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Zinnwaldite
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Wren
United States745 Posts
On January 19 2012 09:46 Typhon wrote: As Tycho from Penny Arcade says, It can be hard to explain it in a meaningful way. You can't quite just explain it as "the government is going to shut down Wikipedia and Youtube." That line of argument is most hyperbolic FUD designed to scare people into a "Oh, SOPA must be bad then" mentality. Any real argument has to be based on the inherent freedom of information and impartiality that build the Internet, and it's not a principle that everyone is aware of. Here's my shot at explaining it, maybe you'll have an easier time next time you're asked: Both pieces of legislation are attempts, heavily sponsored by the entertainment industry, to curb copyright infringement online by blocking websites that host or link to it. However, the bills utterly fail to prevent piracy, as they don't provide any mechanisms to actually take down the copyrighted material. Instead, upon a filed complaint (accusations do not need to include any proof, nor is there due process or ANY investigation), the authorities are instructed to take down the ENTIRE DOMAIN. The current versions of these laws also require DNS providers to block the domains and search engines to block them. Both these previsions are under heavy attack, but are still in the bills. There was a big amendment (the "manager's amendment") made to SOPA that clarified its scope as purely against poorly-defined "foreign" websites, leaving domestic companies in the purview of the horrifically abused DMCA, though it will be hard to suggest any website isn't affected by the bill. My current example of the overreaching that these bills would provide: A driver is accused of speeding. Without any evidence to support the claim, the entire nation's highway system is closed and erased from every map. | ||
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Ragoo
Germany2773 Posts
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ViRii
United States826 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
 Puma vs.  Leenock is at 1-1! Match point is up!http://www.esvtv.com | ||
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Ragoo
Germany2773 Posts
On January 19 2012 10:56 Diamond wrote: Puma vs. Leenock is at 1-1! Match point is up!http://www.esvtv.com Man for one second I thought Match Point was played. Disappointing  | ||
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Mycl
Australia1370 Posts
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Ragoo
Germany2773 Posts
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Seronei
Sweden991 Posts
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United States2409 Posts
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Baffels
United States1486 Posts
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red4ce
United States7313 Posts
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sitromit
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Baffels
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SaleSarma
Croatia8 Posts
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StarVe
Germany13591 Posts
 Edit: Ye, engi bay did go down. | ||
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Ghrimnar
Germany260 Posts
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Badfatpanda
United States9719 Posts
theSTC allins you silly jjakji | ||
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