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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
I suspect that Google and Wikipedia and other sites opposed to the bill have quite a few of the pertinent lawyers on hand.
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MobilityBundle Regular user Las Vegas/Boston 120 Posts |
Kcg5: Yeah, I'm not sure. I don't ever expect the press to get every little detail of an article right. With really difficult stuff, I'm even happy if they get into the ballpark. But with the general coverage of SOPA, I'm really perplexed. The statute is pretty clear. I mean, it's not the type of thing that I'd expect a sixth grader to sit down and read. But if you're charged with writing an article on a piece of legislation, it seems like you should at least spend an hour or two reading the legislation.
I suspect what happened is that someone did a bad job of doing that (perhaps in the name of getting their article out quickly?), and then everyone else just aped the first article. Landmark: Sure, many of the companies that have come out against SOPA surely don't take their legal advice from blogs and the press. I have no doubt that the Googles of the world know exactly what SOPA says and doesn't say. So why are they so vociferously against SOPA? For one, as a technological matter it arguably doesn't work. (See the Sandia National Labs letter I linked to above.) However, there are press releases and open letters that mention how SOPA would hinder innovation and job creation. I don't see how that's anything but (at most) tangentially true, and I've never seen it explained. Ultimately, it might be more of a perception issue. It's telling, for example, that Go Daddy originally came out in support of SOPA, but reversed its course in the wake of tremendous market pressure. I wonder to what extent the Googles of the world are simply pounding their chest because they fear the negative press more than the fear the bill itself. |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Looks like Google is promoting awareness of this thing too.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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Lyndel Inner circle wrote the theme to the TV show COPS! 1623 Posts |
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Kevin Ridgeway V.I.P. Indianapolis, IN & Phoenix, AZ 1832 Posts |
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On 2012-01-17 06:42, MobilityBundle wrote: That's the definition of capitalism...we vote with our dollars. Godaddy stood to lose a lot of customers & money.
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts |
I still think it would affect YouTube, Flickr, Facebook etc. I've read and seen far touch about this recently, and it's always described the same way. Not that I doubt the lee baileys at the Café...
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Slide Special user 533 Posts |
SOPA would allow anyone to complain that a site contained their intellectual property and ISP's would have to block access to that site. If I complain that the themagiccafe.com contains my intellectual property, the bill would force ISP's to block access to themagicafe.com. The complaintants do not have to prove their point , they just have to complain. It will break the internet as we know it. Hence the black out today. Truly bad legislation.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Funny SOPA graphic here:
http://theoatmeal.com/sopa I would post it here, but if I do so it fails to load from the very start. So best to go to the source to see it.
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts |
So... What's the general consensus as to what SOPA could do? Some of you guys think it would've done nothing, some seen to think it would have been major.
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
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Slide Special user 533 Posts |
Any one with any knowledge of the matter thinks it is a disaster. I moderate a forum of some of the most knowledgeable people in the industry on these matters and the consensus among them all is that this is very poor legislation and it would virtually cripple the Internet. These are people who care deeply about piracy, but this bill would create a tsunami of problems that would destroy businesses.
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Slide Special user 533 Posts |
Fortunately it seems cooler heads have prevailed and this thing is headed to the garbage heap.
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
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On 2012-01-18 10:46, Living Illusions wrote: Sure seemed to work a lot better, and quicker, than voting "within the system."
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
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On 2012-01-18 14:53, BillMcCloskey wrote: For now. It'll be back in some form or another, or tacked onto some other bill. So much for of, by and for the people.
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
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On 2012-01-18 17:35, gdw wrote: The people spoke and the bills are going down. Your conclusion makes no sense whatsoever. |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
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On 2012-01-18 18:22, mastermindreader wrote: It's one of them there, what you call, "Geumptwo" conclusions.
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
Bob, this is the, what, forth version of the(se) bill(s)? They have not died. This is nothing more than lip service. Corporate money speaks much louder than the voice of the "people."
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
That's because the people aren't opposed to an anti-piracy bill. They are opposed, I believe, to an overly broad bill that has unintended consequences.
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Bill Hilly Elite user 449 Posts |
Lyndel,
Very well put. - B.H. |
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
Yeah, problem is they will not be able to pass up the opportunity to control.
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
I won't forget you Robert. |
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