SOPA almost passed

[V-Man339]

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 the equivalent, for entire sites.

In addition, the bill contains stipulations for people caught infringing to be held for up to five years in prison.
DNS level, for reference, means people in Europe, Canada and any other country can't access it. This is a national law with international ramifications, and could effectively mean the end of truly privately run websites such as this one.

http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/stephen-colbert-explains-sopa.html
In case you were just that ADD.

 

[Yuri]

bleruguuugh. im not entirely sure what to do about this but everyone on the internet wants me to do something and i super duper want to because what the f*ck

 

[Bad^Hat]

If this passes, then I... I just ****ing give up.

 

[Doomination]

track the bill's progress here: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3261/show

 

[V-Man339]

It has been postponed until January of next year.

 

[Mogi67]

so whose window do i through this brick through?

 

[DEATHMASTER]

All of them.

 

[ríomhaire]

What happened to you America? You used to be cool.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

You're not as old as Stern, stop acting like you lived in the 20's.

 

[Acepilotf14]

Key word: almost