This is getting ridiculous.
This comment, courtesy of "Anonymous Coward" sums it up fairly well.
I'm growing fairly tired of just how ridiculously out of hand this international copyright racket is getting.
I know this isn't really "necessary" as a post but it made my day and I'm sure it'll do the same for you.
Apparently we really ticked them off by beating back SOPA, PIPA and OPEN.
Can't wait to see how this ends up being responded to.
Here we go again.
Yeah, we literally have not learned since the last time.
Once again, we'll have another SOPA thrown at us from under the table with no real process or oversight whatsoever. Do what you can to stop it, limited as you may be should you choose to do so.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-january-18-2012/ko-computer
www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-january-18-2012/ko-computer---sopa-runaway
He's, as ever, spot on.
Hilariously, though, thanks to copyright from Viacom, you cannot access this video outside of America.
As he points out, if I post...
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/judge-gives-umg-24-hours-to-explain-takedown-spree.ars
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/umg-we-have-the-right-to-block-or-remove-youtube-videos.ars
So on so forth, usual process here. Then it gets good.
http://youtu.be/pCkI5I8vsBg...
http://keepthewebopen.com/
http://americancensorship.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
We are ****ed.
The bill allows sites to be taken down on a DNS level for mere accusation.
Simply put, if you're upset over the DMCA removal of fair use abiding youtube videos, this is...