Topic: Save The Internet
RainbowTrout's photo
Wed 11/16/11 04:36 PM
Tomorrow sees one of the most pivotal pieces of internet legislation pass through the halls of power in Washington.

The ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’ (SOPA) bill, combined with PROTECT IP Act, seeks to give the US Justice Department the power to force Internet Providers into blocking access to any website that is suspected of hosting or linking to copyrighted material.

Provision for ‘going after’ ‘disputed sites’ hosting companies; search engines that link to them; payment services that support them, and other ancillary services will also be granted through the act.

From YouTube to Wikipedia; if it’s accused then the lights go out.

And before those of us not in America become smug – it has consequences for us all given a significant portion of the internet’s hardware and hosting is location within the US. Should SOPA pass, as it is very likely to do so, the internet of the entire world will become policed by America.

The bill is backed by the MPAA, most major pharmaceutical companies, the American Federation of Musicians, the Screen Actors Guild, and a host more.

Opposition

But despite the inevitability of the bill passing into statute, opposition is becoming more vocal ahead of the vote.

Mozilla, the makers of Firefox, and social-sharing site REddit both blacked out the logos of their hompages in protest at the bill.

Google, Facebook, Twitter, Wikimedia and a long list of other technology companies expressed concern over the bill in an open letter delivered to ranking members of the US congress.

…the bills as drafted would expose law-abiding U.S. Internet and technology companies to new uncertain liabilities, private rights of action, and technology mandates that would require monitoring of web sites. We are concerned that these measures pose a serious risk to our industry’s continued track record of innovation and job-creation, as well as to our Nation’s cybersecurity. We cannot support these bills as written…

The online campaign group Aavaz have an online petition which people from all over the world are invited to sign. It will be delivered to the US senate before the bill is voted on later this month.

avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet_d/?wfkAaab
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/11/tomorrow-the-internet-starts-to-die/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28OMG%21+Ubuntu%21%29&utm_content=FaceBook

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Wed 11/16/11 04:51 PM
They (big brother) can already listen to any phone conversation, and they control most of the media, so its not a surprise that they will try to take control of the Internet.

The ridiculous part about that bill is that everything written is automatically copyright protected, so everything you link to is copyright protected.

That would give them the power to block any website they want for any reason.





Optomistic69's photo
Wed 11/16/11 04:53 PM
Has been coming for a while.

At least we should all be in a agreement about this thread

Seakolony's photo
Wed 11/16/11 04:59 PM
Even more reason to elect Ron Paul in 2012

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Wed 11/16/11 05:03 PM
The totally absurd thing about this is that copyright violation is usually handled as civil matter and would normally require a law suit and a judgement.

This is absurd. People won't stand for it. Call in the hackers.






Sojourning_Soul's photo
Wed 11/16/11 05:06 PM

Just making it easier....

avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet_d/?wfkAaab

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/11/tomorrow-the-internet-starts-to-die/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28OMG%21+Ubuntu%21%29&utm_content=FaceBook

Sojourning_Soul's photo
Wed 11/16/11 05:08 PM

The totally absurd thing about this is that copyright violation is usually handled as civil matter and would normally require a law suit and a judgement.

This is absurd. People won't stand for it. Call in the hackers.



No worries... anonomous is alive and well :wink: laugh

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Wed 11/16/11 05:14 PM


The totally absurd thing about this is that copyright violation is usually handled as civil matter and would normally require a law suit and a judgement.

This is absurd. People won't stand for it. Call in the hackers.



No worries... anonomous is alive and well :wink: laugh


Good for them!!


msharmony's photo
Wed 11/16/11 09:23 PM
Edited by msharmony on Wed 11/16/11 09:28 PM

They (big brother) can already listen to any phone conversation, and they control most of the media, so its not a surprise that they will try to take control of the Internet.

The ridiculous part about that bill is that everything written is automatically copyright protected, so everything you link to is copyright protected.

That would give them the power to block any website they want for any reason.








everything written does not become automatically copyrighted other than in theory,,there is a fairly specific PROCESS That makes something 'become' copyrighted. provably copyrighted

anyone can claim a creation, its impossible to prove it was orginal, but a copyright documents its ownership

no photo
Wed 11/16/11 09:35 PM

The totally absurd thing about this is that copyright violation is usually handled as civil matter and would normally require a law suit and a judgement.

This is absurd. People won't stand for it. Call in the hackers.






laugh I was just re reading my proxy server protocolslaugh when I heard you ring

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Wed 11/16/11 10:39 PM
Edited by Jeanniebean on Wed 11/16/11 10:41 PM
With what computers can do these days, people can set up websites on their own computers and serve up web pages from home. I could do it but I don't know enough about protecting my computer.




Jenknee's photo
Wed 11/16/11 10:54 PM
Funny how this information about tomorrow wasn't mentioned in the news I watched!! I'm glad you posted it, thanks.

Tomorrow will be a very telling day indeed. I'll be hoping and praying it doesn't get passed.

msharmony's photo
Thu 11/17/11 01:01 AM

Funny how this information about tomorrow wasn't mentioned in the news I watched!! I'm glad you posted it, thanks.

Tomorrow will be a very telling day indeed. I'll be hoping and praying it doesn't get passed.



congress does nothing but introduce, discuss and vote on bills, most dont get covered

here is the site to keep track fo whats going on in congress in terms of legislation

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/legislation.xpd

Jenknee's photo
Thu 11/17/11 01:14 AM


Funny how this information about tomorrow wasn't mentioned in the news I watched!! I'm glad you posted it, thanks.

Tomorrow will be a very telling day indeed. I'll be hoping and praying it doesn't get passed.



congress does nothing but introduce, discuss and vote on bills, most dont get covered

here is the site to keep track fo whats going on in congress in terms of legislation

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/legislation.xpd



Thank-you msharmony, I will definitely save that link!

msharmony's photo
Thu 11/17/11 01:15 AM
flowerforyou



Funny how this information about tomorrow wasn't mentioned in the news I watched!! I'm glad you posted it, thanks.

Tomorrow will be a very telling day indeed. I'll be hoping and praying it doesn't get passed.



congress does nothing but introduce, discuss and vote on bills, most dont get covered

here is the site to keep track fo whats going on in congress in terms of legislation

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/legislation.xpd



Thank-you msharmony, I will definitely save that link!



flowerforyou anytime

RainbowTrout's photo
Thu 11/17/11 01:32 AM
http://policeauctions.com/

Get a piece of the government and what the police have confiscated so far.

Seakolony's photo
Thu 11/17/11 04:45 AM
Edited by Seakolony on Thu 11/17/11 04:46 AM

http://policeauctions.com/

Get a piece of the government and what the police have confiscated so far.