How could SOPA and PIPA hurt Wikipedia?
 

SOPA and PIPA threaten Wikipedia in many ways. For example, in its current form, SOPA could require Wikipedia to actively monitor every site we link to, to ensure it doesn't host infringing content. Any link to an infringing site could put us in jeopardy of being forced offline. The trust and openness that underlies the entire Wikipedia project would be threatened, and new, restrictive policies would make it harder for us to be open to new contributors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...ive/Learn_more

So basically their argument is. We can't keep to the law and remain in business. so we want to be able to break the law so we can keep the money coming in.

Got it. :thumbsup

I see their problem. If someone copies and pastes an article from the NY Times and puts it on Wikipedia or Wikipedia links to a piracy site. Wikipedia might be liable. So no unauthorized links to sites that have not been checked. And no posts authorised until they are checked to see if the content is copyrighted.

They would be very pissed if they had paid reporters, staff, offices, etc to put out to get revenue in return for the investment. Then someone decides to take the product for free so someone else can make money on it.

You are unbelievably stupid.

at least he has an argument. not you

oh thats so sad. Cry, baby, cry. My heart bleeds because you actually have to care what populates your own website. what a fucking terrible burden to put on you!

" The trust and openness that underlies the entire Wikipedia project would be threatened, and new, restrictive policies would make it harder for us to be open to new contributors."

Translation:

We don't give 2 shits about producers and their rights nor do we care for the law, all we care about is our own ass, we will now proceed to whine like pussies and hope other people, who like stealing shit on the net, jump on the bandwagon...then it will seem like we have a "noble cause" LOL

Forum full of pots...

YouTube and gfy would be gone lol

Eric needs to make sure no one here is horlinking anythiNG DAMN CRIMINAL HOTLINKERS