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Legislation over regulating the internet decided this month.
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<blockquote data-quote="NewKid" data-source="post: 11394831" data-attributes="member: 31744"><p><strong><u>Edit</u></strong>: Obama is against both bills (right until he gets re elected, I imagine).</p><p></p><p>Anonymous take down Department of Justice, RIAA, MPAA, Universal Music (<a href="http://www.slashgear.com/anonymous-take-down-department-of-justice-riaa-mpaa-universal-music-19210145/" target="_blank">http://www.slashgear.com/anonymous-take-down-department-of-justice-riaa-mpaa-universal-music-19210145/</a>)</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Sign the Google petition to stop government censorship of the internet!</span></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></u></p><p><u><span style="font-size: 12px">No personal info is required!</span></u></p><p><strong><em><u></u></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><u><span style="font-size: 12px">LINK-----></span></u></em></strong><a href="https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This has been around for sometime and even posted about on here before, but as we're so close to major changes in how the internet is used and operated for citizens of the US, I wanted to bring this back. For those who don't know the government has two bills, one that will be voted on this month, and another being discussed this month and closing in on a date for voting, that will introduce invasive "security" measures from the government, limit the ability to create and maintain material online, and bring about a completely new way of how the internet works from both a technical and user perspective; with this also serving as a foot-hold for further regulation and a gateway for government controlled internet censorship. The first bill is being voted for on the 24th of this month, while the second is supposed to "continue debate in January 2012".</p><p></p><p>The first bill is the "PROTECT IP Act" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act):" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act):</a></p><p></p><p>"the stated goal of giving the US government and copyright holders additional tools to curb access to "rogue websites dedicated to infringing or counterfeit goods", especially those registered outside the U.S."</p><p></p><p>The second being the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act):" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act):</a></p><p></p><p>"The bill, if made law, would expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement and copyright holders to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods."</p><p></p><p>This is a huge deal because, currently, the internet is fair game for all and everyone has the freedom to post what they want, where they want; with copyright laws and personal moderation still intact. I shouldn't really have to explain that this is something that can easily snow-ball out of control as the internet becomes the focus point of our government, where they will begin to regulate and control the internet; these two bills being on the level of the Patriot Act. A major concern for those in opposition to the bill is the future ability for free-flowing information on the internet, and how this can impede it.</p><p></p><p>Many internet organizations, like Wikimedia, Firefox, etc have openly protested the two bills. Personally, I see the big problem being that the people voting for it are so many generations behind that none of them fully understand what it is they're voting for, or what it will affect.</p><p></p><p>I HIGHLY recommend reading both Wiki links over the two articles (though you won't be able to tomorrow, as Wikimedia is blacking out the English Wikipedia globally for 24 hours in protest of the two bills). </p><p></p><p>As convoluted as this is, here's a bit of spice for you:</p><p></p><p>You like Google? They oppose it.</p><p></p><p>You like Ford? They support it. </p><p></p><p>Some important considerations mentioned:</p><p></p><p><strong>For the Stop Online Piracy Act:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>For the PROTECT IP Act:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can't stress enough how important this really is, regardless of what your stance on it is, as it really is the start of drastically changing the internet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NewKid, post: 11394831, member: 31744"] [B][U]Edit[/U][/B]: Obama is against both bills (right until he gets re elected, I imagine). Anonymous take down Department of Justice, RIAA, MPAA, Universal Music ([url]http://www.slashgear.com/anonymous-take-down-department-of-justice-riaa-mpaa-universal-music-19210145/[/url]) [SIZE="3"]Sign the Google petition to stop government censorship of the internet![/SIZE] [U][SIZE="3"] No personal info is required![/SIZE][/U] [B][I][U] [SIZE="3"]LINK----->[/SIZE][/U][/I][/B][url]https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/[/url] This has been around for sometime and even posted about on here before, but as we're so close to major changes in how the internet is used and operated for citizens of the US, I wanted to bring this back. For those who don't know the government has two bills, one that will be voted on this month, and another being discussed this month and closing in on a date for voting, that will introduce invasive "security" measures from the government, limit the ability to create and maintain material online, and bring about a completely new way of how the internet works from both a technical and user perspective; with this also serving as a foot-hold for further regulation and a gateway for government controlled internet censorship. The first bill is being voted for on the 24th of this month, while the second is supposed to "continue debate in January 2012". The first bill is the "PROTECT IP Act" ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act):[/url] "the stated goal of giving the US government and copyright holders additional tools to curb access to "rogue websites dedicated to infringing or counterfeit goods", especially those registered outside the U.S." The second being the "Stop Online Piracy Act" ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act):[/url] "The bill, if made law, would expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement and copyright holders to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods." This is a huge deal because, currently, the internet is fair game for all and everyone has the freedom to post what they want, where they want; with copyright laws and personal moderation still intact. I shouldn't really have to explain that this is something that can easily snow-ball out of control as the internet becomes the focus point of our government, where they will begin to regulate and control the internet; these two bills being on the level of the Patriot Act. A major concern for those in opposition to the bill is the future ability for free-flowing information on the internet, and how this can impede it. Many internet organizations, like Wikimedia, Firefox, etc have openly protested the two bills. Personally, I see the big problem being that the people voting for it are so many generations behind that none of them fully understand what it is they're voting for, or what it will affect. I HIGHLY recommend reading both Wiki links over the two articles (though you won't be able to tomorrow, as Wikimedia is blacking out the English Wikipedia globally for 24 hours in protest of the two bills). As convoluted as this is, here's a bit of spice for you: You like Google? They oppose it. You like Ford? They support it. Some important considerations mentioned: [B]For the Stop Online Piracy Act:[/B] [B]For the PROTECT IP Act:[/B] I can't stress enough how important this really is, regardless of what your stance on it is, as it really is the start of drastically changing the internet. [/QUOTE]
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