SOPA Analogies | Myles Dyer

[elissajeanette]

Well this is disappointing. Why can't you like things more than once on YouTube?

[EducatorHQ]

i want to electrify the ocean...

[BlurgMaster3000]

sopa actually means sweep OR trash/junk... even better...

(I know google translate don't say so but i'm swedish so I know;))

[ivandelin]

SOPATHETIC

[leasa1567]

i hate SOPA so much not just cause you know everybody else hates it but i just wanted to watch MLP (to all you bronies and pegasiters out there) but SOPA kept me from it and i cried not really but i got sad)

[MsJoeyJody]

Woohoo let's blow up the whole world because someone killed a dude. \o/ XD

Great video!

[Razzle162]

Lol sharks and there agendas

[kyle112233]

I miss seeing you on steam, keep up the good work, your videos have been the best since forever.

[ShadowlostArts]

The EU is trying to put a Law legislation just like SOPA/ PIPA, they are called ACTA and PCIPA, just to give everyone the heads up ACT NOW!

[mrjohnnylipps]

You can stay current with United States politics, and news all you want...I know your parents live in Boston so you definateley have a right. Also like you said, if they want it or not, the United States has a huge effect on the rest of the world. When the United States head gets way too big, its going to be the other big boys in the world like Britain who will keep them in line.

[DanyyelEPaiva]

sopa means soup in portuguese, and pipa means barrel...

[MikeMallorca2010]

Ireland have signed PIPA and SOPA :(

w w w . stop sopa ireland(.)com

[Felicityhelix]

I like this video. Well made.

Are you still updating a blog? Podcasts?

[Felicityhelix]

I would love to listen to you as a radiohost or see you on TV presenting some topic of your choice... Give us the news and the sources where you found it so we can read more about it.

Also, we cannot save the world at once, but we can take a step towards it... What step do you recommend?

[7noonaliciouz]

AMAZING!



[MixMixMixtape]

this is fucking brilliant

[AlexARatiu]

SOPA means "Stick" in Turkish -.- Heh... Nice ending... It's like the end of The sopranos? Yes?

[LiizChiita]

Would boycotting do anything? o.o'

[LiizChiita]

God he's sexy >.>....

[emfalcone]

Myles, you never FTBA. Also, I just realized how much you resemble Aiden Turner sometimes.

[shootingstars1511]

Myles your videos . I cannot get over. you are amazingly intelligent in your speaking! seriously id rather get the new from you than a news channel!! ... Also your podcast channel.. where did that goooo?

[theboyandhiswand]

apathy is a big problem that's true. legislations like this will NEVER pass tho. we do need more efficient public servants.

[jpkillah]

If myles would have pony tail, he would look like Andy Carroll.....

[pavilion130]

1. your over the top theatrics never fail to amuse me.

2. these are similes, not analogies

3. do you plan on giving credit or acknowlegment to those who supplied you with most of the material for this vlog or are you satisfied to let whoever might watch this to think you came up with these "analogies" on your own?

4. spell check the description box ... such things make you look ridiculous

5. keep up the good work

[glassesonnerds]

@pavilion130

It's an analogy since a simile directly compares two things, generally using the words like or as. An analogy is a comparison of 2 similar features, and personally much more amusing. And is it righteous for you to ask someone to check their spelling when your giant "your" error and multiple capitalization issues are staring at me in the face?

[pavilion130]

@glassesonnerds

these most certainly are similies. he states sopa is like this or like that.

yes, it is "righteous"

[pavilion130]

@glassesonnerds Which giant "your" error do you mean? the word "your" was used twice, both times correctly. perhaps the capitalization issues are too close to your (see, correct again!) face and are obstructing your (yet again!!) view. now my interest is with this video, not to argue grammer with you. I hope you're (see that?) in agreement

[UnknownReverence]

@TheBlackdog57 It wasn't pulled. It was just set on hold for now.

[Mirandadorable]

Thank you!

[chay100372]

Lamar Smith is fking persistent as fuck, i think he is an under cover communist

[tryhardnoob]

Vote for llamas

[GraaY94]

an agent from sopa has just hunted down and killed myles... rip

[Ninjaxdemi09]

/watch?v=yQ56UNL5zeo STOP ACTA!

