Members of Congress are trying to do the right thing by going after pirates and counterfeiters but SOPA and PIPA are the wrong way to do it.
1. SOPA and PIPA would censor the Web
The U.S. government could order the blocking of sites using methods similar to those employed by China. Among other things, search engines could be forced to delete entire websites from their search results. That’s why 41 human rights organizations and 110 prominent law professors have expressed grave concerns about the bills.
2. SOPA and PIPA would be job-killers because they would create a new era of uncertainty for American business
Law-abiding U.S. internet companies would have to monitor everything users link to or upload or face the risk of time-consuming litigation. That’s why AOL, EBay, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Mozilla, Twitter, Yahoo and Zynga wrote a letter to Congress saying these bills “pose a serious risk to our industry’s continued track record of innovation and job-creation.” It’s also why 55 of America’s most successful venture capitalists expressed concern that PIPA “would stifle investment in Internet services, throttle innovation, and hurt American competitiveness”. More than 204 entrepreneurs told Congress that PIPA and SOPA would “hurt economic growth and chill innovation”.
3. SOPA and PIPA wouldn’t stop piracy
To make matters worse, SOPA and PIPA won’t even work. The censorship regulations written into these bills won’t shut down pirate sites. These sites will just change their addresses and continue their criminal activities, while law-abiding companies will suffer high penalties for breaches they can’t possibly control.
There are effective ways to combat foreign “rogue” websites dedicated to copyright infringement and trademark counterfeiting, while preserving the innovation and dynamism that have made the Internet such an important driver of American economic growth and job creation. Congress should consider alternatives like the OPEN Act, which takes targeted and focused steps to cut off the money supply from foreign pirate sites without making US companies censor the Web.
This eHow Style video features our classic Brio Hoop earrings! Stylist Erika O'Young shows us how to wear maroon by bringing it into season with accessories! Want more info on Brio Hoop earrings? Click here..
An app is any website or mobile application that lets you do any number of things.
We are so happy to share that our partner site, Sneakpeeq made the Top 10 Best Social Apps of 2011! (Click here to read the entire article)
Here's what The Next Web has to say about SneakPeeq!
"I firmly believe that social e-commerce will be a huge trend in 2012. With sites like Groupon tapping social networks to make a buck for businesses, smaller startups are seeing dollar signs based on Facebook interactions.
One site that we saw this year, called sneakpeeq, brilliantly leveraged Facebook with some social twists that will not only move product, but keep people talking. The site lets you flip around a tag on an item, much like you would at a store, and then shares the price with you and your friends on Facebook."
Much more to come from BelleStyle + Sneakpeeq as we share our newest products at a discounted rate for you stylish people to grab up first!
BelleStyle has opened up a showroom in the midwest to cater to all midwest and national boutiques who would like to sell BelleStyle in their stores! Located in St. Louis Mo, our new showroom is located in the Kirkwood a centralized location to Highway 40, 270 and 44.. For information on how to set up an appointment, please email wholesale@bellestyle.com, or call us toll free at: 1-877-603-1210. By Appointment Only.
Please have your tax identification ready when you call top set up and appointment.
Worn long or doubled up, the resort necklace is a sexy look. Gunmetal complements most metallic jewelry, so go ahead and layer it with your other pieces!
We love how Collective Habit styles! Today we found the Giza Boyfriend Blazer by Plastic Island styled with BelleStyle George necklace! Attitude looks good on everyone! Thanks for the inspiration CH! More from Plastic Island is available for sale on collectivehabit.com! You can also find select BelleStyle pieces not avaialble anywhere else (vintage rings!) on their online shop too!
Join us tonight December 9, 2011 for our SHOP LOCAL STL, Handmade Holoiday happy Hour at Kaities Pizza! Featuring Miss Ohio Vintage, Bluebird denim and BelleStyle as we bring out great gifts locally made at prices that make you smile! BelleStyle has tons of fun bangles with sterling silver charm for $10, and great sterling charm necklace for $25. Find cute handmade cards from Miss Ohio Vintage! Looking for the perfect tee? Bluebird denim has great finds for under $25 as well.
Collective Habit the all new go-to online shop for fashionistas who seek unqiue and well made products has officially launched! Featuring BelleStyle's Triangle Tassle necklace, Cosmic Triangle earrings, and Triangle Tassle earrings for their grand opening with more exclusive pieces to come like our popular Darwin Keys (necklaces from the time of Charles Darwin!) and other vintage one of a kind pieces available only at Collective Habit.
"At Collective Habit we're inspired by amazing collections and we want to help build yours. We stock what every great closet needs: cool pieces from emerging and well-known local and international brands, great go-tos, vintage gems, and some random fun stuff here and there. We're dedicated to providing high style at a moderate price point so that fashion-conscious girls everywhere can afford to do what they love best... that is, look amazing 24/7."
BelleStyle wholesale catalog Spring 2012 is now available to view online at: issuu.com/bellestyle. Catch a glimpse of Pop necklace and bracelet our pre-sale best sellers and feel the softness of Neon and Sajana as the feathers touch your neck. BelleStyle is available for purchase at our Los Angeles, CA showroom, Secret Srvice Showroom right in the heart of LA's fashion district! Opening November 10, 2011 our midwest showroom in Kirkwood , Mo.
Every piece from this catalog is designed and made in USA. We only design with American made chains. We feel that keeping our products supply local helps our economy as well as jobs in our country. Love the world, no doubt but Americans do a lot of great things and even though it may be more expensive you know American quality is amazing. Thanks for chosing "Made in USA". Your local designers and artists really count on you to look at the "made in.." lables!
Find unqiue, blessed, antique, and heirloom items that only our boutique will have! And with BelleStyle's lifetime free repairs policy, your clients can feel at ease wearing their pieces!
Cash & Carry is available to the public on the last friday of each month.
For 4 days only, you can get BelleStyle Disco Necklace at a great price! But hurry up! This deal will be gone soon! Visit Numberspay.com today to check out this awsome deal.
Disco Neckalce is our hottest 3 in one piece of the season. Wear Disco as a necklace, wrap it as a bracelet, or throw on black tights and wrap it as an anklet!
Brown Shoe presents, Project Design! for the opening night of St. Louis Fashion Week 2011. Designers, models, producers, assistents, and everyone made the night an exhiliarting experince. Thank you all of the models who walked for us and for the fashion community of St. Louis that supports local designers!
Progressing into a great Fall/Winter season, BelleStyle Bijoux walks the runway with one of St. Louis Fashion Week's Project Design! finalists, Haus by Sierra Moses. A fresh St. Louis face to fashion, Haus is edgy, whimsical, street, urban, feminine and textured. Sierra Moses is the one to watch this season. On October 11, 2011 Project Design! will host their kick off night to St. Louis Fashion week at 2720 Cherokee. Featuring DJ Cor(e)yography, DJ J Cruz and Option//Control!, door open at 6pm, runway show at 7pm.
Haus designs both Men's and Women's garments in outerwear, RTW, evening, accessories, couture and “Haus Specials”. Click the image below to shop Haus on America's trendiest online retailers: USTrendy.com
