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OK, so I’m a bit late (publicly) to this cause, but I have been following along (actually for quite a while now, when there were just “whispers in the wind” on such legislation mentioned on This Week In Tech and other TWIT shows…
The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America = Not really the “good guys”) and the US Congress (again, not necessarily currently the “good guys”) are teaming up to put a halt to internet piracy. No more peer-to-peer downloading of movies and music and other things that you haven’t paid for! And, while I completely agree (especially as a content creator) that this is not a fair, honest, just, commendable practice, the answer is most definitely not granting the RIAA via the federal government the power to shut down any website they deem a potential piracy threat.
Please do read more. I’m going to post several links here below. It’s pretty easy to add your name to some existing petitions asking Congress to vote these bills down. But you can do more.
For this reason, GregsHead.net is joining the internet-wide strike against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act)/PIPA (Protect IP Act of 2011).
The internet, for better or worse, is definitely a tool for the people—every person—to protect freedom. And it should remain that way.
So, enjoy the day off. Stop by here again January 19th, and we’ll pick up where we left off.
For now, please do visit these links. Let congress know that you want to keep the internet as free of federal regulation as possible.
SOPA/PIPA Info Links
- Fight For The Future (Video)
- SOPAStrike.com (tons here, and sign the petition)
- SOPAStrike.com Strike Page (many more links here)
- Read the PIPA Bill at OpenCongress.org
- Read the PIPA Bill at OpenCongress.org