[TheOneUnsung]

I love this. And you're right. This shouldn't stand. We shouldn't just brush this off. These people tried to take something very to dear to many of us. The last free place in the world.

[rondostal]

makemebad35 brought me here :)

[twwarrior333]

shark comparsion is nonsense you cant compare people to animals D:

[Republicraticparty]

I used to not really care for SOPA.... but now that I see everyone is misguided and freaking out and calling it censorship... I hope it passes just to piss everyone off (and to also realize it isn't censorship at all, just a way to stop online piracy i.e. Limewire)

[emmamatt89]

This is happening in Ireland at this moment and most Irish people don't know. They only revealed this information over the past few days. They are trying to pass an Irish SOPA bill by the end of January. So if your Irish stand up and be heard.

[XxkateissocoollikexX]

As always, your video hasn't failed to amaze me.

[Blackziel]

sopa means in greek shut up. and pipa blow job.

[Jo36cl]

Who would control sopa if it passers. Government or the influence of money from the rich

[whokilledreno]

Sopa can suck my british balls!

[MrWhitechocolate2011]

Go to to Facebook and like Sopa Sucks

[MrJewJake]

quite passionate considering your british

[MrJewJake]

It's all a conspiracy don't believe the government ahhhh!!!!

[Mandium]

ACTA is still well alive...

[ModernProgram]

Youtube will be safe no matter what. Google bought it :D

[flufy55]

it all starts with a CD or a picture

[bazza12342]

one of the things they want to do is read personal emails which,frankly is wrong and the clues in the name ,PERSONAL why dont pipa sopa and acta put money to useful things like the ongoing conflict or researching cures for stuff like cancer,the fact that they are putting all their time and effort into this is proposterous (however you spell it) and a waste of time

[coasterfreakist18]

S.O.P.A. or P.I.P.A. or whatever its deemed is ridiculous and all its for is for more money to go into the pockets of the big name fat wallet executives in america that are too lazy to even lift a finger that probably just inherited the company and have been lazy rich snobs all their life. there are people everywhere starving; people in darfur dont even know what its like to live in peace and these assholes are worried because they're not in the 8th damn figure because someone videotaped a movie

[x3BMTH]

You, sir, make me proud to be British c:

[jonndemainjr]

Hope you don't mind Myles I shared this with my friends on FB cause I really enjoyed your video. Cheers M8 and be safe thanks for being a voice we all can watch and feel good about.

[Blade376]

@jonndemainjr I don't mind at all! I advocate sharing this! Not enough people know, and I hope my video blog makes the whole concept easy to digest for people who don't usual indulge in such issues. Keep fighting the good fight! x

[csSwebo]

ACTA, just sayin....

[IRINE97]

the fact that "sopa" in greek means "shut up" and "pipa" means "blowjob" is weird xD

[gridasinem]

and just adding to your *SOPA* multilingual word associations, it means "stick", and most frequently "cudgel" in Turkish. Well, that hurts.

[tevelisTV]

1337 likes... Just leet. Lmfao.

[fatzdepenguin]

i hope i can show this to the school during assembly, after i get more information to explain the situation and SOPA/PIPA/ACTA properly to those who are completely clueless

[sparklechild7689]

Face it guys, the government is the thing holding this country down. We have the power to save our country, but most people out there don't know that. We need to put our foots through their asses and tell them no

[Bwsniper89]

The only thing that is not awesome about America; the government.

[kilowatha]

SOPA IN GREEK MEANS BE QUIET PIPA MEANS BLOW

SO IT MEANS SHUT UP AND BLOW ME

[cuckgreenman11]

of course americans would try to destroy the internet well the badish parts i dont understand how the americans can destroy the internet witch contains adds witch gets u money dduuuhhh

[TmanAthz123]

SOPA were probably made by some overprotective moms that just dont want their kids to watch porn

[DudeGettaLife2]

i love his accent <3

[xassasinbgsx]

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[spizgus666]

POLSKA NIE CHCE SOPA. PIPA I ACTA!!!!!

[SauronAnnatarAlpha]

11 people are from SOPA

[TheBlackdog57]

SOPA and PIPA were pulled....

[Anonkyou]

@TheBlackdog57

They were put on the back burner. Not destroyed.

