SOPA/PIPA

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In essence it will allow any company to shutdown any website they “claim” are breaking their copyrights. I put claim in quotes because there is no due process or even a notification given to the website with the violation. The company also doesn’t actually have to prove they own the copyright.

A recent example was when Universal Media Group was able to shutdown MegaUpload because of a free song upload by various artist including P. Diddy, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, and others. The song was to protest SOPA and did not violate any copyrights, however just the request by UMG was enough to shutdown the site. Keep in mind MegaUpload is not some small website like MMOCrunch or many others, it’s the 72nd largest website in the world. Also keep in mind they were able to do this NOW and SOPA or PIPA have not even become laws yet. So just imagine what will start once these laws pass.

SOPA is not only supported by gaming companies, but by the movie and music industry as well, which in the past have had no problem suing 12 year old girls for downloading a song. So shutting down a website will probably mean even less to them. SOPA is the death of internet freedom and creativity and I hope you all will do your own protest or boycott in support of stopping SOPA and PIPA (Protect IP Act).

[Trygg]

Just wait till the despots in power get their latest advication, Internet Identification Tags for everybody. Fat government will be able to track everything a person does, where we go, what we say, everything will be at the finger tips of government agents, just waiting to give citations or show up at the house arresting you for something you thought was legitimate.

[Licos]

Library of Congress now has all Twitter tweets from launch to this past October...(At least I think that was the span)

[anarchy]

i escaped from area 51.


no joking. what i think is funny is lars (drummer from Metallica) remember Napster. well he was upset because people were getting the music for free. he wanted to end that. but then after Metallica was on rock band (or something guitar hero i forget), he asked activision if he could get a 'free' copy because he was in it (even though there were other bands in there too).

ah well. that's life.

[brhanson2]

This is dangerous legislation. Brings Big Brother to a whole new level.

[Evadad]

Im in favor of this bill,
finally someone will be able to crack down on all those vile little people who are infringing upon sacred copyrights by writing their silly Harry Potter Fan Fiction...... No! Hermione can't be with Malfoy!!!! She loves Ron!!! Ron!!!!!!!!
yeah, this thing is bad news.

[anarchy]

they shot it down. there was too much problems with dealing with liabilities of isp/server owners. btw someone shut down my representitive's webpage. i love dmca.

[LoMega-]

also, from facebook, theres a sign that says the president/ceo/owner w.e he is got life in prison(50 years) for owning the site, but a guy in New Orleans killed a woman(and other vile things) and only got 25 years in prison.
since when did music/games/videos etc become worth MORE than a person?

(another thing is in new orleans if u kill someone and theres no witness's by law they cant prove it therefore they dismiss the case) -Dumb i know but thats how we (the U.S. role)

[Rampage]

How is Megaupload related to SOPA/PIPA again?
Dotcom is a criminal under any provisions

[anarchy]

has to do with copy written materials. i actually emailed my congressman, and he wrote me back. of course his signature is a rubber stamped signature but ah well. at least it didn't go through

[Rampage]

ohhh ... i thought you were talking about bananas, my bad >.<