Stop the Internet "Blacklist" Legislation ('S.O.P.A.' bill)

gizgal · 2011-11-16T19:48:01-01:00

For those who haven't heard, today a bill is being proposed in Congress that would really ruin the neutral nature of the internet. From the EFF (source): "The Internet Blacklist Legislation - known as PROTECT IP Act in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House - is a threatening sequel to last year's COICA Internet censorship bill. Like its predecessor, this legislation invites Internet security risks, threatens online speech, and hampers Internet innovation. Urge your members of Congress to reject this Internet blacklist campaign in both its forms! Big media and its allies in Congress are billing the Internet Blacklist Legislation as a new way to prevent online infringement. But innovation and free speech advocates know that this initiative is nothing more than a dangerous wish list that will compromise Internet security while doing little or nothing to encourage creative expression. As drafted, the legislation would grant the government and private parties unprecedented power to interfere with the Internet's domain name system (DNS). The government would be able to force ISPs and search engines to redirect or dump users' attempts to reach certain websites' URLs. In response, third parties will woo average users to alternative servers that offer access to the entire Internet (not just the newly censored U.S. version), which will create new computer security vulnerabilities as the reliability and universality of the DNS evaporates. It gets worse: Under SOPA's provisions, service providers (including hosting services) would be under new pressure to monitor and police their users’ activities. While PROTECT-IP targeted sites “dedicated to infringing activities,” SOPA targets websites that simply don’t do enough to track and police infringement (and it is not at all clear what would be enough). And it creates new powers to shut down folks who provide tools to help users get access to the Internet the rest of the world sees (not just the “U.S. authorized version”). Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has placed a hold on the Senate version of the bill, taking a principled stand against a very dangerous bill. But every Senator and Representative should be opposing the PROTECT IP Act and SOPA. Contact your members of Congress today to speak out!" Sound bad enough already? WRITE CONGRESS. They're not allowing dissenting parties to be present at the hearing today, just the corporations that want this bill to pass. As a user of the Internet, don't you want it to stay free and neutral? http://americancensorship.org/ Using this official site, enter your info (if you don't want to tell your address, just put your general town/city and a fake email) and a letter will be sent telling Congress that you, like so many others online, DON'T APPROVE of this restrictive and unfair bill! Wondering why you haven't heard of this, even though it's being brought before Congress TODAY? This major event is flying under the radar of major media because the people who "run"/own the mainstream media will benefit from this controlling bill; they aren't going to inform you that they're supporting this. Don't let your voice go un-heard! [size=10]/urgent advocacy message. I don't usually get this passionate about stuff, but this will certainly effect our community if it passes![/h]

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Saito~Knight

13 years ago

Um where have you been for the past few months? Also there's already a thread like this is Serious Discussion.

mantisprime1250

13 years ago

PrincessTristan wrote...

We have many threads about this. Learn to use the search function.

They are spreading D:

Lughost the Lugoat

13 years ago

mantisprime1250 wrote...

PrincessTristan wrote...

We have many threads about this. Learn to use the search function.

They are spreading D:

Somehow people fail to realize that if it's big news there's already a thread.

Hey12

13 years ago

Im sorry, I was born in a different century, I'm nt good with computer wachamacallits... TT^TT

Lughost the Lugoat

13 years ago

Hey12 wrote...

Im sorry, I was born in a different century, I'm nt good with computer wachamacallits... TT^TT

Not the newspapers or television? I'm pretty sure that this thing has gotten around...

Hey12

13 years ago

I cant watch TV and dont get newspapers

Lughost the Lugoat

13 years ago

Hey12 wrote...

I cant watch TV and dont get newspapers

Then that makes sense. I apologize for any and all offense I may have caused.

Hey12

13 years ago

It's alright :) I should've know better

yurixhentai desu

13 years ago

There are many threads regarding this issue. The English Wikipedia is currently down because they are protesting against it.

animefreak_usa Child of Samael

13 years ago

[11:49:13 PM] Freaky: Also sending a e petion message has the affect of nothing
[11:49:32 PM] Freaky: your better off emailing or calling your rep
[11:50:04 PM] Freaky: or voting out your congress
[11:50:42 PM] Freaky: but who will do anything not connected to porn or wiki
[11:51:16 PM] Freaky: i miss people actually raging on the streets
[11:52:00 PM] Freaky: instead of 12 yr old mad because they might not be able to dl halo or faggy pop songs from the interwebs
[11:52:43 PM] Freaky: general statement of a weeb torrenting animu

EmiyaKiritsugu

13 years ago

Wiki blackout is now in effect.