Did you even watch the video or do your own research?



[Blade376]

@TheBlackdog57 Says who? The government? And you believe them?

[TheBlackdog57]

@Blade376 That was the most paranoid thing I've ever heard. Turn you're attention to ACTA. It's the new proposal.

[Mrwunderwaffles]

@Blade376 Wow gee why dont we just say the US started WW2

[elissajeanette]

@Mrwunderwaffles well... they certainly could have put a stop to it sooner, and in some fairly significant ways they did contribute to its beginning. Just saying.

[Mariolover24]

@TheBlackdog57 Neither of them were pulled. Go google "govtrack sopa" and "govtrack pipa" to watch their status.

[R3bridge]

SOPA and PIPA are no longer the issue. ACTA needs to be made public before it does the damage of both SOPA and PIPA and worse.

[coolguyjki]

@R3bridge goddammit all of you people saying that the things have been dropped they are fucking postponing it goddamit

[R3bridge]

@coolguyjki Yes. They were. So they are not the issue right now.

[BrandNewDenise]

Thank you Miles, very inspirational!

[shiprecks]

funny how they are ACTUALLY closing libraries..

[KickThePj]

great video myles, I think it's only just recently from the blackout that people started to learn about it. I'm glad you made a video about it!

[justinl608]

i love it and it's funny but yes......yes the U.S does set the standard for the world. *shrugs shoulders* thats just how it is now :/

[redsquirrelandreuben]

Well said, as always.

also, I cracked up!

"Oh, yeah, yea. We can't let that happen again! Let's spend laods of our time and resources on finding a way to electrify the ocean! That'll stop the sharks with their... agendas!"

[WhoWhatWhenLOL]

yeah, bubzbeauty took me here too

[TheThomasShow]

The sheeple will forget it and while they have us busy worrying about ww3 they will sneak it in and divide an rule like they always do thats alway been there game and will always i'v had to delete near all my cover versions because of there sensor programme that picks em out and flags me video its alright for you quorkers seeing as talking is not copyrighted YET but you already have had to keep it clean eh and behave yourselves or be deleted huh well i predicted it yrs ago youtube is history man

[Moonshadows22]

youre really right. i dont wanna lose Youtube, this is where i can listen to all the bands whose CD's i cant afford, or watch things about the bands i already love. i watch Smosh, and i love all the abrigded series i've watched and the ones i haven't gotten to see. and then i have my sites were i blog with people who live hundreds of miles away who are just like me. ones who have gone through crap but are still surving, and ... if i lose them, i ll lose it.

[Iskuzi]

Great video mate

[000ach000]

Do you think you could make a video like this explaining ACTA? Just to get the word out about it because I feel like not many people know about it. And the more people know about it, the more chance there is to stop it.

[natty596]

I wanna marry u

[TheBunnyearmuffs]

Screw SOPA

[MizKiwii]

NDAA HE SAID, LOOK IT UP PEOPLE!

[Fallingleaves79]

Sidewalk...?? what kind of a Brit are you ? =P

[burgerofduty]

@Fallingleaves79 my thought exactly

[jadeisthesky]

One of the things that bugs me the most is the congressmen who are voting on this are not the predominant users of the services that will be affected

[hollabooiers]

Everyone, we have got to get behind stopping ACTA as well, it's getting way less attention than SOPA and PIPA and is actually far more dangerous than those two. See what Anonymous has to say about it: goo. gl /MaQka

[juliemusic87]

great video myles, did youtube give you the fleece?

[iPodfRk1]

SOPA in Greek is actually the verb of silence, so it's actually "be quiet".

But I think what the government really means is "SHUT THE HELL UP."

[iPodfRk1]

"That'll stop the sharks with the... AGENDAS!"

oh my GOD your analogies had me in stitches

[TheEliteApple]

I agree... american governmet is waisting their time on small problems.... mistakes happen

[omgitsamilo]

@Blade376 - were you on the tube from Epping to West Ruislip recently? Thought I saw someone who looked a lot like you

[killjoy578]

fabb video Myles :) where'd you get the youtube merch from?? sorry sounding right nosey ;)

[realitytc]

Great job Myles. I think there are two forces at work here: Corporations want a taxpayer funded solution to an industry problem—a problem for which there are other creative solutions in my opinion. And secondly, the government wants to control the internet. It's just another expression of crony capitalism. Next up: The OPEN act. The battle continues...

