I support this bill in all its entirely!

Here’s an update on SOPA:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/12/11/1044328/-Update-On-Stop-Online-Piracy-Act:-This-Weeks-Activism-Plan-In-Front-Of-Thursday-Vote?via=siderecent

This Thursday will be the opportunity to get rid of this bill. Don’t forget that Ron Wyden will choose to do that filibuster if the bill does come up for a vote.

I ask all viewers here to make your voices heard over here also.

I am a little dismayed by the fact that the site was “supposedly” Libertarian, being related to the Cato institute somewhat… but as you can see from the comment section…?

Anyways…it is an additional platform to be heard from.

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/112_HR_3261.html

Wednesday’s hearing has been postponed, but still, it is always a good time to show your opposition to SOPA.

I can’t believe some of these people! They make me want to scream!

They are willing to allow the government to yank away our rights for the sake of ‘anti-piracy’? I read the bill, and guess who else does something like that? China, where you will be arrested for protesting, or talking bad about the government, the government decides minimum wages, and it is a communist country. Uh, I actually paid attention in history class, and I know that is not what America was founded on!

Yes, stealing is bad, but this bill is not going about it the right way. There are already laws in place to hit the pirates. This is going to be like hanging 10 men in the name of making sure you get a guilty one!

Why can’t the people who support this bill get that through their heads?

You’ve been told lies by the bloggers.

This bill has been completely overhyped by the media. The bill does not in anyway take down the Internet. It very specifically states that the bill only applies to sites that are solely for the purpose of illegal actions. These sites are already illegal and this bill just makes it easier to prosecute them. It again differentiates between them and normal websites. This not apply to the vast majority of the Internet. Businesses like Google are against it simply because they would be too lazy to adjust their search engines.
These websites are again already illegal and do not have a right to exist. The bill is therefore not at all that bad. I feel it should be divided into separate bills for its many sections for better detail, but it is not a censorship bill. Its wording is not vague at all but actually very specific.

I have to ask about this one too:

“All visual artist should have the right to control where their visual art is displayed to minors WITHOUT relying on filtration!”

What about all those cable channels?

If you buy a cable package that includes movie channels like Cinemax who makes sure kids don’t watch MA rated stuff now? A federal agent in your living room?

Keep those support-droppers coming.

Wow this gets passed here in America. Well, then i will no longer consider U.S. as “the land of the free”

What’s the point of even blocking the most popular places on the internet? The internet has proved to become a really important part of our lives, as well as businesses. Shutting down these three great things on the internet would mean shutting down important businesses. Especially for video game companies such as Nintendo. This would surely be a big mistake that the U.S. would make, I would have to agree that it would cause a very big riot to everyone all across America.

And just to comment on your “The Internet wire communications will finally be safe for children” comment Curtis:

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/october/websites_101111

Though it has absolutely nothing to do with this bill…

You completely ignored my argument about this bill. What does China using the internet have to do with this? You seem to be forgetting something. We’re NOT China.

Also, China has terrible problems with hackers and viruses. Also, the Constitution has said that they can’t go through our stuff unless they have a Search Warrent. I have worked in the legal field. I know how it goes.

If you want us to become like China so much, why don’t you move there? And you’re suing those companies. Good, don’t expect the government to do it for you. What this bill is doing is allowing any picture, video, music, or even a text word to be censored and shut down an entire site. Saying the word Google and Microsoft, under this law, can make you a felon.

Again, it is sad that you have been burned, but why would you support something that will punish legit sites just to try to catch the bad ones? It’s like imprisoning innocent ten people, just to convict one.

Recording from an FM station will be made much more difficult when the system is “upgraded” to digital and analog stations are “phased out”. It might be legal to record from the radio, but it will be darn near impossible to do so in the near future.

There goes another one. Graphic Artists Guild is against SOPA now. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111227/00454417194/graphic-artists-guild-changes-mind-withdraws-sopa-support.shtml

From what I’ve read, this will unfortunately seriously hurt the only sector in the U.S. economy that is experiencing major growth. I can only see more harm than good in this bill. 1984 much?

You have to be joking? Really? Are you kidding? Do you have Google? Scroogle?

Here you go,

US authorities have initiated the largest round of domain name seizures yet as part of their continued crackdown on counterfeit and piracy-related websites. With just a few days to go until “Cyber Monday” more than 100 domain names have been taken over by the feds to protect the commercial interests of US companies. The seizures are disputable, as the SOPA bill which aims to specifically legitimize such actions is still pending in Congress.

http://torrentfreak.com/feds-seize-130-domain-names-in-mass-crackdown-111125/

Well, it’s the 17th and sites like YouTube, Twitter, FaceBook, and DeviantArt haven’t gotten blocked yet so, can anyone find out more info about this thing?

I am really AGAINST this bill as it would pretty much CRIPPLE the internet as we know it.

SHUT UP ABOUT YOUR DAMN PORN, NOBODY CARES!

The “natural rights” rational v “utilitarian rights” rational are mutually exclusive rationals for IP that is very obvious but apparently was over N. Stephan Kinsella’s logical abilities? This may have came from the incorrect claim on page fifteen.

“Only A has the right to copy the book (hence, ‘copyright’”

N. Stephan Kinsella therein reveals a fundamental logical error. There are no “natural rights” involved whatsoever in United States copy[]right or IP laws. The rite of printing a book was initially called a “right” when Queen Anne allowed one printer to control all printing unless another party was given permission to print. The first copyrite statute in about 1710 or Statute of Anne. I agree with the claim that a personal right can not last longer than a person lives.
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I hope that Congress realizes that the MPAA and all of their affiliates got started because they committed copyright infringement. Video recording was patented by Edison then after that they basically said “Screw you we want to make movies without having to pay you for your world-changing technology!”. If they are going to support something like SOPA and PIPA, they should at least get their facts straight and not be complete hypocrites. Oh wait, everyone in Congress, the White House staff, the Supreme Court, and the Federal Reserve(which isn’t even affiliated with the government, they are a privately owned sector that the government loves because they can get money from them for free) are all hypocrites already. Don’t worry about the election, it won’t change anything. If you want to do something about the corruption that’s trying to control us, then take action. Don’t vote, protest(peacefully). Don’t take their crap any more.

PS: You should have expected us.

IMPORTANT: Here is a petition that you should definitely sign.

http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/megaupload_seizure/?akid=1155.585444.PHZzk0&rd=1&t=2

In case you don’t know already, Megaupload was seized shortly after yesterday’s PIPA protest. This is just a preview of what could happen if PIPA or SOPA were to pass. Please do not let this happen again. I hope that a lot of people sign this petition.