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SOPA doesn't fight cybercrime! It attempted to allow US authorities to block access to people who provided counterfeit or unlicensed copywritten work. That's al
by pilom 15y ago
SOPA doesn't fight cybercrime! It attempted to allow US authorities to block access to people who provided counterfeit or unlicensed copywritten work. That's all.
- jaylevitt 15y agoThe pharma counterfeiters ARE the botnet herders ARE the credit card rings. And counterfeit drugs would have fallen under SOPA. SOPA was a horrible idea, of course. But yes, any anti-counterfeiting laws can also be cybercrime laws.
- teyc 15y agoCompanies like Microsoft have worked with ISPs to take down botnet command and control. All this without needing new regulations.