SOPA/PIPA

[Doomkin]

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

Do this shit you niggers it takes 1 minute

[Bläckup]

Whoever tried to censor the text on the forums.... It worked the first time I got in, but then it returned to its normal self... fix it.




OK SO, Eye arrr dumb, top right corner lets you toggle that on/off.... Keep it on KTHX.

[jackslammer]

Sorry I don't elect retards! My Senators and Representative are some of the most SOPA/PIPA opposing members of all congress. Senator Wyden is the author of the alternative bill OPEN.

Representative DeFazio is the last remaining politician in Washington as well.

I spammed Debbie Wasserman Schultz about it though as she is the DNC chair and sponsors the fucking bill. :roll:

[Crazy Diana]

oh fine have it your way

[jackslammer]

[jackslammer]

My Letter to the Internet

January 18, 2012

Innovators, Speakers, Thinkers, and Agents for Change
The World Wide Web

Dear Friends:

Today thousands of websites have chosen to voluntarily go offline or modify their home pages with public service information. Some have called this a stunt. I say it’s a brave and poignant reminder that we can’t take the Internet for granted.

The Internet has become an integral part of everyday life precisely because it has been an open-to-all land of opportunity where entrepreneurs, thinkers and innovators are free to try, fail and then try again. The Internet has changed the way we communicate with each other, the way we learn about the world and the way we conduct business. It has done this by eliminating the tollgates, middle men, and other barriers to entry that have so often predetermined winners and losers in the marketplace. It has created a world where ideas, products and creative expression have an opportunity regardless of who offers them or where they originate.

Protect IP (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) are a step towards a different kind of Internet. They are a step towards an Internet in which those with money and lawyers and access to power have a greater voice than those who don’t. They are a step towards an Internet in which online innovators need lawyers as much or more than they need good ideas. And they are a step towards a world in which Americans have less of a voice to argue for a free and open Internet around the world.

Proponents of these bills say these arguments are overblown, but I say any step towards an Internet in which one person’s voice counts more than another is a step in the wrong direction. These are bills that should give us pause. These are bills that should be studied and debated. Congress should consult experts and consider alternatives and make 100% sure that any step it takes to police the Internet doesn't change the Internet as we know it. This is why I put a hold on the Protect IP Act and its predecessor over a year ago and introduced a bipartisan alternative last month.

The Senate, however, has scheduled a vote for Tuesday, January 24 at 2:15 PM to override my hold and move the Protect IP Act towards passage. This will be the deciding vote that determines whether PIPA and SOPA move through the Congress or are turned back for more sober discussion.

We are up against a group of the biggest, most powerful, well-funded and well-organized interest groups in Washington. No one thought millions of Internet users would speak up or that those voices could overcome the power of these interests. Today you showed that the Internet is not just a platform for ideas, commerce, and expression, but also for political action that will defend those principles. Your voices must continue to be heard.

Thank you for standing up for what’s important, for continuing to speak out and for demonstrating that we should always stand up for what we think is right regardless of the odds. This is an opportunity to reshape the way Washington operates, not just responding to narrow interests but hearing the voices of millions of Americans whose rights and livilihoods are affected by our actions.

Sincerely,

Ron Wyden

United States Senator

[Thorran]

And then the feds shut down MU. Good job, America.

[jackslammer]

And then the feds shut down MU. Good job, America.

Under current law, SOPA, PIPA, and the OPEN act Mega Upload has to remove copyrighted content after requested by the rights-holder and if they fail to do so after enough warning the feds will threaten to step in. My understanding is that Mega Upload has actively refused to remove copyrighted content and wasn't cooperating with the feds. Under SOPA/PIPA the site would've been gone years ago at the first sign of any copyright infringement and no request would've been necessary. Under the OPEN act there would've been more of a federal investigation and a confiscation of any funds acquired with the copyrighted content.

Mega Upload is actually a perfect example of what these bills are combating, it is a site that is popular due to the amount of copyrighted content available yet they own none of the rights. The issue is that the proceeds from subscriptions to their service which thrives on copyrighted content should not be going to Mega Upload but they should be going to the rights-holders of the content. If you have an issue with this example then demand our copyright laws be re-looked at.

There has to be some middle ground on piracy enforcement, I love my free streams and downloads of any content I want but the industry isn't going to standby and allow their shit to be stolen forever, and they aren't even that worried about those getting it for free but those who are paying somebody else for it and getting none of the proceeds.