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Cucurbita wrote on 2011-12-25 01:17
Now introducing: PIPA!
http://www.americablog.com/2011/11/pipa-kill-internet-bill-is-close-to.html
One of the most hilarious arguments made from the pro senates
"You're wasting so much money defending this when we could be doing something more important"
EXACTLY. We should sue these people for making us use so much money and time to defend the basic rights of the people to use the internet how they like.
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-12-25 01:19
The congress has proven itself to be so inefficient in administrating America by listening to corporations that fear the Internet.
Time and money should be spent on fixing the current state, not this crap
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Hypercombo wrote on 2011-12-25 01:28
This is really some new level of sad.
Not only is this disappointingly blatantly "suggested" by corporations hungry for money, but several of the bill's supporters have admitted that they can't use the internet for their life. That, and no matter who tries to spread the word about this bill, like Stephen Colbert, I am convinced most people will not listen to this bill. I've tried to tell my friends about it, I've tried to spread word on Facebook. Nothing. Nothing. May their apathy reward them justly.
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Yoorah wrote on 2011-12-25 03:25
Isn't PIPA, aka Protect IP, actually the older plan? lol
But yea, in the long term, expect the government to keep trying to curb piracy and counterfeit sales online. They aren't interested in it just because they are heavily lobbied--they are interested because they have to protect the country's industry, and that's the right thing to do. (As opposed to foreign nations which don't produce much content and as a result have governments that are far more lenient on piracy.)
Laws will eventually catch up and make it so online theft is treated like the offline kind.
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Taycat wrote on 2011-12-25 05:45
It's funny that the date on that entry is 11/30/2011.
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Guyverunit4 wrote on 2011-12-25 06:00
Mr. Smith needs to go to Washington.