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Originally Posted by NetHorse
That is a pretty stupid assumption.
I fight piracy on-behalf of programs I promote, (for content I don't even fucking own) but I don't support SOPA.
It's like killing an ant with a nuclear bomb.
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Thing is that ant, as you call it, has proved pretty resilient to everything that has been thrown at it thus far.
Perhaps nothing short of a virtual nuke can kill it.
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Originally Posted by NetHorse
Handing this type of control over to the government is NEVER a good idea. Name one government agency / run service that operates fairly or efficiently?
Giving the government the power to control what sites ISPs can allow access to is a VERY bad idea, period.
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I don't trust the government either but imperfect solutions are oftentimes better than no solutions at all.
The enemy of my enemy can sometimes function as my friend.
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Originally Posted by NetHorse
Imagine a wrongful complaint against your site by a competitor and the government blocks it, without due process. Imagine spending the next 3 years in court trying to get it back online. Imagine if you lived in another country and all of sudden in an instant you lose all U.S. traffic, imagine the process involved of trying to get that traffic back.
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As I understand it, only sites who's primary purpose is piracy would be vulnerable.
A monkey sitting in front of a computer monitor can differentiate between a file sharing forum and/or tube and that of a legitimate site with the occasional unauthorized image.
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This bill scares the shit out of me, it has the potential to kill this industry twice as fast as tubes and forums.  |
If piracy isn't brought under control, they'll soon be no (legitimate) industry left to kill.
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Originally Posted by NetHorse
Today, it's for piracy, tomorrow it's for lewdness or free speech that creates fear and panic, etc. Once you hand this type of control over to the government there is no telling what they will use it for.
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Your concerns are valid.
But remember, those who spend all of their hours worrying about tomorrow sometimes fail to survive the perils of today.
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