[Gallifrey103]

Not only do you make some very interesting points, here, but I find it done in a very amusing way, which is why I think it works even more...

[mrtinoforever]

great video, thanks for sending it my way!

[acousticangle22]

Loved the end of the video too! :)

[acousticangle22]

I absolutely love this video. You voiced basically all of my thoughts on the matter (in a more articulate fashion than I would have) and got to the point. I whole heartedly agree with you. And thank fully you are one of the few youtubers I watch who has actually used your high number of subscribers to put across important points. Thank you Myles, you are one of the best things to happen to the internet, in terms of people using the internet to address important, and often ignored issues going on

[julieswahn]

You had me until you brought out divel that Americans want to show the awesomeness of their country by policing the whole world. I truly hope you meant the assinine govt. and not the normal ppl because you'd be pretty wrong otherwise. Nobody wants things to go the SOPA way, no matter what their nationality.

[Blade376]

@julieswahn Watch that part again, and you'll realise I was not making a generalisation.

[SuperChickenWuss]

@Blade376 youwere right about the gov. policing the world though

[jrddog]

@julieswahn he said some very patriotic americans, not all americans, not even all patriotic americans, so stop getting butt hurt about it.

[BittersweetMayhem]

is it the government or public who vote on it being passed?

[StephanieUlan]

llama.

[maggiehanna]

Very well said and I absolutely love the analogies!

But it is sad for me, as an American, to see so many people online that are so concerned about this when my fellow citizens have no idea what SOPA or PIPA are about and don't care to know. :-/

[Audgethepotterhead]

so many rad analogies. agree with everything you said.

[darkevilfairy]

good video once again :) i re posted a video from youtube that everyone is doing to spread the word that its not over. i agree with everything your saying

[europeintheworld]

Love to hear from you again ♥

[europeintheworld]

SOPA,PIPA and other companies around the world,the only think they have in common is their desperate desire of privacy and $.,..if they can make their companies more private they could get more money for the international access to their portals.

[06stephend]

The whole situation is pathetic and it's been beaten to death by the Internet.

[TheAmazingFudger]

Hehe, sharks with agendas, I can only think about a shark with a monocle and mustache plotting to do evil things. :D Oh and great video!!

[OhItsKirk]

Yes Myles! Great video!

[Mackened]

Great points made in this video.

[enticed2zeitgeist]

Isn't this all about money? Maybe we need to let go of money, which means we will probably need to start letting go of MANY of the luxuries we've all become accustomed to. Until the rest of the world is living in equal opportunities as us why do we deserve to enjoy luxuries at their expense?

[MultiRandomgurl]

I love your accent.

[CheekTV]

I know this isn't important, but... I really like the way this is edited, it's made it really easy to watch x

[christownshendtv]

This will never pass if we keep protesting so continue to do so ;)

[SexMagicStupify]

A little late to the party.

[BanzaiWarrior1]

It's funny that the people who support the bill are older. It's likely they probably don't know what a mouse is 'it's like putting a toddler at the command of every 747 777 and every other aircraft in the world': total biscuit

[blackcuve]

I havent heard of ONE single person who's FOR these bills.. why does they exist??

[JinxieMinx]

*ridiculous

[mokinuita]

If you cant handle pirates, don't gent in the water... also SOPA means soup in Spanish...

[FutureAbe]

We gotta learn to treat the internet with the RESPECT!! it deserves.. Because maybe, one day, there won't be any internet left.. I mean, maybe a little internet, here and there.. But not enough for everybody.. Gotta share the internet

btw, SOPA means 'sweeping' in icelandic as well !

[mokinuita]

this stupid law really worries me.... Armageddon? bah.. we all have to die some day... but censoring the Internet? NO FREAKING WAY.

[VzDkz]

Another eye of the storm please

[Blade376]

@VzDkz I have decided to post an episode of 'Eye of The Storm' at the end of each month now. =]

[sergeantkozi]

@Blade376 That's silly. You should at least go bi-monthly. 12 episodes a year is not even close to enough. I demand more free entertainment from you good sir.

