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I didn't really look into this law, but notwithstanding whether it's really as bad as the site claims, there's one really worrying effect of this: Congress just

I didn't really look into this law, but notwithstanding whether it's really as bad as the site claims, there's one really worrying effect of this: Congress just has to continue trying, and some point people won't care enough anymore to stop it. The SOPA protests were impressive, but I'm doubtful that people will manage to continue protesting like that with every new law that congress is trying to sneak in. A bit like the constant reporting in the news about cruel same wars makes people care less about it.

moilolita 15y ago
Shhhh... they don't know it yet !!!
Teapot 15y ago
Well, some good comes from this. It raises awareness. Anyone new to these issues becomes informed.
ori_b 15y ago
We need to lobby for strong net neutrality and privacy laws. As much as I dislike regulation, leaving things as a vacuum doesn't work -- pushed by lobbyists, the laws will expand to fill the gaps to the advantage of some party.
antninja 15y ago
That's what constitutions are for: if one of its articles declared that what happens within the Internet is outside the jurisdiction of the Republic, then they won't be able to try and pass any more law like this one. Of course, since the power to modify the constitution has been given to those same politicians, it won't happen. Democratic powers must be carefully redistributed.
za 15y ago
People want a climax - to win and relax. SOPA as the goal is framing things wrong. SOPA is merely the product of a broken system.
Freestyler_3 15y ago
Looks to me that that is exactly what they are doing.
camiller 15y ago
Not really new. "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." -- Wendell Phillips 1852 "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." --Thomas Paine It has always been a tactic to repeatedly go after the same goal over and over. Unlike SOPA that was simply dropped, often you compromise with your opponent and meet somewhere in the middle and the next year you shoot for your original goal (or further) and "compromise" even closer to your original goal.

moilolita 15y ago

Shhhh... they don't know it yet !!!

Teapot 15y ago

Well, some good comes from this. It raises awareness. Anyone new to these issues becomes informed.

ori_b 15y ago

We need to lobby for strong net neutrality and privacy laws. As much as I dislike regulation, leaving things as a vacuum doesn't work -- pushed by lobbyists, the laws will expand to fill the gaps to the advantage of some party.

antninja 15y ago

That's what constitutions are for: if one of its articles declared that what happens within the Internet is outside the jurisdiction of the Republic, then they won't be able to try and pass any more law like this one. Of course, since the power to modify the constitution has been given to those same politicians, it won't happen. Democratic powers must be carefully redistributed.

za 15y ago

People want a climax - to win and relax. SOPA as the goal is framing things wrong. SOPA is merely the product of a broken system.

Freestyler_3 15y ago

Looks to me that that is exactly what they are doing.

camiller 15y ago

Not really new. "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." -- Wendell Phillips 1852 "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." --Thomas Paine It has always been a tactic to repeatedly go after the same goal over and over. Unlike SOPA that was simply dropped, often you compromise with your opponent and meet somewhere in the middle and the next year you shoot for your original goal (or further) and "compromise" even closer to your original goal.