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I'm surprised that there hasn't been a discussion on SOPA & PIPA on here.
Here's a good explanation of it.
http://blog.reddit.com/2012/01/techn...-sopa-and.html
Since so many major, and small, websites are having a blakcout day today to protest them, figured it would be good to post this.
If they pass, you can kiss BB&B goodbye.
Last edited by JuBru; 01-18-2012 at 02:13 AM.
Not surprising, Chris Dodd, head of the MPAA, is behind this crap.
Got to love the hypocritical idiocy.
http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/01/...uses-of-power/
And not surprising that the legislation will require everyone to hire an effing lawyer. Shakespeare was right.
It is surprising to me how this is progressing. It seems like everyone on both sides of the political spectrum are against it.
Craigslist and Wikipedia seem to be taking the bull by the horns in making people aware of the issue.
So these blackouts (protests) are gimmicks, but idiot dems defecating on the streets as part of occupy wall street are just good citizenry. Man, this has an "Atlas Shrugged" feel to it.....we're used to the useless (occupy crowd) doing all the protesting, so this is rather refreshing.Originally Posted by JuBru
This is the same POS that got all those good loan terms in return for looking the other way while our banking system crumbled.
Gee, let's all go vote for this human cesspool.
Here is a pretty basic explanation of the PIPA and SOPA acts. http://vimeo.com/31100268
Basically, it's Silicon Valley vs Hollywood. All the tech giants are against them, all the entertainment trolls are for them.
One of my favorite blackout responses.
Never used it myself.
Feds Shut Down Megaupload.com
- Justice Department charges founder and six others at Megaupload.com, one of the web's largest file-sharing sites, with violating piracy laws and costing copyright holders more than $500 million.
- Relieved Wikipedia Users Welcome Site's Return After Blackout
- Apple Reinvents Textbooks With New Publishing Platform
Romney - Against.
Paul - Against.
Gingrich - Against.
Santorum - For...
Dodd threatens Obama's cash cow.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...ney-over-anti/
Last edited by JuBru; 01-19-2012 at 09:11 PM.
No.
Various links right off the Druge Report.
CYBER WAR: Feds SHUT DOWN file-sharing website; No trial, no due process...
'This is just the beginning'...
'Anonymous' Goes on Revenge Spree ...
DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, and UNIVERSAL MUSIC All Offline...
GOOGLE Already Using SOPA-Like Censorship...
Republicans stand together to oppose 'piracy' law...
REALLY good read for a summary of these two stoopid bills.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/sopa-shelved-for-now-but-what-does-the-future-hold/7249?tag=content;siu-container
And like the first post said. BB&B could get shut down at the snap of a finger if these things become law. Sadly enough, it would be Louisiana TECH University that would have the power to shut us down.
Congress puts anti-piracy bill on backburner amid uproar
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...#ixzz1k2A5cksJ
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