In the same day that the Protect IP Act has been postponed, there is news that Rep. Lamar Smith has chosen to shelve the Stop Online Piracy Act for the second time. He had previously promised that SOPA would get a hearing in February, but in the face of this past week, he's dropped his babyish attitude.
Smith said that he had taken criticism of SOPA into consideration and admitted that his war on piracy needs revisiting in a fresh way. That could be good or bad, depending on his next bright idea.
Only four days ago, SOPA had been postponed, but an angry Smith pulled it back into play when news of the blackout protests were heard. With the blackout pulling more support away from these bills, however, the validity of SOPA has been at an all-time low. The downfall of PIPA was apparently the last straw.
Once again, it bears repeating that this is far from over. Megaupload was yanked down even without these bills in effect, and there's no telling what legislators and lobbyists will cook up in future. For now, at least, let's just enjoy some good news as we remain vigilant.
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11:45 AM on 01.20.2012
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This is all well and good, but we need to see OPEN happen so shit like SOPA and PIPA don't pop up again.
Then where will they put it?
The shelf graveyard.
inb4brainwasherattendent'sretardation
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/censorship-foes-roll-out-antipiracy-plan-say-stop-butchering-the-internet.ars
http://www.keepthewebopen.com/
She looks at me afterward and goes "Aint you [myname]? You used to see my little sister". Thats when it hits me, this possibly half latin half black 35 year old woman is the hot older sister of a latin girl I had a thing for in high school (who probably only remembers me because I'm white as the driven snow, which always seems to be an issue at some point in these kinds of situations).
I says "yeah, that's me". She flashes me a quick smile, then hops into a car that pulled up.
Moral of the story? Fuck SOPA, and also some latin women at least once in your life if you can.
SOPA is just one of the few people are aware of(like Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission). There is more and there will be more.
The system has failed.
This could only be bad? You think this jackass with a better idea? LOL! He will just come up with another scam buried deep in a lot of legal bla bla bla.
REMAIN VIGILANT!
Much like the 1% of germs that survive disinfectant cleaners only come back stronger and more robust.
To me, it was the contrary. I was downloading 1Mb/s on MU, and 100Ko/s on RS.
It's not going to affect just pirates. That's why there's such an uproar. Some websites have already started enforcing changes so they can avoid copyright infringement related shutdowns.
My friend tried uploading a REMIX he made of Florence & The Machine - Heavy In Your Arms to SoundCloud and it was removed for copyright infringement. This is just a small example. Imagine what will happen to DeviantArt and all the fanart on there. REMOVED due to copyright infringement would become a common error on that site.
These bills haven't even passed yet and they're already causing creative stagnation on the internet. Just think about how bad things will get if a bill like this actually passes. You're thinking far too narrowly. This isn't just about pirates. If it were, nobody would raise a stink about it.
we are far from done though, like mentioned, and the guy in the header needs to quit patting his back before he dislocates his shoulder when they turn around months later and put them both on the table again. These things can, and will, pop back up again, probably sooner then later.
Heart you all, keep it up and don't change (much)!
Oh, but now we have to get porn and pirated music/games from somewhere else. So let's lump this with SOPA anyways.
Not sure if she's fat, but you get my meaning, right?
i hope this get's cancelled once and for all so that he can see he wasted his time and money on this.
so yeah fuck you Lamar Smith.