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| 19 Jan 2012 04:10 PM |
Don't Understand whats the deal with SOPA? Here's an overview
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a law (bill) of the United States proposed in 2011 to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods. Proposals include barring advertising networks and payment facilities from conducting business with allegedly infringing websites, barring search engines from linking to the sites, and requiring Internet service providers (ISP) to block access to the sites. The bill would criminalize the streaming of such content, with a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
User-content websites such as YouTube would be greatly affected, and concern has been expressed that they may be shut down if the bill becomes law. Opponents state the legislation would enable law enforcement to remove an entire internet domain due to something posted on a single blog, arguing that an entire online community could be punished for the actions of a tiny minority. In a 1998 law, copyright owners are required to request the site to remove the infringing material within a certain amount of time. SOPA would bypass this "safe harbor" provision by placing the responsibility for detecting and policing infringement onto the site itself.
Lobbyists for companies that rely heavily on revenue from intellectual property copyright state it protects the market and corresponding industry, jobs, and revenue. The US president and legislators suggest it may kill innovation. Representatives of the American Library Association state the changes could encourage criminal prosecution of libraries. Other opponents state that requiring search engines to delete a domain name begins a worldwide arms race of unprecedented censorship of the Web and violates the First Amendment.
A number of protest actions were organized, including petition drives and boycotts of companies that support the legislation. On January 18, English Wikipedia, Reddit, and several other internet companies coordinated a service blackout to protest SOPA and its sister bill, the Protect IP Act. Other companies, including Google, posted links and images in an effort to raise awareness.
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:12 PM |
| I got the info from a source of different sites I typed it on Word, then spelled checked it. After all that I read over it and I Copy and Pasted FROM My orginal on Word |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:14 PM |
| If SOPA does pass than you can never copy and paste without paying 500,000$ |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:17 PM |
| NO I took the material put it all together changed it up so I wouldn't get blamed for this :/ What do you want to see a bunch of errors and misspellings? I don't think you do. Gosh im just trying to make it Presentable :/ |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:18 PM |
It's pretty obvious we have at least an idea what SOPA is now. How about we bring OT back? |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:18 PM |
"NO I took the material put it all together changed it up so I wouldn't get blamed for this :/ What do you want to see a bunch of errors and misspellings? I don't think you do. Gosh im just trying to make it Presentable :/"
so basically you copied a bunch of stuff from different websites |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:20 PM |
| It's not copied if its wording is changed |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:21 PM |
| Guys ben is einisent its SOPA we should blam all kill SOPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:23 PM |
| Finnaly someone that stays on the topic I thank you belowzero55 |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:24 PM |
| Only will happen if idiots decide to.. wait.. there are alot of idiots out there.. x.x |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:25 PM |
| It's called the goverment for even thinking of this... |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:26 PM |
| Please donate 300 robux if you are thankfull enough |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:26 PM |
| The government sucks. XL Aren't they basicly abusing rights? |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:26 PM |
| I know.. They are honestly stupid if they pass it. |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:29 PM |
| It breaks the 1st Amendment of right of free speech |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:30 PM |
| Finally the girls are talking back to spreadt this if SOPA does pass than Twitter, Facebook, and myspace plus more will be blocked. |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:31 PM |
| Ben can you donate me 300 robux please. |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:31 PM |
I know.. They are honestly stupid if they pass it. ______________________________________________________ not really... if they do pass it ,atleast it will end p()rn on the internet and p3d()s wont be able to stalk people so easily. |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:32 PM |
| That is all true BUT only if theres Copyrighted material (mostly all social networks) |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:32 PM |
| Ben i sent you a message read it |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:35 PM |
@Below
Shut up about robux. This is OT, keep roblox related things out.
@OP
SOPA has been shelved, and it's almost guaranteed to be denied now, and PIPA Is almost shelved as well. Stop talking about it, because it's basically finished. |
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| 19 Jan 2012 04:35 PM |
| Trust me.. people WILL be after them if it passes.. ALOT of people like social media sites! :P |
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