The government is trying to pass H.R.3261 (the Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA for short). This bill, if passed, would give any company the right to shut down an entire website simply because someone on it streamed copyrighted material. Also, under this bill, the person who streamed said material would actually be a FELON and could face up to five years in prison. Not only is this bill ineffective, it provides a means to censor the internet under the guise of copyright protection. Search links could be hidden, funding cut, and lawsuits filed against any website that streams, or is even suspected of streaming, copyrighted material. STOP THIS BILL BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
I have been spending my nights reading through the stories you all are leaving about how this censorship would change your lives. It is exhausting to fight against such massive overreach but seeing that I am not alone in this fear keeps me pushing forward.
January 18, 2012
Seeing this level of support reminds me that we refuse to let the web be dismantled by people who do not understand how it works. This momentum shows that people are finally waking up to the threat of total erasure.
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Linda Hunt
14 years ago
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My kids use these sites for homework and research. If they shut down half the web it is going to hurt everyone. Bad idea.
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Jason West
14 years ago
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The internet is meant to be free. Stop trying to control what we can see and do online. This is just censorship plain and simple.
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Brian Nash
14 years ago
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Total government overreach. wont let this pass.
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Sarah Das
14 years ago
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5 years in prison for streaming?? are you kidding me right now. talk about overreacting, fix the real problems in this country.
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Kevin Rodriguez
14 years ago
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They have no idea how the internet actually works. Just another way for greedy companies to ruin everything for the rest of us.
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Mike Reddy
14 years ago
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THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OUR INTERNET.
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The government is trying to pass H.R.3261 (the Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA for short). This bill, if passed, would give any company the right to shut down an entire website simply because someone on it streamed copyrighted material. Also, under this bill, the person who streamed said material would actually be a FELON and could face up to five years in prison. Not only is this bill ineffective, it provides a means to censor the internet under the guise of copyright protection. Search links could be hidden, funding cut, and lawsuits filed against any website that streams, or is even suspected of streaming, copyrighted material. STOP THIS BILL BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
I have been spending my nights reading through the stories you all are leaving about how this censorship would change your lives. It is exhausting to fight against such massive overreach but seeing that I am not alone in this fear keeps me pushing forward.
January 18, 2012
Seeing this level of support reminds me that we refuse to let the web be dismantled by people who do not understand how it works. This momentum shows that people are finally waking up to the threat of total erasure.
6 Comments
L
Linda Hunt
14 years ago
Featured
My kids use these sites for homework and research. If they shut down half the web it is going to hurt everyone. Bad idea.
J
Jason West
14 years ago
Featured
The internet is meant to be free. Stop trying to control what we can see and do online. This is just censorship plain and simple.
B
Brian Nash
14 years ago
Featured
Total government overreach. wont let this pass.
S
Sarah Das
14 years ago
Featured
5 years in prison for streaming?? are you kidding me right now. talk about overreacting, fix the real problems in this country.
K
Kevin Rodriguez
14 years ago
Featured
They have no idea how the internet actually works. Just another way for greedy companies to ruin everything for the rest of us.
M
Mike Reddy
14 years ago
Featured
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OUR INTERNET.
My kids use these sites for homework and research. If they shut down half the web it is going to hurt everyone. Bad idea.