Update on SOPA

12 Responses to Update on SOPA

1. ZenTiger says:

   January 19, 2012 at 21:08

   Good news. Looks like they’ll have to result to the usual nefarious methods.

   Please copy this post and pass it on
2. ZenTiger says:

   January 19, 2012 at 21:09

   resort to the usual nefarious….
3. KG says:

   January 19, 2012 at 21:21

   Thanks for the H/T Zen.
   It’s great news, but I’m sure they’ll simply use an incremental approach to achieve the same ends. We just have to stay awake and fight each piece as it comes.
4. Darin says:

   January 20, 2012 at 00:06

   Not good,not that I supported either bill,but the OPEN act will call for a whole new Federal agency to “police” content.Congrats everyone we won the battle but lost the war,the government will now be joined at the hip to the Internet in this country.If OPEN passes and it probably will,we will have just handed them the rope to hang us.
   • KG says:

     January 20, 2012 at 05:59

     They were always going to anyway, Darin. But the “OPEN” act isn’t done and dusted yet, according to what I read.
5. Robertvdl says:

   January 20, 2012 at 01:55

   They go two steps forward one step back .Who wins ? The abyss is getting closer, step by step.

   They hide the ‘be eaten’ part.
6. Moist von Lipwig says:

   January 20, 2012 at 05:53

   Saw this….

   Under SOPA, you could get five years
   for uploading a Michael Jackson song,
   one year more than the doctor who
   killed him.
   • KG says:

     January 20, 2012 at 06:00

     
     • Darin says:

       January 20, 2012 at 09:45

       Anybody that uploads a Micheal Jackson song should get five years IMHO
       • Ciaron says:

         January 20, 2012 at 11:52

         + 100E9
7. Carol-Christian Soldier says:

   January 20, 2012 at 10:41

   posted on SOPA and PIPA yesterday-looks like govt dept heads did not get the message that the Senate and House back-off-
   http://carolmsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/anonymous-shuts-down-dept-of-justice.html
   Carol-CS
8. WAKE UP says:

   January 22, 2012 at 15:47

   The problem here is two levels of involvement; the broader, and mighty issue of control (by government or whoever) and internet freedom (the macro issue, if you will), and the right of the creator of a product to profit from his enterprise ( the micro issue) .
   While these two issues are commingled (as they are above) no solution to either problem will be found – they need to be separated out and discussed separately.