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Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« on: January 22, 2012, 11:03:45 pm »
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So to me lately this has become a big issue, and for one I'm very concerned that the appropriate authorities could use this bill to negatively influence the expansion of the internet and the users ability to express free speech, one of our most sacred rights. However, I do believe that the bill does has some reasoning to it, I know if I was a massive music industry star, losing my income would be a concern. Whats your take on the matter?
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 11:11:33 pm »
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My take on the matter is that SOPA was shelved indefinitely the other day.
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2012, 11:18:17 pm »
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Music stars make too much money anyway.
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 11:35:44 pm »
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come on people in hollywood earns MILLIONS!
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 02:29:33 pm »
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SOPA was a poorly written bill but attempts to eradicate piracy and filesharing are pretty fucking important. The amount of money people in Hollywood make is completely irrelevant and is an intellectual cop out of an argument.
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2012, 02:35:17 pm »
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From what I've heard, the SOPA bill won't be passed indefinitely (as someone else said it's been shelved indefinitely) because apparently Obama is opposed, what with comparisons to the Chinese censorship of the internet and what not
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2012, 03:21:42 pm »
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Quote from: Russ on January 24, 2012, 02:29:33 pm
SOPA was a poorly written bill but attempts to eradicate piracy and filesharing are pretty fucking important. The amount of money people in Hollywood make is completely irrelevant and is an intellectual cop out of an argument.

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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2012, 04:38:34 pm »
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Quote from: History_buff on January 24, 2012, 02:35:17 pm
From what I've heard, the SOPA bill won't be passed indefinitely (as someone else said it's been shelved indefinitely) because apparently Obama is opposed, what with comparisons to the Chinese censorship of the internet and what not

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Obama opposing something means nothing. NDAA anyone? No, it simply didn't pass because no-one wanted it to. Whole websites blacked out for a day in protest.
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2012, 05:29:12 pm »
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There are also A LOT of piracy websites which help fund terrorist organisations (through ads). This is why my family always purchase multimedia through iTunes.
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2012, 05:57:01 pm »
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Quote from: Stick on January 24, 2012, 05:29:12 pm
There are also A LOT of piracy websites which help fund terrorist organisations (through ads). This is why my family always purchase multimedia through iTunes.
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2012, 06:20:21 pm »
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Quote from: Stick on January 24, 2012, 05:29:12 pm
There are also A LOT of piracy websites which help fund terrorist organisations (through ads). This is why my family always purchase multimedia through iTunes.
Not sure if serious?
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2012, 06:39:51 pm »
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Quote from: Stick on January 24, 2012, 05:29:12 pm
There are also A LOT of piracy websites which help fund terrorist organisations (through ads). This is why my family always purchase multimedia through iTunes.
I'm interested to see where you learnt that.
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2012, 09:05:03 pm »
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It was on 60 Minutes or something... :S

But I'm pretty sure it's true and it doesn't really surprise me. (Why are people laughing at me? :()
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2012, 09:09:24 pm »
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ahh 60 minutes... that seems legit
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Re: Stop SOPA, free the internet!
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