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Was it always about "foreign thieves"?
by Tichy 15y ago
Was it always about "foreign thieves"?
- bellaire 15y agoOstensibly, yes. However, the reality of the situation is left as an exercise for the conscientious reader.
- cheald 15y agoVia lip service, yes, but the actual legislation, no. Section 102 applied to sites not under US jurisdiction, and gave the Attorney General the right to effectively censor foreign sites. Section 103 applied to all sites and gave copyright holders the ability to take action against any website.
- pwg 15y agoA very good, 14 minute, talk about what it was really about: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/defend_our_freedom_to_share_or_why_sopa_is_a_bad_idea.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/defend_our_freedom_to_share...