Comments | ladyhadhafang: Why SOPA is dangerous, an explanation of the bill

ladyhadhafang

Why SOPA is dangerous, an explanation of the bill

Jan 19, 2012 17:32

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 make it ( Read more... )

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forcewatcher January 20 2012, 02:32:15 UTC

I agree with everything here except for one tiny point:

Fandom is forever, and it always finds a way. I realize it's hard to imagine fandom without the internet, but Trekkies paved the way in the 70s. We had conventions, fanzines, and any number of organizations. I was a part of that crowd well before the internet. It can be done. And honestly, it was a lot more fun too. Geekdom was something special.

And related to that, humanity always finds a way to do whatever it wants to do. Prohibition led to gangster types like Al Capone. The solution? Repeal prohibition. Worst case scenario, they shut it down and it's a temporary setback at best because people rise even faster than before. Hopefully it won't come to that, but like I always says - if people don't learn from history, they're doomed to repeat it.

ladyhadhafang January 20 2012, 02:37:53 UTC

That's reassuring. Thanks. :) *sighs*

Still...it won't quite be the same if it goes through. But I doubt it will, if the uproar that's occurred is any indication. Still... *is uncertain*

forcewatcher January 20 2012, 02:41:14 UTC

There was a time when people thought the web would ruin the world. Just like a shutdown, everyone's half right. It changes, some for the good, some for the bad. Those with something to express will always find the means to express it. Those who want the expression will always find it. If the net breaks, something else will come along to replace it.

gwinna487 January 20 2012, 03:05:56 UTC

Yikes, I hadn't heard that about Megaupload. I wonder what's going to happen to their lawsuit against Universal.

tygtig January 20 2012, 22:24:20 UTC

Hey. SOPA won't be able to shut down the internet in other countries since American law is only valid in the US - as The Pirate Bay has been very, very rude in pointing out. The net will prevail.

Right now we have Pirate parties up for election in a lot of european countries, there must be a good, strong base to fight this using mirror servers and stuff.
(But it WON'T pass.)