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Originally Posted by DWB
What many fail to understand is, all the things they are trimming from SOPA is so that it will grease through with ease. Once it's in, it will be much easier to come along later and change it, be it for better or worse. Being happy some parts are being cut out is being naive.
And as far as them not supporting legislation that reduces freedom of expression, keep in mind they did just support legislation that allows them to detain Americans and hold them without charge or trial, for as long as they see fit.
If they can pass The Patriot Act and sign off to have the power to detain Americans without due process, SOPA is no big deal. Don't kid yourself.
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DNS blocking seems to be the only major thing have backflipped on. The thing is, whilst that is the key issues for many, it isn't the only major issue for the tech industry. So long as the major tech companies don't support it (including Google, Facebook, Reddit, etc etc) who all rely on legal protection from user uploads, it won't pass.
The tech industry is simply too important to fuck with at this point. It is a huge engine for growth, and it really is still in its infancy. Given the US has the lead in this sector by a large margin, I highly doubt any of this will get through. The only reason it has got this far, is because the tech industry by and large does very little lobbying in comparison to the movie and recording industry. I have a feeling that is also going to continue to change.