SOPA Education. What is SOPA (for you rock dwellers)

• MareneCorp wrote on 2011-12-19 00:07
  I thought it was common sense that this bill was the most retarded idea the big heads at the house and Senate would think of. Guess they don't have any common sense after all. They've lost their minds to even think that this bill is a great bill. I hope those who voted yes go die in a cave like hundreds of Paleolithic cavemen did.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-12-19 02:15

  Quote from Yoorah;697300:

  Again, this is mostly silly kids making noise and over-dramatizing it over nothing. For example, "Let's Play" videos wouldn't be affected more than they already are. They can be taken down via DMCA if the game's publisher wants to do so, right now. But that makes no sense for them to do, so they don't take em down. This won't change.

  
  
  Let Play videos will be taken down
  for the company's chance at generating more profit
  "If people watch our games instead of playing, they wont buy it! Take them down"
  the whole point of this bill is to generate more profits at the fullest potential
  that is the rule of the US economy.
• Yoorah wrote on 2011-12-19 02:20

  Quote from Rydian;697328:

  Isn't a main difference here that anybody can submit a request? Who's to stop me from being a dick and flagging a video/site I don't like simply because I don't like it?
  
  I mean even under the current system companies manage to take down videos just because they don't like them, without them even having any infringing material.
  http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57344570-245/mystery-surrounds-universals-takedown-of-megaupload-youtube-video/

  
  No, you need to be the copyright holder. Your request has to go through the Justice Department. And like with the current DMCA, you can get the action reversed if you have the legal backing (ie. you weren't breaking the law in the first place). And as in that article (which I already read :P), you can get sued if you abuse this law.
  
  The main difference is that SOPA allows for copyright enforcement against sites which are currently hiding outside of US jurisdiction, like Piratebay for example. The logic here is that it's not right for pirates to be able to circumvent anti-piracy laws by simply hosting the site elsewhere, which is a fair concern that needs to be addressed.
  
  

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;697447:

  Let Play videos will be taken down
  for the company's chance at generating more profit
  "If people watch our games instead of playing, they wont buy it! Take them down"
  the whole point of this bill is to generate more profits at the fullest potential
  that is the rule of the US economy.

  
  Like I said, this logic doesn't work. If companies felt they were missing out on revenue because of those play vids, they would be taking them down right now. They don't need SOPA for this, unless you upload your vids to some obscure website, and not Youtube.
• Rydian wrote on 2011-12-19 02:57

  Quote from Yoorah;697450:

  The main difference is that SOPA allows for copyright enforcement against sites which are currently hiding outside of US jurisdiction, like Piratebay for example. The logic here is that it's not right for pirates to be able to circumvent anti-piracy laws by simply hosting the site elsewhere, which is a fair concern that needs to be addressed.

  And what about sites that aren't in the US?
• Kollin wrote on 2011-12-19 03:07
  Relevant.
  [video=youtube;6-IrO8Dwr5c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-IrO8Dwr5c[/video]
  
  We will find out new ways...We will.
• Yoorah wrote on 2011-12-19 03:44

  Quote from Rydian;697496:

  And what about sites that aren't in the US?

  
  
  I think you misread something, 'cause that's the whole point. D:
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-12-19 04:14

  Quote from Yoorah;697450:

  
  
  Like I said, this logic doesn't work. If companies felt they were missing out on revenue because of those play vids, they would be taking them down right now. They don't need SOPA for this, unless you upload your vids to some obscure website, and not Youtube.

  
  
  Youtube is not a common hub for let's plays
  its live stream websites that are
  
  and you clearly have not seen the jungle known as America