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It's scary because this might be soon the reality. Except instead of banning someone from the internet, why not ban the entire website from the internet? Just in case this might repeat in the future
If SOPA/PIPA passes, the US government will have the right to take down any website on grounds of "Copyright infringement". Fair enough, I don't pirate, why should I care? -you say. Well, even right now we're on a website which consists entirely of user generated content. And DeviantArt has a pretty big copyright problem already with users posting stolen artwork all the time. Except under the new laws, this entire site can be blocked just because someone posted a GIF from the new Transformers movie. The same goes for youtube, tumblr, soundcloud and pretty much every website that allows user generated content.
I do not believe we can stop this.
Call me pessimistic, but for years I've been surprised how open the internet is. The fact is that the majority of the internet is owned by private organizations who pay for the servers. A lot of people are using the "internet is a human right" tactic. Well, I would like to believe that. But in my humble opinion, the internet is no more of a right than Digital Cable or Indoor Plumbing. It's a service which you have to pay for. This service is brought to you by spending tons of money on undersea cables, communication satellites, servers etc. It hasn't even existed for very long! Just that our society is so reliant on it, that any changes to the web might cause catastrophic consequences. As a analogy, I present you with GPS - the Global Positioning System. An excellent invention that's used by millions around the world. But is it a human right? I don't think so. Just like the internet, it's owned by the US government and can be modified\shut down at any moment, indefinitely.
Even if SOPA/PIPA don't pass, there will be new acts and attempts to take control of the internet. One interesting thing I read on reddit before it went down - the whole SOPA thing might be just a sham for something that's even worse. Some sort of a Protect Children from Internet Pornographers act. The brilliant thing about that plan is - who in congress will oppose it and risk being labeled as a pedophile supporter? It will be essentially the same as SOPA and it will be equally bad for all of us.
There is no stopping them. They have far too much money and like that comic said, their copyrights are worth more than our human rights. I just hope that people will stand up and go on the streets to protest this. But that won't solve the problem in the long term. Maybe the internet won't crumble overnight because of some stupid law, but I'm sure that a slow transition into censorship is what awaits us in the future. I'd say we're already at 25% of this transition, given the current events (even something as drastic as extradition of a website owner to the US [link] ).
By no means I support any of this. Just that I believe sooner or later we'll have to live with it.
Please share your thoughts and opinions on this. Perhaps I'm wrong about some things and it may not be all that bad.
TL;DR: Internet censorship is inevitable
It's a real shame when the Big Boys want more then their share, phone and cell phone companies are a great example of digging deeper and deeper into our pockets for every penny they can take. And one company is no better than the next, they all want a little more booty for themselves. We've all heard of the Proverbial straw that broke the camels back, well the straw is bending quite heavily. It's sad.
Moreso about the copyright, I think, yes, they're losing a shitload of money, but they're also failing to capitalize on huge opportunities. I'm overseas. I have to rely on the internet to get content that's not available to me. Content some people that do have access to might not be interesting in paying for, but I would and can't. Not rocket science. As difficult as it is to work the borders, censoring the Internet wouldn't be any easy either. Working the availability of content is doable. And that is just one of the opportunities. Many websites have shown people how easy it can be to drag content we're already accustomed to the web [where we are now accustomed to be] so they can enjoy it in new ways. People are willing to pay for that. There are viable alternatives to music sharing to the point I think it's unnecessary to rely on it.
I know you've heard this one tons before and it will do little to share your vision, but I believe it to be accurate : Fighting the web is not a better option than learning how to be a part of it.
nope, they want MOAR, so that's why they trolls the internet.
just hope that the bill will never be completed
I want freedom! I want the internet!