Protect IP Act Brings Back 'Internet Death Penalty'

[proteusn7xr]

The first amendment right is not a right to steal. You have a right to free speech, but copyright owners have the right to protect their products.

The copyright owners aren't doing anything wrong. The people doing something wrong are those who pirate or steal copyrighted material.

I'd like to see some suggestions as to how you think this problem should be handled, if not by SOPA or PIPA. If it is not dealt with, sooner or later, laws like this will pass.

[proteusn7xr]

First amendment rights? What about the rights of the owners of the copyrighted material?

If we don't hold websites and isp's responsible, then who do we hold responsible? If we try to prosecute the actual pirateers, many would then complain that their right to privacy is being violated because law enforcement would have to patrol blogs such as this and spy on people.

As an owner of copyrighted material, how would you suggest my rights be preserved while maintaining your right to free speech?

[mofunzonecom]

i love how the guy stealing the purse is wearing a suit

[ame6603]

This has nothing to do with Hollywood. The government knows that the internet is a powerful tool used by the people to fight corrupt governments. 

[JimmerGstring]

It's all those Jew bastards in Hollywood that pay for our governors. Like that fat ass Weinstein that comes out on tv for Obama like WTF did Obama do for us. I'll tell you what he did, Obama did JACK SHIT for us. He sold us out.

[MatteusNova]

A privately owned company is to dictate the ways people use the internet and how the internet is going to work, for their own gain? Yeah, right! Time to stop being nice to these people.

[EdwardTheTechGeek]

If this bill pass everyone will hate USA.

[YFHajimeTanaka]

@EdwardTheTechGeek

They killed Osama and does this

[nuno1959]

keep in mind big things start small before going pandemic ! otherwise people wouldn't accept them :

When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews, I remained silent; I wasn't a Jew.

When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.

[dynastylord01]

you're never gonna stop piracy. If you block one form, another takes it's place. What this is doing is simply unfair to the general public. Protect IP would be forcing a nation built on the freedom of speech, to watch every word, picture, or video they post on the internet for fear of a lawsuit. This is going too far and overstepping some serious boundaries. This act sounds like nothing more than an excuse to monitor and control everything that is put on the net. It is simply unfair and unjust.

[YoungDaVinci91]

Those in favor of it = ASSHOLES!

[diseasefaktory]

in the event this gets signed, one can only hope anonymous, lulzsec and every other hacker group out there will rally and disable/destroy every government, mafiaa and remaining greedy bullshit institutions presences online... no truce allowed. they can't track down or raid everyone's house... this will be mayhem and the US government will deeply regret it in the long run... not to mention the already referred damage to the IT/tech industry.

[TheSurskit]

Big Brother is ALWAYS watching...

[pivot1004]

FUCK YEAH Civil war time to kil some idiots

[THELASTREDMAGE]

@pivot1004 Yeah bro!

[pivot1004]

I say take over t piece if shit government or stalk th people who agree to pass it and beat the shit out of them unitll they revoke it. This will never pass fuck the government

[09kesler]

Wtf is this? If this gets passed I will go elsewhere.

[EWOKakaDOOM]

hope anonymous takes care of this

[computercube123]

@EWOKakaDOOM hope Hitler and Hitlerrantsparodys takes care of this.

[MARI06OO]

if this gets passed i am seriously going to commit suicide

my life is on the internet

[misspaolasoleil77]

@MARI06OO

No suicide. It's a terrible thing.

Move to New Zealand or somewhere else where it's not going to effect you.

[xXRiTaLiNx]

@MARI06OO

same, i own my own underground hacking forum,i posted the same topic a couple of minutes ago :3

[YairGeva7]

i loled at the "you wouldn't steal a car" part,

its more like i stole your car, but its still there in the morning.

[666lilnickY]

Jesus christ imagine what they would do to moot in prison if this act passes.

[xan1242]

2:20

Boo hoo I'm scared of pirating.

[skcin7]

@xan1242 As Louie CK said in response to the ad at 2:20 "Whoa.... you can download movies from the Internet?! I had no idea!"

[XxUnitedAsiansxX]

oh my fucking god. Fuck this- watch everyone turn on them.

[acewings221]

SHOCKING, they're both Republicans, I'm super suprised...NOT

[N0N4M3OFWAR]

This will start world war 3.WHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY THINKING WHEN THEY DID PROTECT IP?!

[spaik007]

you cant rule over the internet, it rules over you!

[KNuri1981]

Internet is going to go back 15-20 years when only web admins were posting any videos, nothing from users.

I guess they want people to just check weather and read a few articles on the internet. No YouTube or similar sites? Then again no one would need to pay for broadband service. So you can save a lot of money by supporting this bill.

[BurlingtonNorthernRy]

... Can somebody translate this into basic English, and get it on the MSM, before Congress fucks the internet. Again!

