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Please SHARE THIS VIDEO and spread the word about PIPA & SOPA.
Note this correction: David Sohn from the Center for Democracy & Technology i...
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Please SHARE THIS VIDEO and spread the word about PIPA & SOPA.
Note this correction: David Sohn from the Center for Democracy & Technology is incorrectly shown as David Cohn.
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Most everyone has noticed the swath of websites that were blacked out in protest of the pending PIPA / SOPA legislation in congress, but not as many people understand exactly why those bills are such a problem.
This short documentary explores PIPA and SOPA, how the bills work, who's behind them, and why all internet users have reason to be concerned.
The fight to prevent online censorship in the U.S. is far from over. While SOPA's future seems increasingly bleak, PIPA has not been pulled from consideration in the senate, where it will be up for a vote later this month.
It is important to understand that PIPA has the same fundamental problems of SOPA. It is NOT a compromise bill; at this point, it is little more than a legislative strategy to abandon the SOPA branding in favor of PIPA.
Both bills contain vague language and reach too broadly, threatening free speech and innovation on the web. Both institute a private right of action for companies to block access to infringing content without due process. Both contain an immunity clause to protect these companies from legal consequence if they make mistakes. And both set the wrong global precedent by encouraging other countries to censor the internet based on their own domestic laws.
While President Obama is opposed to the DNS-blocked mechanisms proposed in the bills, the language still exists. As well, Obama has not come against the legislation itself, nor has he signaled his intention to veto the legislation if it passes. These bills don't need to be fixed, they need to be scrapped.
Currently, PIPA or a similar bill has a real chance of passing. But you can help to stop them:
CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
Tell them you oppose PIPA, SOPA, and any other form of internet censorship.
CENSOR YOUR WEBSITE OR BLOG
And join hundreds of others like Wikipedia and Reddit in protesting these bills.
SHARE THIS VIDEO
Help spread the word that The News won't.
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Produced and edited by Chase Whiteside (interviews), Erick Stoll (camera), and Liz Cambron.
Graphic design by Chase Whiteside.
Motion design by Ashley Walton (ashleywalton.com).
Music from Nicolas Jaar's brilliant debut album Space is Only Noise.
THANKS TO:
David Sohn and the Center For Democracy & Technology
Chris Riley and Free Press
Ashley Walton
Steve Bognar
John Aravosis
Jay Marose
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Den norske komikern Dag Sørås i RAW Comedy Club, kanal 5. 14:e december 2009.
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Katy Perry Leaked sex tape with newly wed husband Russel Brand. The video was shot at the couples honeymoon hotel suite.
From the viewers of MYTH B...
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Katy Perry Leaked sex tape with newly wed husband Russel Brand. The video was shot at the couples honeymoon hotel suite.
From the viewers of MYTH BUSTERS comes Myth Starters. The Bath Boys Street Team spreads Myths in Hollywood, this week: about Katy Perry and her sex tape as well as her breast reduction.
Bath Boys Comedy
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Watch Ricky Gervais opening to The Golden Globes. Despite expectations that he would out-do his insult-ridden monologue from last year, this year's opening was a fairly lame affair. There were many hurt feeling after last year and it took some special diplomacy to get him to return:
HFPA President Takla-O'Reilly helped work through the sour feelings of some of the 83 members of her organization over last year's Gervais performance. She flew to Paris last summer to meet the comedian (who co-created the British original version of television's "The Office") and helped pave the way for his return to the Globes.
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Drad is back nigger.