Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
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I've heard it passed... is this correct?
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No. Apparently they are postponing talks on it till next year, due to signatures. Or at least that is the most recent information I recall.
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That's disgusting.
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Mind giving me the link to that article? Also new political cartoons from a cartoonist who came out of retirement just for this bill.
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Assuming anyone is interested, This video has some interesting things shown.
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Didn't really feel like putting the Video itself up.
Edit: Likely has been seen already but here's the list of companies supporting this bill, some I question since they aren't even entertainment oriented. Disregard Godaddy.com though as they have officially pulled their support.
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It's interesting the hear Neil Gaiman's thoughts on piracy, worth a watch.
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Speaking of SOPA...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/14/white-house-sopa-pipa_n_1206347.html
Looks like the White House dropped nearly all support for both SOPA and Protect IP, though there is still a chance revised versions of both bills could return...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/14/white-house-sopa-pipa_n_1206347.html
Looks like the White House dropped nearly all support for both SOPA and Protect IP, though there is still a chance revised versions of both bills could return...
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It would seem history is repeating itself. These industries always seem to respond the same way when a new technology emerges; try to kill it! We can even go back further to cassette tapes (remember them?). The Dead Kennedys had a interesting take on it;
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for someone being paid for the work they do. However, this is beyond heavy handed. I would hope that if this bill ever did make it passed the House and Senate, that President Obama would veto it when it came across is desk. At the very least he may do what's called a "pocket veto". That's when the president sits on a piece of legislation for thirty days, and it becomes essentially the same as veto.
As for music, which I'm very passionate about, I've said for years that piracy isn't killing the industry, neither is downloading. CRAP is killing the industry. Give me something worth buying at a decent price, and I will GLADLY buy it. I'm over the age of 35, I'm not buying a Justin Beiber album. For years what was the biggest complaint about CDs? That they were overpriced. Now that we can make CDs at home, we KNOW about the rip-off. Clinging to the same business model that you've had since the 50's isn't working in 2012. Sorry for the rant about the music industry, but I really do get angry about this.
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My stance on SOPA is that this country has bigger things to worry about right now then online piracy. If you pass a law all it's going to do is hurt everyone and help no one. People will still pirate material, they will just have to find another way to do so. I when Napster was shut down people thought that would be the end of downloading music....yeah we see how well that worked.
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This would be the same White House that just a few weeks ago said it wouldn't sign the NDAA, right?
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Problem is, they have too many sponsors to answer to...Even though a good deal of user-contributed copyright violations occur on their site as well. Still, that couldn't hurt awareness of this issue.
On one hand, I understand how the industry is getting tired of thieves copying and distributing something they have no right to redistribute. The internet service suppliers are fed their content from these media companies, so they're somewhat forced (or complicit) to agree with them, or their cable/satellite feed for TV won't be there for broadcasting to these same subscribers. Then, the consumers would find a different supplier. Rather than sink together, they're going to support each other.
On the other hand, I dislike the ideas of restricting my content because Media Conglomerate A has a beef with Corporation B. Personally, there's a lot of crap of the 'net that would disappear, but it's not my place or my feeling that it should be contained at the supplier's level, save for things that actually break the law. Blaming the quality (or lack thereof) of the content isn't a valid excuse for illegal redistribution, but maybe companies should review their astronomical costs and salaries paid out before passing the losses onto the consumer. Or perhaps developing your own ways to solve "piracy", instead of asking for government support on the matter...why should my legislators support something that develops a profit for what is essentially a tiny group of individuals.
It sounds like I've answered my own questions, but anything that stands to review my legal choices of what I can or can't do on the web is unacceptable.
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He's so disillusioned it's not even funny, but what do you expect from an 80 year old man? I think this is the problem with SOPA, we are asking a bunch of white, rich, technophobic old men to create and pass laws regarding the Internet. If the US feels like they must have some sort of Internet legislation, at least have people who know how to use a computer write it.
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Don't worry, even if we manage to get SOPA permanently shelved (as of right now, it is due to come back up for markup, again, in a few weeks), we'd still need to get PIPA struck down. Even then, there is an upcoming bill that uses similar tools from both to prevent Child Pornography, and it is a safe bet that they'll tack SOPA/PIPA right on the back with the guaranteed passage of that (what representative, in their right mind, is going to vote against something involving child predators or terrorists?).
Long story short, the people who paid for SOPA/PIPA will do everything in their power to get their way.
Long story short, the people who paid for SOPA/PIPA will do everything in their power to get their way.
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