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This was my prediction [1] back around the time that SOPA died. Not that it isn't obvious or anything. All the pieces of SOPA/PIPA/whatever will turn up somewh
by bstpierre 14y ago
This was my prediction [1] back around the time that SOPA died. Not that it isn't obvious or anything.
All the pieces of SOPA/PIPA/whatever will turn up somewhere. They know they can't cram the whole thing through at once, so it's fairly likely that the bits will just turn up in other bills -- I can see last-minute amendments to big spending bills as a great way to get this stuff pushed through before there can be much outcry. Once they're passed, they'll be really hard to undo.
[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3884959 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3884959
- mtgx 14y agoIt's almost impossible to undo them later, because people care a lot less for some reason, after it's already passed, and because even the new politicians that replaced the old ones won't bother to look into it. Basically, we already have a "SOPA" that was passed in 2008. It's called the Pro-IP ACT, and they use it to take down hundreds of .com, .org or .net sites. SOPA was just the foreign version of Pro-IP Act, meaning it targeted foreign domains as well. Still, you don't see many people talking about the Pro IP Act. Heck, we can't even undo the Patriot Act, and that one has been a lot more controversial, let alone "Internet bills" like these that don't interest that many people outside outside the online tech communities.
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- pyre 14y agoThe Patriot Act didn't need to get 'undone.' It came with a time limit, and Congress has been basically hitting the snooze button every time it comes up for renewal.