The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) could change the Internet forever if enforced. Having been written in such broad and vague terms, giving corporations maximum power to black out websites, a chilling effect could be seen, as the Internet’s content creators become too afraid to risk anything, lest they lose everything.
This week’s Jimquisition is speculative fiction, showing a future Jim Sterling who is bound to toil under SOPA’s oppressive rule. It’s all very conceptual and clever, I think you’ll agree.
