Why SOPA is dangerous, an explanation of the bill

[enchanted_jae]

Originally posted by nyxmidnight at Why SOPA is dangerous, an explanation of the bill
Why SOPA is dangerous
To Sum Up
SOPA:

• Gives the government the right to unilaterally censor foreign websites.
• Gives copyright holders the right to issue economic takedowns and bring lawsuits against website owners and operators, if those websites have features that

Comments

[bererjs]

I hope this doesn't go through because it's just going to be so bad for all of us that write, draw, and enjoy fanfiction :(

[enchanted_jae]

It would be bad for everyone, everywhere, period.

[olimakiella]

And the worst thing about it is that it's a 'guilty until proven innocent' mentality. If there is even a whiff of a hint that a website has copyrighted material the whole website can be shut down without warning and then an investigation is launched that could set the site back for days.

[enchanted_jae]

I agree. And, to shut down an entire website, affecting millions, over ONE violation? Inconceivable.

[zeitgeistic]

Congress stopped both SOPA and PIPA. A new bill will probably come along in a couple of months though so awareness isn't a bad thing.

[celestlyn]

YES! As of yesterday, SOPA/PIPA is dead is the water.

[enchanted_jae]

For now...

[enchanted_jae]

Good news and bad news, yeah?

[adrianneb78239]

You guys heard about Megaupload? The DOJ shut down yesterday. I'm still in shock over it. The goverment is cracking down hardcore, and as a downloader I'm pretty scared.

[enchanted_jae]

The sad thing is, many people were legitimately using MegaUpload.

[lordes]

I've heard different opinions all around, and right now I'm feeling up the grey area. To be perfectly honest I'm not sure where I stand anymore right now. I'd rather have some people lose their jobs than have my internet censored, BUT I wouldn't want to be the cause for those innocent people who were not the reason that SOPA came into existence in the first place to lose their jobs.

It's complicated.

[enchanted_jae]

It IS complicated. The intent behind the bills was good, but it's wording was too vague and seemed to confer unlimited power to simply wipe out sites like MegaUpload without any warning whatsoever.