1 00:00:04,197 --> 00:00:06,634 I was born 2 00:00:06,634 --> 00:00:07,478 way back 3 00:00:07,493 --> 00:00:09,985 In 1986 4 00:00:09,985 --> 00:00:11,308 I'm an old man now 5 00:00:11,308 --> 00:00:15,243 but I remember how it used to be 6 00:00:15,274 --> 00:00:17,670 and now my grandchildren ask me: 7 00:00:17,670 --> 00:00:19,807 Grandad, they say, 8 00:00:19,807 --> 00:00:21,293 can you tell us what it was like 9 00:00:21,293 --> 00:00:22,547 in the days of the Internet, 10 00:00:22,547 --> 00:00:24,660 you know, before SOPA? 11 00:00:24,660 --> 00:00:25,913 And I tell them: 12 00:00:25,913 --> 00:00:28,516 When was that? Let me see ... 13 00:00:28,561 --> 00:00:29,466 some time back 14 00:00:29,466 --> 00:00:31,440 in the early XXI century 15 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,017 I remember when the Internet was free 16 00:00:34,017 --> 00:00:36,316 Behind my keyboard, people let me be 17 00:00:36,316 --> 00:00:39,195 See, there used to be a thing called Freedom of Speech 18 00:00:39,195 --> 00:00:41,958 We had freedom to teach each other, freedom to preach 19 00:00:41,958 --> 00:00:44,089 We had freedom to share culture and circulate ideas 20 00:00:44,135 --> 00:00:47,017 Without the state trying to interfere, enter fear 21 00:00:47,017 --> 00:00:49,873 We lost that freedom, not freedom as in free beer 22 00:00:49,873 --> 00:00:52,570 But the freedom to be free from fear, even here 23 00:00:52,586 --> 00:00:56,053 In the UK, the fact that I am from England 24 00:00:56,053 --> 00:00:58,401 Isn't a matter that matter that matters to our new masters and kings 25 00:00:58,401 --> 00:01:01,603 I was a chap who could sing and distribute my music 26 00:01:01,603 --> 00:01:04,435 And like minded citizens could listen to it 27 00:01:04,435 --> 00:01:05,782 I couldn't afford an orchestra 28 00:01:05,782 --> 00:01:07,059 I was a poor performer 29 00:01:07,059 --> 00:01:10,031 In more ways than one, so I found an alternate formula 30 00:01:10,031 --> 00:01:12,539 Reintrepreted the media around me 31 00:01:12,539 --> 00:01:15,256 Satirised the leader lies on found beats 32 00:01:15,256 --> 00:01:17,555 Talked shop on top of a sample rock band 33 00:01:17,555 --> 00:01:20,341 At least we used to, until rap got banned 34 00:01:20,341 --> 00:01:22,083 At the SOPA 35 00:01:22,083 --> 00:01:24,869 SOPA Cabana 36 00:01:24,869 --> 00:01:27,539 The place where SOPA 37 00:01:27,539 --> 00:01:30,279 SOPA can ban ya 38 00:01:30,279 --> 00:01:32,996 We're at the SOPA 39 00:01:32,996 --> 00:01:35,736 SOPA Cabana 40 00:01:35,736 --> 00:01:38,545 the place where SOPA 41 00:01:38,545 --> 00:01:42,214 SOPA can ban ya 42 00:01:42,214 --> 00:01:45,163 You didn't have to act twisted to get your ass blacklisted 43 00:01:45,163 --> 00:01:47,996 Just annoy a big business and get fisted 44 00:01:47,996 --> 00:01:50,690 They had a vested interest in congress 45 00:01:50,690 --> 00:01:53,337 If one messed with them, then there'd be one less 46 00:01:53,337 --> 00:01:55,937 Our representatives never represented shit 47 00:01:55,937 --> 00:01:58,654 so the Internet was history, this was the end of it 48 00:01:58,654 --> 00:02:01,046 I remember it like it was yesterday 49 00:02:01,046 --> 00:02:04,296 I guess that day, I was too lazy to investigate 50 00:02:04,296 --> 00:02:07,222 The escapades of another state's government 51 00:02:07,222 --> 00:02:09,683 Now I'm left to pay because the covenant 52 00:02:09,683 --> 00:02:11,936 that they signed that day, and ratified a law 53 00:02:11,936 --> 00:02:15,001 Zipped our mouths and took away our appetite for more 54 00:02:15,001 --> 00:02:17,880 I can't do much about now about the way it is 55 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,736 But if I can go back and change things I'd say this: 56 00:02:20,736 --> 00:02:21,874 Truth is beauty 57 00:02:21,874 --> 00:02:23,476 at least it used to be 58 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:24,846 And If you do disagree with this 59 00:02:24,846 --> 00:02:26,239 then you can sue me 60 00:02:26,239 --> 00:02:28,724 In the meantime I will keep on using YouTube 61 00:02:28,724 --> 00:02:31,789 Even if it means I need to find a new medium 62 00:02:31,789 --> 00:02:32,996 IRC, darknets, 63 00:02:32,996 --> 00:02:34,575 so digital's down now? 64 00:02:34,575 --> 00:02:36,967 I'll use pigeons and smoke signals 65 00:02:36,967 --> 00:02:39,893 [Stop SOPA] 66 00:02:39,893 --> 00:02:42,470 [Stop SOPA, the Internet is ours] 67 00:02:42,470 --> 00:02:45,117 [Unite for our Internet] 68 00:02:45,117 --> 00:02:47,416 [The Internet is ours] 69 00:02:47,416 --> 00:02:50,597 [Government censorship protecting you from reality] 70 00:02:50,597 --> 00:02:53,244 [SOPA Dis I don't like] 71 00:02:53,413 --> 00:02:56,147 [If you criticized China for their Internet, then why do you want to censor our Internet] 72 00:02:56,147 --> 00:02:58,794 [Stop the war on the Internets] 73 00:02:58,794 --> 00:03:01,696 [You have no right to censor what isn't yours Stop SOPA] 74 00:03:01,696 --> 00:03:04,297 [Stop SOPA!] 75 00:03:04,297 --> 00:03:07,315 [The Internet is by the people for the people] 76 00:03:07,315 --> 00:03:09,800 [SOPA Stop Online Privacy Act] 77 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,478 [Free Open internet for the people] 78 00:03:13,509 --> 00:03:15,358 [SOPA is against humanity] 79 00:03:15,358 --> 00:03:18,135 [To STOP us sharing is the same as to STOP us talking] 80 00:03:18,151 --> 00:03:20,528 [Stop Sopa Like right now] 81 00:03:20,528 --> 00:03:23,430 [The Internet is ours] 82 00:03:23,430 --> 00:03:25,961 [SOPA? So wrong] 83 00:03:25,961 --> 00:03:28,840 [All your internets are belong to us] 84 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,418 [You can't stop our freedom] 85 00:03:31,418 --> 00:03:35,372 [Don't let the Internet take a SOPA to the knee] 86 00:03:38,924 --> 00:03:42,978 [Song by DAN BULL - (douglby)]