways-to-defeat-sopa-censorship

Obama Girl creator does an anti-SOPA anthem

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