Any topic is redirected towards a page harboring these words:

Imagine a World
Without Free Knowledge

For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia.

A link has also been provided describing and answering general questions on the situation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more

If you still want to use wiki however:

Is it still possible to access Wikipedia in any way?

The Wikipedia community, as part of their request to the Wikimedia Foundation to carry out this protest, asked us to ensure that we make English Wikipedia accessible in some way during an emergency. The English Wikipedia will be accessible on mobile devices and smart phones. Because the protest message is powered by JavaScript, it's also possible to view Wikipedia by completely disabling JavaScript in your browser.

Qrast

13 years ago

Those old guy in the Congress do they really want to start a chaos? If they really going to do that my vote will go to those who oppose. I think that the best choice i can gIVE to prevent that from happening.

'SPREAD THE WORD'

'THE NEXT ELECTION VOTE WINNING WILL BE THOSE WHO OPPOSE THAT BILL'

Mello

13 years ago

The revolt that will happen if SOPA somehow scores a pass is going to be amusing to watch...

And then I'm going to rage. Hard. I mean, seriously, I don't serve in the military expecting this kind of shit to pop up in the country I'm sworn to protect... but hell, I'm just another pawn. :(

Qrast

13 years ago

Another way to stop this, a massive strike from the big company such as google, yahoo, firefox, and Facebook to temporarily stop their service.

If we manage to do that a massive outbreak from all over the continent will go out in rage blaming these SOPA bill.

This will sure installed fear on those scumbags at the congress who support those bill.

Why not? their vote come from us! the citizen! if we don't like those kind of leader we can change it easily. We are the power itself, THE CITIZEN OF U.S.A.

Vivaldiren

13 years ago

I fear for the life of FAKKU. No one should feel that fear.

Naeko

13 years ago

PIPA is coming up on Jan 24. Both the Hold and filibuster debate against PIPA was broken when CLOTURE was invoked to kill the filibuster that was holding it back.

PIPA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act

The competing bill that also fights copyright violators, but is less obnoxious is the OPEN Act. While less obnoxious, it still stops the transfer of money or other types of payments for websites violating intellectual property laws. Thus, if the website operator or staff are USA citizens, or the server is in the USA, or the server (anywhere in the world) is operated or jointly-owned by a USA company or USA citizen, or payment passes through a payment operator that is regulated by the USA laws, then that payment can be stopped.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Protection_and_Enforcement_of_Digital_Trade_Act

Figuratively speaking, it is technically possible to apply OPEN Act for a site whose staff is not in the USA, doesn't have USA citizenship, and the servers are outside the USA if the payment somehow enters the hands of a financial entity that is regulated by USA laws. The chances of that are pretty high as you can guess. When that happens, the USA gov't can order one of those stop or hold payment things, and even if the payment already reached the destination, the amount would be redacted from that server company's accounts because it was an invalid payment. Ho, ho, ho. Thus, if someone reported Fakku for a violation, and that report was submitted by someone reputable and registered with homeland security as a security entity, the report just might be enough to unilaterally trigger a hold on Fakku's next server payment. Or if Fakku lived overseas in a non-extradition country, the next time he visited the USA, his name would be in the computer to be detained for violation of homeland security via the OPEN Act.

YEAH, yeah, this is all far-fetched aluminum foil hat if it was a civil matter. But PIPA or OPEN make it a _criminal_ matter. That makes all the difference between wearing a foil hat and not wearing a foil hat.

Kope

13 years ago

Might of been posted before but, check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhwuXNv8fJM and: http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet

devsonfire 3,000,000th Poster

13 years ago

Google goes down for 24 hours is just fucked up, and it's just Google.
Imagine more than that..

papermasterz

13 years ago

SOPA is all over the net recently, and I can't help but think that FAKKU! May soon be shut down because of it. I hope not, this site has been a part of my life since 4 years ago.

SOPA - STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT.

It has its ups and downs, however it's like going back to the medieval age for me. Knowledge is restricted.

smashspite

13 years ago

Facebook isnt even safe from SOPA. so no I doubt Fakku is safe.

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