PROTECT IP / SOPA Act Breaks the Internet

This video discusses the Senate version of the PROTECT IP Act, although a House bill has also been introduced that is much much worse.

It'll give the government new powers to block Americans' access websites that corporations don't like. The bill would criminalize posting all sorts of standard web content - music playing in the background of videos, footage of people dancing, kids playing video games, and posting video of people playing cover songs.

This legislation will stifle free speech and innovation, and even threaten popular web services like Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.

The bill was just introduced. The video calls on Americans to act now to let their lawmakers know just how terrible it is, encouraging them to fill out a form on the following page:

http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa/

I've posted the video here for the rest of us non-Americans to also be aware of what could be come in other countries. Such threats to the Internet are now threats to us all.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• internet
• open
• protests
• censor
• Protect-IP
• corporation
• US
• block
• law
• legal
• sue
• copyright
• intellectual property
• downloads
• socila media
• free expression
• domain names
• piracy
• web
• Congress
• government
• Creative Commons

[s0larinsignia]

just clarifying i'm not for the sopa thing i am total against it man...

he's right this does need a lot more views...

[s0larinsignia]

i used to believe in protect ip, but then i took an arrow to the knee!

[MegaCell27]

Uaaaaaaaaaaaa i dont have money to buy movies let me download i'm against Act i come from a poor country

[thelegofilmsLTD]

@TheeTeacha3000 He said in Iowa a while ago that the Bush administration used 9/11 to invade Iraq. Let's talk about the entire storyline of MW2 and MW3. PFC Allen is killed and left in the airport. He and the U.S. are blamed for the massacre and attacked. If someone attacks a country, is not affiliated but based in another country, the country attacked will invade the other country, to find the leader, or take over the country (the Russ. Gov. thought the U.S. planned it). We caught bin Laden.

[Cez4rang001]

@itsmedeank i forgot to see where SilverGalfordZ's name was so i accidentally replied to u, then i erased it shortly after

[2trillMODELco]

Hollwood movies dont pay my bills! keep government outta the internet !!

[itsmedeank]

@Cez4rang001 go fuck your self i do not like sopa or pipa read the end of my coment before replying dumbass

[SonicFanJamie]

i thought this didnt come to be

[itsmedeank]

wahaaaaaaahaha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa stop sopa stop pipa

[Cez4rang001]

@SilverGalfordZ no, there is no dependence on nerds or other people, its cause we the people must do sumthing together (protest), but there is also soo many other people that are with SOPA, theres no way cause of those rich-ass men in power