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There is a good possibility that one day soon we might see this on certain American websites. Once implemented, I think the rest of the free world, including yours truly, Singapore will follow suit. I doubt very much that SBF will be easily accessible to all of us. Should we be silent and let this happen?
By now, I'm certain many some SBF members have heard of "SOPA" and "PIPPA" -- two proposed US legislations; Stop Online Piracy Act bill in the House and Protect IP Act in the Senate (respectively).
Let this be clear,
SOPA is the most dangerous threat to free speech ever proposed by the US government.
That's what I think.
Next, some informational links:
SOPA: paving the road to American Fascism
Tech entrepreneurs attack SOPA
Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter considering “nuclear option” to protest SOPA
SOPA, Freedom, And The Invisible War
SOPA: The New American Censorship?
SOPA/PIPA Copyright Bills Also Target American Sites
And, an excellent video:
SOPA and PIPA are both presented by politicians with big-media money jingling around in their back pockets, front pockets, and brought into their offices in great big wheel barrels by the lobbyists who run Washington. The intentions are to block access to "offshore" websites that provide access to pirated content such as movies, music, pictures, words, etc. If passed, the bills would enabled the blocking of such sites to everyone in the United States, with little or no due-process, and little or no confirmation a complaint originates with the actual copyright holder.
However, learned legal analysts have agreed that the "non-circumvention" aspects of SOPA and PIPA could easily be used to legally block access to domains owned and operated in the United States.
For example, if implemented and someone posts a link on SBF to a FireFox plug-in that provides an alternate means of access to blocked sites (one is under development), one complaint could get all of SBF blocked to members.
Obviously, all that also applies to any other user-generated content site, all of which are vital to free speech online. i had already posted dome info in the Mod Folder about Anonymous and it's warnings, so take the time to read it. Be warn,
By now, I'm certain many some SBF members have heard of "SOPA" and "PIPPA" -- two proposed US legislations; Stop Online Piracy Act bill in the House and Protect IP Act in the Senate (respectively).
Let this be clear,
SOPA is the most dangerous threat to free speech ever proposed by the US government.
That's what I think.
Next, some informational links:
SOPA: paving the road to American Fascism
Tech entrepreneurs attack SOPA
Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter considering “nuclear option” to protest SOPA
SOPA, Freedom, And The Invisible War
SOPA: The New American Censorship?
SOPA/PIPA Copyright Bills Also Target American Sites
And, an excellent video:
SOPA and PIPA are both presented by politicians with big-media money jingling around in their back pockets, front pockets, and brought into their offices in great big wheel barrels by the lobbyists who run Washington. The intentions are to block access to "offshore" websites that provide access to pirated content such as movies, music, pictures, words, etc. If passed, the bills would enabled the blocking of such sites to everyone in the United States, with little or no due-process, and little or no confirmation a complaint originates with the actual copyright holder.
However, learned legal analysts have agreed that the "non-circumvention" aspects of SOPA and PIPA could easily be used to legally block access to domains owned and operated in the United States.
For example, if implemented and someone posts a link on SBF to a FireFox plug-in that provides an alternate means of access to blocked sites (one is under development), one complaint could get all of SBF blocked to members.
Obviously, all that also applies to any other user-generated content site, all of which are vital to free speech online. i had already posted dome info in the Mod Folder about Anonymous and it's warnings, so take the time to read it. Be warn,
THIS IS GOING TO KILL THE INTERNET!!!
