Sopa & PIPA. A Cause for Concern
By Matt Adams on January 18, 2012
Lets pause today for a copyright, legal rights, and the internet conversation. We are creators of content, hosts of sites, and believers in free speech. So first off, we don’t normally take political sides, and neither bill is specific to one political party. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills circulating Washington DC have us very concerned for several reasons.
You learn about sopa & pipa here.
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Here are some key issues.
1. No Due Process. The US Government can choose to shut down funding, and even block the site URL from us search engines and DNS.
2. It doesn’t stop the issue of illegal content. IP addresses will still be accessible and so will the content.
3. It sets precedent. What other countries will follow in our paths if this went through? Can you imagine a world with a very disconnected internet? Countries like North Korea, Iran, and China already filter internet for a variety of reasons. They shut down free speech, conflicting views and organized political opposition. This is not what we want in the US.