[jaymthegenius]

Anonymous will start protesting against this act soon enough.

[MakesMeAngry]

Tor onion routers, proxy servers, hosts in foreign countries -- we can route around Christian terrorism and Christian fascism.

[BrotherWoody1]

Yes, Fat Cats want more money, Govt. wants all the control The Police State is advancing so fast that everything needs to be watched & reported (Thanks, Alyona!). Occupy movements are much needed but they won't change Congress's mind. Your contact with your legislators will. We got a new Cong. rep. in 2010 & we'll be getting another new one in 2012. We'll keep changing them until they represent US. The Police State wins totally, IF we stay out of our local politics. Dems & GOP = 0. OCCUPY!

[ThePeacefulAtheistt]

If I am not in America, but violate this bill with contect that owns an American, what then?

[dankcro]

IMO - this act is deceleration of war. And there WILL be opposition

[zombiecatz]

#OccupyHollywood

[halvorfromnorway]

this looks like something china would do! no offense to the chinese people

[kmostudios]

I think governments go too far we are already paying out too much for software and broadband services,

We are a community we share as one, stop taking away are rights..

If the big cats want more money tell them to sell their mansions and flash cars ..

[Axbent]

I don't think the authors of this bill understands the internet or copyright law. I just think they are shills for corporate interests. If u want to be allowed to spy of ppl - open up a record label!

[TheAngryAmericanwon]

"Copyright act" this is bull, if you want people to buy movies then have them at a decent price and maybe people will buy them! I would rather buy a movie first anyways and why you say because I don't have to worry about someone's damn head in the shot of the video! anyways, whats downloading and uploading.. the government will not win!! The internet is a tool on which we use to express our free thought & I will share that with anyone! protect the first amendment now!!!!

[callouschristian]

The GOP party of less government sure loves to use that government to make some incredibly anti american and unconstitutional laws. This is why they are unfit to lead and will be tried as treasonists in a time not so far away.

[KodyDK]

DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE, YOU ARE A PIRATE!!

[HaLfDeAdArtist1]

Fuck this shit!!!!

[RapedByRepublicans]

If it wasn't so tragic (that it works) fear mongering would be the funniest fucking thing! Hahahahaha

[capucchan8]

welcome to 1984 people

[kvanmete7675]

@capucchan8 Sponsored by Google!

[Jyagos1]

@kvanmete7675 Google is against this thing. You want to point the blame at the RIAA and MPAA

[TheAngryAmericanwon]

@Jyagos1 lets do it now, why wait so long!! try the damn bastards!!

[rashinalleyes]

im getting tired of these jackass elected officials who would sell their own grandchildren for a quick buck.

[preparadox]

@rashinalleyes not if they could rent them out at a premium....

[MFchris1]

come on guys they're just trying to make sure we aren't terrorist jeez... tanks govt! -____-

[dobbsiancant]

if you buy a book,you can lend it to anybody.or you can sell it to a used book store.the same applies to music and movies.but once you buy any of these in digital form,they want to make these rights illegal.it all comes down to greed.

[KodyDK]

DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE, YOU ARE A PIRATE! YARR HARR FIDDLE DE DE BEING A PIRATE IS ALRIGHT TO BE, DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE, YOU ARE A PIRATE!

[synchronium24]

@KodyDK What song is this from? I''ve totally heard it and it's awesome!

[KodyDK]

@synchronium24 "cristgaming(DOT)com/pirate(DO­T)swf"  No quotes and replace (DOT) with a .

[frecklesmoker]

Surely the government knows if this bill becomes law their could be another civil war, only this time tech savvy people will be in it., and that can be as scary as a bullet.

[007HubbaBubba]

Total BS

[enlightenedone676]

Holding the website responsible for "theft" that occurs on it is like holding my landlord responsible if someone steals from my apartment.

Or, more accurately: SHUTTING DOWN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX BECAUSE SOMEONE MADE AN ILLEGAL COPY OF A DVD. Idiocracy.

[mesmokumpeacepipe]

That commercial was so cool!

It makes me want to steal lots of movies and music so they'll make some more commercials just like it.

[SoneGurke]

it's copying not stealing. stealing is removing something for personal benefit. a copy is the exact opposite it's creating more for personal benefit.

who gets arrested if they make a handbag for personal use that has the same design as a product of a brand

[jawayetti]

It's real name is the Free American Sovereign Corporations for Internet Safe Transactions (FASCIST) Act

[vincenity14]

@jawayetti TRUE

[REDZOEU]

@jawayetti i'll laugh if it's RACIST instead of FASCIST... >.>

lol...

[surfinbird53]

@REDZOEU It's not at all racist though...

[REDZOEU]

@surfinbird53 yea i know XD

[PastDolGoal]

@USAWoody and last to get laid, always :-)