[itsmeandmymustang]

THIS IS ALL SOO TRUE! The biggest reason the music industry, the newspapers, and everyone else that has an issue with the internet just haven't evolved with the times. That is the biggest issue: their falure to adapt to a changing society. Its good to know others can see this argumen as well.

[AngloBaptist]

Yep. That rocked. #STOP #SOPA

[NanxCakes]

Sharing is caring.. and America doesn't care :C

[NanxCakes]

This is brilliant. Thanks for sharing :)

[benzone50]

Very well said!!

[PatsProductions7]

I'm glad you said what I tell everyone since they "postponed it" they will change it a bit, call it something else, and pass it through during the next massive news story passes through the media. I live in a sad country

[pOWeRbYeVIL]

I don't think that a bill passed in the US should affect the whole world.. that's like the US arresting people in England for drinking when they're 18, because in the US (most states) the legal age is 21...

[scattalyzer]

@pOWeRbYeVIL well, think about it this way: a good part of the most visited sites are american, and they want to shut them down. And the people who were watching Megavideo movies were from all parts of the world, not only the US. So, yeah, crappy politics in your country affects us all.

[DrummergirlKJ]

:) spot on Myles. I really don't want these to pass. I wrote to my Rep.

[teeheeitsrizelita]

SOPA MEANS SOUP IN SPANISH ;o think about that...

[Shyra46]

@teeheeitsrizelita It means the same in Portuguese

[teeheeitsrizelita]

@Shyra46 EXACTLYYY!! xO

[sofiamedia]

I like your comment about driving on the wrong side of the road...that was on point.

[achu1897]

this is an awesome vid, they cannot pass this, IM FROM CANADA -______-

[MagdalenaSzorc]

the secret of happiness is t...

[unreasonablyawkward]

I agree. yes megaupload was taken down, but we need to stop the legislations to SHOW that the government SHOULDN'T interfere with the Internet. honestly, companies need to get with it; don't make your shows available online after one week, after two weeks, whatever - make them available the same time as the show on tv, and to make money from it, just put ads on it! we don't care if we have two minutes of ads on one show. we have a problem though with tv, when there are 10 minutes of ads. compan

[TheViewtifulMark]

Why does nobody care that I suggested the library analogy?

[xWebkinzCat]

@TheViewtifulMark I care! xD That one was good. xD &

[OutcastAngelV]

I really hate those comments about "___ brought you here" because even though it is added views to spread knowledge, I've known about Myles for a damn long time and i dont want to here that. No one sent me here, I sent myself here

[kingpolaris]

love the analogies

[WtfImaskank]

Megaupload was already taken down. They already HAVE the right to take down websites, SOPA just justifies it.

Same with NDAA.

[Barrysailing]

The analogies are fantastic. We need our representatives to pursue those who abuse the freedoms we all enjoy, not remove the freedoms of the majority because catching criminals takes a bit more effort.

[Blade376]

@Barrysailing Thanks Dad! You are right! <3

[Legendariums]

@Barrysailing You've raised an awe inspiring son. May I congratulate you on that?

[Barrysailing]

@Legendariums Thanks, I would like to take credit, but all his mum and I did was give him space to be his own person. We do not always agree, but we have some great discussions.

[TzOulito]

sopa means : shut up-dont talk in greek and pipa means : blowjob or a pipe xD

[LaLaLaLaLifeFabyu]

oh my....pipa in greek means...b***job or sth =_= poor Pipa......and Pipa Middleton

[ilovediana18]

awesome video yo. Clearly understood.

[jeni955]

fuck sopa!

[MatheusRebelo]

sopa means soup and pipa means kite in portuguese, here in brazil that sound really funny

[lxxnxcashxxl]

Sopa shutdown Megaupload!

[ellencradd10]

i'm not gonna hate because your passion for politics is very inspiring, however, you always give VERY one sided arguments and that can be very misleading making people follow a trend with just as much ignorance.

[SamHeartsHer]

This should have even more views.

[ailailailishXD]

That library analogy is great, I laughed because one of the things I've to do today is photocopy the fuck out of a book I got in the library.

@ailailailishXD THE LIBRARY ONE WAS MY IDEA :