So, anyone heard of the new bills being forced through congress in the United States right now? SOPA, meaning the Stop Online Piracy Act And PIPA, meaning the Protect IP Act. If not, please go to YouTube right now, and search it up. This is basically a bill that, if passed, will prevent piracy. At least, that's what they're saying. On a more realistic level, it's going to restrict file sharing. If this bill is passed, you can essentially say goodbye to: •YouTube •Twitter •Facebook •Tumblr And many others. A little funfact: Out of the Senators that are voting on this bill, a few have openly admitted to not being able to use a computer, or being not very good with a computer. Now, hopefully this bill won't be passed, (if it is, imma freaking murder someone) Google is currently doing a petition that you can sign, to say no to SOPA. Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, Craigslist, Minecraft, and many other websites are initiating blackouts to protest this bill. So, what are your opinions on this issue? I personally don't even understand how congress could even consider it.
EDIT It's not a new bill, it was actually introduced in October. Then, they held hearings for it on November 16 and December 15. They left it over the winter recess, and are continuing the debate now. *according to my infos
Yeah I heard about it. The entertainment business want it to pass to stop piracy. Their sells have really plummet bc of it.
That's not good.... They can't take risks when it comes to movies and that's how we got jack and Jill.
Yes, getting rid of piracy is one thing, but how will they do it? The bill would allow the US Department of Justice as well as copyright holders to seek court orders against websites accused of enabling or facilitating copyright infringement. ©Wikipedia Isn't that just slightly infringing on people's rights?
It is. They want to be able to sue teenagers. The petition was also called free beiber bc Justin was discovered by just singing a song online. They want to sue teenagers for just singing a song and then posting it online
I think the way the go about it if it is passed is going to end up badly, what do you think would happen if we couldn't use the Internet freely?
It's retarded, to put it lightly. Another way for the insanely rich to get richer, and to piss the rest of the world off. Unfortunately, there actually seems to be a fair chance the bill will be passed (what the hell is wrong with their minds?), because the last time they voted on it, they came to 22-12 in favour of the bill.
NOOOOOOO I have been good friends with the Internet for a very, very long time, and I don't think I want to give up YouTube, Facebook, twitter or Reddit. SOPA and PIPA would make the Internet a terrible boring place.
YEA I KNOW! It's Terrible ! When I'm not on Pimd I'm ether sleeping, at school, OR ON YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER! NOOOOO! EVERYONE ON YOUTUBE SEARCH UP Dashie he has the link to sign the petition to stop SOPA watch his video he explains it. So Everyone SIGN THE PETITION! P.S I'm his Fan too so Also Check him out on Dashiexp (His Video Channels) and Dashiexp2 (His 2nd blogging channel, etc)