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If the new law passes, ROBLOX risks being shut down, theoretically.

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missmanga is not online. missmanga
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17 Dec 2011 04:07 PM
A new law, SOPA, may be passed, which allows any websites containing copyright material without exact permission to be shut down. So, for example, you posted a picture you had drawn of say....Sonic. You would be fined, and maybe go to jail. ROBLOX contains lots of such material, so if this passes ROBLOX is pretty much doomed

-Wake up on an island, punch Eggman.-
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MichaelWaltrip is not online. MichaelWaltrip
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17 Dec 2011 04:08 PM
I believe Barack said he'd veto it.
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waterkid54GotBanned is not online. waterkid54GotBanned
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TaintedSyringe is not online. TaintedSyringe
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17 Dec 2011 04:10 PM
@water
It doesn't work that way, kid.
Youtube is at GREAT risk of being shut down also.
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MichaelWaltrip is not online. MichaelWaltrip
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17 Dec 2011 04:10 PM
@waterkid, the new bill trying to be passed will allow big companies to shut down any site if they think they are infringing on their copyrights.

Any site.

No matter when the content was posted.

Any time.
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EMAN381 is not online. EMAN381
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17 Dec 2011 04:10 PM
I don't think ROBLOX would get sued.

They probably have like a giant disclaimer that they do not hold responsibility for copyrighted material and that it is your problem, not theirs.
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nick7799 is not online. nick7799
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17 Dec 2011 04:11 PM
I will miss youtube. ):
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Pieguardian is not online. Pieguardian
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17 Dec 2011 04:11 PM
That's kind of a stupid law. I mean, I guess it kind of makes sense...
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MichaelWaltrip is not online. MichaelWaltrip
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17 Dec 2011 04:12 PM
The site can be sued for any content posted by the users.

The site has to take full responsibility for anything user-made.
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Keeshee is online. Keeshee
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17 Dec 2011 04:13 PM
If the do... we are 1 step closer to global conflict...
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TaintedSyringe is not online. TaintedSyringe
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17 Dec 2011 04:13 PM
Don't want this law to pass?
Act on it.
Sign petitions, refer to your representatives. Do ANYTHING you can. Theres tons of websites with petitions posted.
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17 Dec 2011 04:13 PM
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Thunder162 is not online. Thunder162
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17 Dec 2011 04:13 PM
Due Process of Law
You can't be charged for something you did before a law has been taken into effect. ROBLOX is safe from this if they have a way to stop these stuff from being published AFTER the law is passed.
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Keeshee is online. Keeshee
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17 Dec 2011 04:13 PM
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EMAN381 is not online. EMAN381
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17 Dec 2011 04:13 PM
@michael

I don't think they have to.

I wouldn't.
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17 Dec 2011 04:14 PM
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MichaelWaltrip is not online. MichaelWaltrip
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17 Dec 2011 04:15 PM
@EMAN the bill says they will have to.

Learn2research
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TaintedSyringe is not online. TaintedSyringe
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17 Dec 2011 04:15 PM
@water
If you're referring to the chans, then
youmustbenewhere.
They are in a huge risk ALREADY because of other laws. And plus, why would you think they have a huge anti-SOPA link on top of each board?
HURRRR
*facepalm*
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Thunder162 is not online. Thunder162
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17 Dec 2011 04:16 PM
Due process of law also works on YT as well whoever posted that.
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WiiPro55 is not online. WiiPro55
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17 Dec 2011 04:16 PM
It's alright guys after they make this terrible law no one will buy computers people will stop using them since most of the "Good Websites" will be gone goverment will stop makign money we go poor..Oh wait this won't end up being good
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linkinpark159 is not online. linkinpark159
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17 Dec 2011 04:16 PM
...Thats what she said.
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wingedblueeyes is not online. wingedblueeyes
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17 Dec 2011 04:16 PM
I don't get it. I barely understood a word in that passage.

~The Wing
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17 Dec 2011 04:16 PM
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MichaelWaltrip is not online. MichaelWaltrip
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17 Dec 2011 04:17 PM
Besides, major companies and sites are trying to fight it.
E.G. Google, Facebook, Yahoo, many blog sites.
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