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SOPA and the day Wikipedia went out

Journal Entry: Wed Jan 18, 2012, 4:11 AM



yes by now you have probably heard about it quite a bit, especially since Wikipedia decided to go blackout for a day in protest : [link]


But the fact is, it's a VERY dangerous bill. If it passes, Internet won't be the same.... Entire sites could be blocked on the mere suspicion of hosting content that use copyrighted elements, such as a music in a video clip for example. Needless to say you could kiss Youtube goodbye.
and you can bet a lot of big companies would see that as a BIG precedent and that would only become the first step of many restrictive laws to come. It's not really about copyright protection here. It's about liberty.  Internet should remain free period, it's one of the latest space of genuine liberty that remains.

It's great to see that bill is meeting huge resistance and is running into serious troubles but you can bet that the people behind it won't relent their assault.
So what you can do ?  It's easy : speak about it !  Spread the word about that bill, talk to your friends, your family :)
Or even better, contact your representatives about it. If I was a US citizen I would definitely do that.

What SOPA is about :
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A video summing it :  [link]

The IP Act (S.968 - PROTECT IP Act of 2011) establishes a system for taking down websites that the Justice Department determines to be "dedicated to infringing activities." The DoJ or the copyright owner would be able to commence a legal action against the alleged infringer and the DoJ would be allowed to demand that search engines, social networking sites and domain name services block access to the targeted site. In some cases, action could be taken to block sites without first allowing the alleged infringer to defend themselves in court. The PROTECT IP Act would allow copyright owners – movie studios and other content providers – simply to accuse a website of infringement, which could lead to that site being shut down by court order and entire links to the site being wiped clean from the Internet. The bill is so poorly written that it would allow any copyright owner to shut down a legitimate retail website, such as Amazon or Best Buy, by alleging that one product being sold on the site could "enable or facilitate" an infringement. It could even allow any content owner to block access to the Patent Office website if it receives and posts a patent application for a product that is believed to use content without permission. The PROTECT IP Act will hurt American innovation. This bill will give one side the power to put the other side out of business and this is dangerous beyond words.


And if you are not convinced yet that this thing is a terrible bill, Rupert Murdoch himself came heavily on the side of SOPA, lambasting the web for trying to sink a measure that would "defend creativity"....   such an ardent and *honest* protector of liberty this man  <3
If THAT is not enough to convince you, I don't know what would XD




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:iconthemightylemon:
~TheMightyLemon Jan 21, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Oh Crisis...your presence in Washington, D.C. is urgently requested...

...and it's a all-you-can-eat buffet of congressmen! :plotting:
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:iconkarbo:
*Karbo Jan 21, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
XD
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:iconwolfwindru:
What I worry about is that even if these bills go away that other more restricting ones will appear. Internet is a free powerful tool...the Gov and corporations don't like that all that much. I think they want a system more like what China has. =\
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:iconshadowthehedgehog928:
Who in there right mind came up with the idea for that bill!?
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:iconangel2012:
If anyone of these fuckers has a right mind to begin with :X.
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:iconlordruhtra:
Mood: Anger ~lordruhtra Jan 20, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Ugly USA and ugly captalism...
God pray for megaupload and wiki...
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:iconproject-fumika:
This is very interesting from mike mozart. He directly attacks supporters of the bills and explains how they are the reason why piracy exists. Its worth a look at.

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:icontorchfang:
these bills must DIE.
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:iconzigholtul88:
I really am trying my best throughout life to remain optimistic, however that seems more and more difficult giving everything that is going on in this world, and especially with this government of ours. I do pray that none of these proposed bills ever pass, because if they do, I can easily expect a major degree of chaos to erupt throughout this country, at least I would like to believe. What my government (as of now, they are no longer considered a part of the people to me) is trying to accomplish is mere suicide on their part. They're practically despised by almost everyone around the world and especially here in the states and to go off with this like their the fucking rulers of this planet, I'm fed up with it. I'm fed up with the lies, all the corruption that's constantly taking place and we as a society are too preoccupied with our own lives to so much as even give a rat's ass. Thankfully there is an ever growing resistance to this blight that has befallen us and lets hope for the best outcome folks.
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