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SOPA is actually aimed at foreign sites; this is the motivation behind SOPA blocking at the DNS level instead of going after the companies.
by cobbal 15y ago
SOPA is actually aimed at foreign sites; this is the motivation behind SOPA blocking at the DNS level instead of going after the companies.
- zerostar07 15y agoIt's about foreign sites, but the legal action concerns the business of american companies only. OpenDNS says they may to move the to the Cayman islands: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act#Negative_impact_on_DNS.2C_DNSSEC_and_Internet_security http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act#Negative...
- cobbal 15y agoTrue, but the direct legal action wouldn't threaten Google and other businesses much (Google does run DNS servers, but it's not their main gig) so moving outside the country would accomplish very little from a technical standpoint.
- zerostar07 15y agoExample: A few injuctions from major studios against google for not removing results or banning adsense accounts or even blocking google checkout accounts on time could result in major losses for the company. If they were based outside the US, they'd be protected.
- cobbal 15y agoMy mistake, with all the spotlight going to the DNS side of SOPA I had forgotten it also included requirements about payments.