SOPA sponsors deride criticisms as 'myths'

IT World ^ | 16 November 2011 | Brian Proffitt

[ShadowAce]

[GingisK]

Pass it, and get voted out.

[ShadowAce]

All FR needs is some copyright troll file an infringement claim on FR, and we are no longer accessible.

[Minus_The_Bear]

That will happen too. Just watch.

The unintended consequences of this thing could be really really terrible.

[dayglored]

Once again, Congress demonstrates that common sense is no match for stupidity, greed, and ignorance of the Law of Unintended Consequences.

Except that this time, it includes Intended Consequences as well.

[Minus_The_Bear]

http://dontcensorthenet.com

http://twitter.com/#!/DontCensorNet

Many Conservative groups like ACLC have come out against SOPA.

[Minus_The_Bear]

Wow.

Chief #SOPA sponsor @LamarSmithTX21 posts stolen copyrighted material on his YouTube channel.

[dayglored]

> All FR needs is some copyright troll file an infringement claim on FR, and we are no longer accessible.

Anyone who thinks SOPA won't be used for political purposes is naive beyond reckoning. Does anyone really think the administration hasn't considered that, and approved such use on American websites? I am sure they have already lined up their flunkies to post restricted material on the websites they intend to take down. I would bet a fancy steak dinner that FreeRepublic is on that list right now.

No tinfoil hat required to worry about this being applied politically -- it's happened before, and it will happen again.

[Little Pig]

Interestingly enough, the strongly liberal 4chan/anonymous is against this as well. Though the general opinion there is that this is an attempt by those dastardly republicans with their big-business cronies to take over the internet, and that Obama will veto it if it makes it to his desk.

[Minus_The_Bear]

People on twitter are already posting that Congress people pushing SOPA use video from copy written sources on their YouTube pages.

This would be illegal under SOPA.

No laws for them I guess.

[dayglored]

> No laws for them I guess.

And this surprises you........... why?

[dayglored]

> Chief #SOPA sponsor @LamarSmithTX21 posts stolen copyrighted material on his YouTube channel.

Was that supposed to be a clickable link?

[ShadowAce]

No laws for them I guess.

Laws don't apply to those who make them.

Just look at the insider trading laws.

[Still Thinking]

Though the general opinion there is that this is an attempt by those dastardly republicans with their big-business cronies to take over the internet, and that Obama will veto it if it makes it to his desk.

This may be a red herring on their part or they may sincerely believe that's whats going on, but don't believe for a second they know what they're talking about. It's bad for individual rights, and there's truly bad "special interest" money that wants it, therefore Obama will probably rush down to Congress to sign it when it passes, not being able to wait till his copy makes it to the White Hut.

[ShadowAce]

[ShadowAce]

[antiRepublicrat]

It was a dog and pony show, it had no value except to promote SOPA and destroy the one token SOPA opponent they allowed into the hearing.

[Retro Llama]

SOPA sponsors deride criticisms as 'myths'

Translation: Shills spin smoke-and-mirrors BS to obfuscate uncomfortable facts that have come to public attention.

[Retro Llama]

Interestingly enough, the strongly liberal 4chan/anonymous is against this as well.

They aren't "liberal", strongly or otherwise -- they throw bombs in every direction, depending on what target came into their sights most recently.