Protect IP / SOPA Act seeks to limit internet

mr.brett

Among other things, a new bill would make U.S.-based Internet companies legally liable for links to or publication of any pirated material. Such a bill would have likely prevented useful sites, like soundcloud, from getting up and running.

PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

You can visit the site below to easily send a letter to your congress members.

http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa/

z_illa

If I was Raj, and this passes, I would immediately kill soulstrut.

This is real serious.

DOR

z_illa said:

If I was Raj, and this passes, I would immediately kill soulstrut.

This is real serious.

I would definitely think about serious changes to be made.

This is going to fuck over so many people in so many countries.

z_illa

You all remember those blogs seized around thanksgiving 2010? Looks like one of them is innocent.

RAJ

Not much talk about this here.

Today is Black Out Wednesday on the Interwebs.

Here is a good place to start if you want the Strut to Survive:

http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA

herbacios tweed

z_illa

As with all things copyright related, Techdirt has been an invaluable resource in fighting these bills. My buddy Glenn even wrote about this today.

smoking_robot

i just phoned up my senators from PA. took me 10 minutes. i used this to make it easy:

http://sopa.boldprogressives.org/call/call_sopa_allcongress_craigslist/?source=craigslist

makes it easy and simple imo. im sure most of you guys probably already did this but thought i'd share the link

RAJ

RAJ said:

Not much talk about this here.

Today is Black Out Wednesday on the Interwebs.

Here is a good place to start if you want the Strut to Survive:

http://www.craigslist.org/about/SOPA

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

Do it, Do It:

The-gaffler

I've even noticed a huge change in my google results when searching for artists. Less and less am I able to find info on artists/records without the top results pointing to some moot discogs bio or amazon mp3.

Thanks, DoJ and FCC.

Frank

Unherd

Idiots...

Spacecho

Scary stuff.

Is there anything non-USA residents can do to help stop these bills?

edit: Yes
http://americancensorship.org/modal/state-dept-petition/index.html

LaserWolf

My senator has been leading the charge against this.
Peter Defazio from southern Oregon is fighting on the house side.

Duderonomy

http://twitpic.com/88ueqz

RAJ

Duderonomy said:

http://twitpic.com/88ueqz

LaserWolf

Duderonomy said:

http://twitpic.com/88ueqz

Thanks for this.
My understanding is that under SOPA his site can be shut down without notification or due process.

LaserWolf

http://www.vice.com/read/lamar-smith-serial-copyright-violator

vintageinfants

If You Use the Internet in Canada, the TPP should Concern You.

SOPA is popping back up. all draconian-like.