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> I have spoken to a few supporters of SOPA/PIPA. What company and why? What's a rational defense of SOPA/PIPA?
by chrisdroukas 15y ago
> I have spoken to a few supporters of SOPA/PIPA.
What company and why? What's a rational defense of SOPA/PIPA?
- elliottcarlson 15y agoThey were speaking independently and from what I can tell, their assumptions are that the prevention of piracy was all that would happen if these bills passed.
- bad_user 15y agoThere are companies that have a legitimate interest in keeping counterfeits off the market, counterfeits that are damaging their brand and that can even endanger the life of customers. This is one way SOPA/PIPA was sold to some of the companies supporting it. Unfortunately, neither of them are going to stop counterfeits, or piracy.
- cheald 15y agoI'm heavily opposed to SOPA/PIPA, but I really do think there need to be ways for companies to keep their counterfeit physical goods off the market. http://www.petzl.com/us/outdoor/news-2/2011/12/22/petzl-americas-stance-sopa-and-protect-ip http://www.petzl.com/us/outdoor/news-2/2011/12/22/petzl-amer... I just think that SOPA/PIPA solves the problem by pointing a nuke at the internet and giving the content industries the launch codes.
- meatmanek 15y agoIt's worth noting that Petzl, who was originally on the list of SOPA supporters, publicly withdrew their support of the bill. http://www.petzl.com/us/outdoor/news-2/2011/12/22/petzl-americas-stance-sopa-and-protect-ip http://www.petzl.com/us/outdoor/news-2/2011/12/22/petzl-amer...