Today, after I woke, took a shower and pounded a rockstar. I got online and browsed through a couple of my favorite message boards... what did I discover? One of them has been blocked by the government! Reading into the cause I found that Congress is meeting today.
To do what? To vote on two bills that would forever alter our access to information on the internet.
The First is the (PIPA – S.968)PROTECT IP ACT:
PROTECT-IP is a bill that has been introduced in the Senate and the House and is moving quickly through Congress. It gives the government and corporations the ability to censor the net, in the name of protecting "creativity". The law would let the government or corporations censor entire sites-- they just have to convince a judge that the site is "dedicated to copyright infringement." (http://vimeo.com/31100268)
WHICH effectively means: If you share anything online with another peer i.e. youtube videos, twitter, tumblr, etc. A company or a government agency can sue for copyright infrigement and shut your presence on that site down. They will be able to censor ANYTHING you post as long as they can convince a judge that its infringement.
We are ALL peers. The internet is our database of societal knowledge. DONT LET THIS HAPPEN.
The second is: (SOPA – H.R.3261). Stop Online Piracy Act
Stop Piracy: To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes.
While this one isn't as bad. I still find it a bit tyrannical. Information should be freely received and freely given. Don't get me wrong, piracy is in fact stealing; of course we should pay for a product or a software that we desire to use and if a company is charging for it, we should purchase it to invest in that company's production of similar products. We are using them anyway.
What I AM saying is that when combined, these two bills if passed into laws could dramatically screw the system and our use of it. I am reminded of China and Korea. They cant even look at most the American sites or research information! With these bills the government can simply not allow us worldwide information. We will be more in the dark and at the mercy of companies and the courts with what they think we should have access too!
The last thing I have to say is: WHAT THE FUCK!?!!!?!?! We are free peoples. We will not be censored. Information should be free. Fight for your rights!
Don't let this happen people! Please go here and check this out. Write to congress. DO SOMETHING!
http://americancensorship.org/
Scott~
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