STOP SOPA & Protect IP From Destroying the Internet

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A video blog discussing two new controversial anti-piracy bills that could be passed in US Congress. SOPA and Protect IP. The bills intend to introduce draconian censorship policies to prevent piracy. Piracy should be abolished but the manner in which this is being done is unacceptable. Because it gives power to a rich corporate elite to target users under suspicion of breaching copyright without much evidence and no due process. This will result in a fractured tiered Internet, the end of freedom of speech and the shutting down of many websites. Lets me clear this is not being done to stamp out piracy it is being done to control the Internet and ending political debate, freedom of speech, fair debate and violate your human rights.

I also discuss how these bills are representative of a larger issue relating to media deregulation and corrupt capitalism. The Internet is a powerful tool to raise awareness of social and political issues. It has been used successfully to organize civil society groups, protesters and political activists to change the world for the better. If the Internet is censored it will lose this wonderful potential as a democratic safe haven. The islands of civic engagement, which have allowed NGOs and global civil society to exist will be broken forever. Stop SOPA and Protect IP.

Follow this link and sign the petition against the Protect IP bill: http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa/

STOP SOPA: http://americancensorship.org/

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[superalphajellybean]

dave does this have any affect on people here in ireland? plz respond

[LACK78]

@superalphajellybean yes ACTA is the European version. Watch this video to find out more watch?v=qlFyoEKV0dE

[WUDJABEABLE]

Dave for president of Ireland!

[fzjmam]

go to shortText(dot)com/GI8FK2XCS

Post this everywhere.

[mickeyjuiced]

Excellent piece Dave,maintain the rage !!!

[razvan43]

Stop ACTA and all this laws that will end the internet as we now it today.

[SSG234]

I HATE U SOPA U SHUT DOWN MEGAUPLOAD WHY COMGRESS MOVING TO MY HOME COUNTRY

[Pinkishbass91]

If more people spend money on health care that makes the GDP look good. And apparently GDP is the well being of that said country.....

[DJzSith]

"MySpace will be gone" Hahahaa, Good One.

[justinbieberisgayhom]

its signed

[Murdog36]

Welcome to China!

[MrJujitsu62]

Fantastic !

[Chantzdc]

like if you thought of Macys at 4:50 lol

[SeagaleProductions]

It's really just a matter of time before the media & tech capitalists unite to have us on the lock-down. No way the net will continue to be this free in the future. Powerful people are working hard to get around it. It's just a matter of time.