[aklug] Re: Stop Online Piracy Act, a.k.a., Internet blacklist bill

From: William Attwood <wattwood@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Nov 16 2011 - 17:29:40 AKST

Sounds like its time for a few custom DNS servers and encrypted traffic. If
it passes.
On Nov 16, 2011 4:51 PM, "Christopher Howard" <
christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> wrote:
> New bill going through Washington, another attempt to destroy freedom in
> the war against copyright violations:
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/16/sopa-condemned-internet-blacklist-bill?newsfeed=true
>
> http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf
>
> It is hard to read through the entire bill (as there are so many pages)
> but sections 102 and 103 especially stuck out at me. Basically they
> force Internet providers, search engines, electronic payments services,
> and Internet advertising services to blacklist foreign Web sites that
> are violating copyrights, at the summons of the Attorney General. It
> also provides said organizations immunity from lawsuits and from
> liability for complying with said orders.
>
> The sponsors of the bill assure us that concerns about future government
> censorship are highly exaggerated.
>
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