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It's a great idea as far as creating your own communication system--definitely innovative. However, it's still not a solution to SOPA. Why? Because SOPA is legi

It's a great idea as far as creating your own communication system--definitely innovative. However, it's still not a solution to SOPA. Why? Because SOPA is legislation--and if they'll pass bad legislation against the internet they'll certainly pass bad legislation to govern anything else related to the internet. If such idea's like DIY networking that operated outside of government fiddle-able channels really caught on--you'd be certain there would be legislation to prevent individuals from using such technology. The only way to stop things like SOPA (legislation) is to stop the people that support such legislation. Unfortunately, such a matter will require far greater innovation considering the scope of corruption in politics. By corruption I refer simply to the adage "money is power".

jfoster 15y ago
"... outer space isn’t actually governed by the countries over which it floats." At the moment it sounds as though no single country's legislation would be able to stop this, but perhaps countries could prevent users from connecting to it. The other part is that the act of launching the satellites is likely outside of the law in most countries, at least without some form of permission.
- giberson 15y ago
  My whole point was not the method they'll use to legislate such activities--it's that they will find a way. Don't to try slither around crappy legislation, focus on getting the proposers and supports of crappy legislation out of office.
eternalban 15y ago
I would think that the unspoken motivation is to at least have some sort of contingency plan for having free access to timely information should the political regime* shifts even closer to what used to be called tyranny. Obviously, if we find ourselves in a tyranny, it is game over if network infrastructure is a monopoly of the state and its corporate sponsors. *: one can argue that it is appropriate to use the term 'regime' when government no longer reflects the foundational constitutional principles of the nation.

jfoster 15y ago

"... outer space isn’t actually governed by the countries over which it floats." At the moment it sounds as though no single country's legislation would be able to stop this, but perhaps countries could prevent users from connecting to it. The other part is that the act of launching the satellites is likely outside of the law in most countries, at least without some form of permission.

giberson 15y ago
My whole point was not the method they'll use to legislate such activities--it's that they will find a way. Don't to try slither around crappy legislation, focus on getting the proposers and supports of crappy legislation out of office.

eternalban 15y ago

I would think that the unspoken motivation is to at least have some sort of contingency plan for having free access to timely information should the political regime* shifts even closer to what used to be called tyranny. Obviously, if we find ourselves in a tyranny, it is game over if network infrastructure is a monopoly of the state and its corporate sponsors. *: one can argue that it is appropriate to use the term 'regime' when government no longer reflects the foundational constitutional principles of the nation.