Explanation of the law SOPA

A full blackout is a reasonable response, because, in the language that is so popular with politicians, SOPA is going to result in excessive regulation that will cost jobs and likely cause significant increases in the cost of services, perhaps to the point where those services will no longer be able to provided on an ad supported or free to consumer basis.

The only impediment is how to make this coordinated. For instance all the Google, Bing, and Yahoo are going to have cooperate. Otherwise any blackout may simply result in loss of customers for one service, not a clear message to call one's representative. I suspect that if the services choose a minute during the day when no results are returned, only a message to call your representative and state your opinion on SOPA, the bill will die. If Google and MS tell users that search will die if SOPA is passed, no amount of politicking will be able to counteract that message. Anything less is a show of support for SOPA by the major players. More information: http://twitter.com/ulisespalencia

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[Arbiter1259]

Before video:*Learning what S.O.P.A. is*

After Video:FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUU-

[outofthegreenmist]

youtube is owned by Google - right? I have had videos blocked for using copyright material in a creative fashion which I believed fell within the terms of 'fair use'. Yet, Google can publish photos of my home - and yours, yours, yours, etc. - on the internet without my permission. Can I not copyright images of my own home?

[cyrsynik]

Everyone, your solution to SOPA.... Tor Browser. You're welcome

[CnLproductions1]

holy crap the american government sucks fat dick

[SpookyJohnathan]

We all know what happens when something is made just for the money.

[SpookyJohnathan]

Also, I just want to say that no one, no director, musician, artist, or anyone ever made any kind of "content" worth a damn for money. Money is definitely a factor, but if it's worth listening to, watching, seeing, or reading, it was never the only factor. So anyone who argues that copyrighting protects artists and society as a whole by encouraging artists is a lying, lethargic douchedevil, and you should hit that person. Hit them with a stick, or a rock, if you can't find anything else.

[SpookyJohnathan]

70 people are in the Content Mafia.

[williamfan210]

@Arbiter1259 when i first saw the first sopa video i said this : FUCKING OVER POWERED ASSHOLE IN THE WASHINGTON SHIT HOUSE!

[coconuts623]

@SageofTalos What I'm saying is the video shows the concepts of the treaty ACTA not SOPA, so the title should be called Explanation of the treaty ACTA. Because they are two completely different bills/treaties so even though a few concepts are shared many of the facts in this video partake to ACTA not SOPA.

[oh7mak]

um sopa and acta are 2 different things, sopa is temperarily out of congress, ACTA is a multicountry treaty, already signed by the US

[PsionicAnnihilator]

I want sopa to be banned, so we could masturbate less.