Stop SOPA/PIPA!
>> 19 January, 2012
I've been hearing news about US House Bill called SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and US Senate Bill called PIPA (PROTECT IP Act - Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011) which is basically about Internet Censorship and Copyrighted Content Online. It prevents illegal downloads, pirating, sharing, and practically have the power to shut down websites, and sue people who breaks the law.
The major downside is controlling privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom to share information online. Everything is screened and limited which is why yesterday, January 18, 2012, the web went on strike!
Oh-Wheezers participated the strike to Stop SOPA/PIPA by adding a simple Javascript from sopastrike.com. This code redirects all my visitors to the main part of the movement. Below is the screenshot with Oh-Wheezers link mentioned on the topmost portion of the page.
There's a variety of codes to choose from, the other best options are "Zachary Johnson's blackout page" and "CloudFlare's Stop Censorship app".
To my dismay, after 30 minutes, the code was disabled because the whole 12-hour strike was over. Yes I was late but an idea sprung. I made a black banner on top of my blog which stayed for 12 hours even if the movement has lapsed :)
Now, here's a video that will guide us to a thorough discussion about SOPA/PIPA.
The Internet is a vital and good source of information for everybody, once the United States has control within its borders, it can cause a massive chain reaction to the connection of the countries linking back.
The Internet may die if the bills get the approval :(
UPDATE: SOPA is Postponed!
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3 comment\s:
Urghh! I have been hearing about this news and it is a big threat to my hobby which is blogging and social networking!
Well The bill authors have a point because piracy is really a disgrace to music industry and the like since it is hard to monitor who are doing unauthorized downloads.
Personally I still don't know the contents of the bill but I still have this fear that it may affect my internet activities when this happens so I am joining the protest. :)
I saw on TED about SOPA/PIPA and all I can say is, what the heck are they thinking? According to the video, the people behind SOPA bill are the people who are already rich and wanted to be rich to the max...
@Edmar, Yes it is a disgrace to the industry but even the common form of freedom may be blocked. Yes, it will affect us hehehe XD
@Joseph, That is true. The power is tremendous!
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