Stop SOPA!

[Shortyy_oD]

I have been hearing a lot of hype about this new bill circulating in congress for a while now called SOPA. It stands for Stop Online Piracy Act. I never though much of it until now. I will basically but a giant firewall on the U.S. internet service, hurting Domestic and International sites. It has a 50/50 chance at the moment to pass in congress, which is scary.

The Bill its self: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3261ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr3261ih.pdf
SOPA in a nutshell: http://americancensorship.org/infographic.html
Congressman's thoughts on SOPA:

EVERYONE needs to write to their congressmen asking them to oppose this bill! It can be detrimental to most things we enjoy on the internet, including Herocraft.

 

[HolyRane]

Shit be homo yo

 

[whitemagehealu]

Obama will veto it!

 

[Outern]

Sopa is just another crazy atempt from the record industri to set back the world to the 70`s.

 

[Oxea]

More discussion + info. It won't happen, it honestly could only be achieved if America was being ruled by Communism like in China or North Korea where stuff like this already happens or maybe if Illuminati are behind it all.. /endmessagethere

 

[Demonxman]

I think people would lynch some dipshits if this bill passes. if obama doesn't veto it I think there's gonna be a lot of people out to get him and his chances of reelection are gonna go down the toilet

 

[HolyRane]

^^

 

[Shortyy_oD]

Yea, the possibilities of riots and things alike will be insane. It wont be a good day if it passes.

 

[Howdanrocks]

Even if it does pass, it isn't going to do shit. You can simply use a list like this to get to your favorite websites.

 

[Farroes]

hell no. Also dont forgot about the Protect IPs Act (PIPA) which is almost just as bad as SOPA.

 

[Darroes]

SOPA is now dead. The vote on it has been delayed indefinitely now. It's just PIPA left to worry about.

EDIT: Source http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2012_01/putting_sopa_on_a_shelf034765.php

 

[Farroes]

yeah i saw that but couldnt be bothered double checking it lol.

 

[Darroes]

Lazy...

 

[Mariohgcz]

Ouch... http://judiciary.house.gov/news/01172012.html It's still alive.
In other news, http://mojang.com/2012/01/17/sopa-protest-websites-shut-down/.

 

[Howdanrocks]

Ouch... http://judiciary.house.gov/news/01172012.html It's still alive.
In other news, http://mojang.com/2012/01/17/sopa-protest-websites-shut-down/.

They better not shut down the login servers. I need my daily does of Minecraft.

 

[Luke Strife]

They better not shut down the login servers. I need my daily does of Minecraft.

As far as I understand it, only the people who use the browser to get in will be unable to play, but those with the downloaded client will be just fine.

 

[Farroes]

http://torrentfreak.com/sopa-is-baaack-120117/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Faunherer]

Ok, who the hell voted to support this?!

 

[Mariohgcz]

Ok, who the hell voted to support this?!

Money makes the world go round.

 

[Faunherer]

Money makes the world go round.

This probably hurts our economy and ends more jobs than it claims to 'create'. This just goes to show how our government bends to the wills of big-money, the government has been set up to be controlled like that ever since Alexander Hamilton proposed a national bank to Congress way back when.
This also hurts activists in communistic countries who use American connections, let alone hurting everyone who uses American connections! The only group this benefits are the ones behind the Iron Curtain. This is no illuminati, no, this is the damn Commies!