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darnit · 01-18-2012, 03:24 PM

I think we need to think outside of our small little boxes. The porn biz which admittedly has been transformed by piracy as most media which easily translates to bits and bytes.

The larger issue is about the future of the internet in the US. Do we REALLY want to grant these powers to government or private corporations? The internet is still growing, dynamic and young. I realize many of us have taken our lumps with the shift of content to commodity and feel hurt by the ease of digital piracy.

That said, this is a fundamental change and not a good one if step back and take a 10K foot view of the ramifications. Sure we need protection but SOPA/PIPA is a one step back and two steps back.

Well intentioned but fundamentally flawed regardless of how you feel it will help your small slice of the internet.

01-18-2012, 03:24 PM
darnit Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Teh Interweb Posts: 2,439	I think we need to think outside of our small little boxes. The porn biz which admittedly has been transformed by piracy as most media which easily translates to bits and bytes. The larger issue is about the future of the internet in the US. Do we REALLY want to grant these powers to government or private corporations? The internet is still growing, dynamic and young. I realize many of us have taken our lumps with the shift of content to commodity and feel hurt by the ease of digital piracy. That said, this is a fundamental change and not a good one if step back and take a 10K foot view of the ramifications. Sure we need protection but SOPA/PIPA is a one step back and two steps back. Well intentioned but fundamentally flawed regardless of how you feel it will help your small slice of the internet.