Stop Protect IP
There's talk of a Protect IP bill being passed this week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t74BzyM7iis
For those that don't know, this is very serious stuff concerning censoring of the Internet. It's unconstitutional and very scary to think about potentially being passed. Anything with copyrighted material (fair use or not, apparently) would be removed and the website potentially shut down. This could mean the death of things that generate a lot of user-based content like LJ, youtube, FA, DA, ThatGUYwithTHEglasses, Zero Punctuation, torrents, ect.
This link provided explains it, as well as gives a few links that could help our voices get heard so that everyone can keep this bill from being passed.
If passed, granted, it would take years for it to be taken into effect and during that time it could be rescinded, however those who care are better made aware now when its just starting and its easier to do something about it.
Please look into it. Thank you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t74BzyM7iis
For those that don't know, this is very serious stuff concerning censoring of the Internet. It's unconstitutional and very scary to think about potentially being passed. Anything with copyrighted material (fair use or not, apparently) would be removed and the website potentially shut down. This could mean the death of things that generate a lot of user-based content like LJ, youtube, FA, DA, ThatGUYwithTHEglasses, Zero Punctuation, torrents, ect.
This link provided explains it, as well as gives a few links that could help our voices get heard so that everyone can keep this bill from being passed.
If passed, granted, it would take years for it to be taken into effect and during that time it could be rescinded, however those who care are better made aware now when its just starting and its easier to do something about it.
Please look into it. Thank you!