So has anyone done the work and asked our representatives where they stand on this bill?
Jim MacDonald
jim@macdonald.org
On Nov 17, 2011, at 10:53 AM, adam bultman wrote:
>
>
> On 11/17/2011 06:05 AM, Bruce Hill wrote:
>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 02:53:03PM -0900, Christopher Howard 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.
>> < snip>
>>
>> Just the facts, Jack
> FTFY
>
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