Stop Online Piracy and Protect IP acts have been temporarily set aside as congressional lawmakers ponder how to ensure the 1% run and dictate how the rest of us use the internet. Time that would be better spent working on the REAL problems this country has.
Defiant internet users came together and bombarded congressional websites, Facebook and Twitter showing their displeasure at the flawed and outrageous attempt staged and lobbied for primarily by The Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Most of us get that artists, composers and content creators do not want their work used without permission and we can’t blame them, but giving control of our internet to the above named associations is not the way to do it.
Having the AG enforce these laws means you, the taxpayer foots the bill. Their main gripe? Foreigners host websites that steal and host copyright material. The solution? Punish American website owners, social media websites, search engines, payment providers like PayPal and control what websites you and I can access on the internet.
Youtube videos of cute little kids singing along to their favorite Beyonce song? Lawsuit! Not to mention criminal charges for YouTube and the parents of those kids who posted the video.
Justin Bieber was discovered on YouTube. He still posts videos of himself singing not only his songs but those of other artists just for fun. Not anymore he wouldn’t. Slap the cuffs on him! Bieber is “owned” by his record label and did not have permission to goof around and publish on YouTube.
What about countries where human rights violations are rampant? The internet has provided a platform for the rest of the world to witness these travesties via private and social networking websites and offer help. Not with SOPA and PIPA. Our government would be able to order internet service providers to block all links and access to that country if “someone” decided there are copyright issues. Internet access fees would also rise as additional burden is placed on ISP’s to police the internet.
Want to post on Facebook an outrageous article that you saw on FoxNews.com? Nope! Jail time for you. As you can see, there is a real potential of abuse by those who want to control what you and I talk about.
Round one of Hollywood vs the People. The People won. But its not over.
Some informative info about the bill. http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/sopa-dangerous-opinion/
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