SOPA

[tvguy347]

Yes, it will allow the US to obtain court orders for websites stationed outside of US jurisdiction.

Internet'll suck if it does pass; that's unlikely, though.

[Swoony]

This is stupid....basically every entertaining site has copyright infringement on it.

If this goes through we have failed as people. The internet won't even be worth going on anymore if this passes.

[tvguy347]

Put yourself in the shoes of the media. Would you want your content freely distributed, without your consent? From a business perspective, it makes sense, but the way they've executed it allows forms of censorship.

[tvguy347]

It also restricts the freedoms we currently have as Internet goers. Nobody owns the Internet; it's a conjoined entity that anybody who uses owns. The United States doesn't have the right to step in and start calling the shots.

[kupomog]

sites such as this one could be forced by the government to shut down if this passes and we're proven to infringe copyrights.

Yeah, it's not just media or pirating specific sites that could be affected here. Even legit news websites could fall victim to what SOPA and PIPA are proposing. Gotta really read what the bill states.

Luckily none of this shit will go through.

[Ryan]

Yeah, just to be clear, I know that the bill is bad and has many loopholes that can be abused, but realistically it's not gonna pass. Especially not after the shitstorm that happened yesterday.

Be cool, my babies.

[Snaked]

So does Lamar Smith remind anyone else of the Blue-haired Lawyer by any chance?

[Homer I Am]

It would be amusing if this actually happened, this will basically destroy the internet. And it'll simply prove how stupid the government is. It's just for the power, they want to control us like robots.

[kupomog]

MegaUpload got shut down today. So there's that.

I guess the feds really want SOMETHING to happen since SOPA is so dumb.

[tvguy347]

Yeah, just to be clear, I know that the bill is bad and has many loopholes that can be abused, but realistically it's not gonna pass. Especially not after the shitstorm that happened yesterday.

Be cool, my babies.

What happened? =S


MegaUpload... shut down?

[Bella Drape 'er]

What happened? =S

Half-a-dozen of the 40 original co-sponsors of the PIPA bill withdrew their support.

The mega upload thing is unrelated to the SOPA/PIPA thing, just a small incident of Government big shots wanting to get rid of some piracy on their own.

[Matlock]

So does the vote on whether SOPA goes through happen on january 24?

[Dark Homer]

february i think

[Homer I Am]

http://www.infowars.com/google-is-al...ke-censorship/
http://www.infowars.com/internet-war...wn-megaupload/
Soon enough the internet is going to become a wasteland with sites that were once owned and actually had members in it and very secretly kept sites that allow piracy. Lets go underground!

[Mr. Trampopoline]

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/20/...yright-office/

Just a heads up.

[Bella Drape 'er]

SOPA and PIPA postponed indefinitely.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/20/tech...IPA_postponed/

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

I was so damn worried until I saw this thread.