Save the Interwebz

Post » Sat May 12, 2012 7:35 pm

The problem is this would affect international users not bound by American copyright politics, which I'd say are overzealous, overreaching, and highly misguided already. The international part is quite unjustifiable. Previous iterations of this have been attempted but generally it's someone like Ron Wyden blocking it.

I hope this is the case again but what's clear is this issue isn't going to just go away, there really needs to be a conversation as to how a government can limit people's freedom to browse whatever websites they want, especially in other countries. If anything this is bound to create other attempts at an internet infrastructure that competes with the US, so if that's the desired outcome I welcome further attempts at controlling what websites people browse, or websites they can search for. Already there's a major issue with bandwidth throttling, which affects gamers and those who stream movies on services like Netflix, or stream sports like NHL GameCentre Live. Why people aren't radically demanding some answers and reasonable solution is beyond me, because the issue isn't going away, but getting worse.
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Isabel Ruiz
 
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Post » Sat May 12, 2012 11:01 pm

--trimmed--
If anything this is bound to create other attempts at an internet infrastructure that competes with the US,
Although http://netsukuku.freaknet.org/files/FAQ is intended for wireless networking, it does exist so I'm sure somewhere out there is a project with similar goals for wired networks. As mentioned earlier, there are already a few WWW alternatives (Freenet and co) that are extremely censorship resistant in intent and therefore design.
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Lauren Graves
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 8:54 am

lets create a new internet, then problem solved
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:08 am

We all know the internet is only used to create crappy memes and watch pr0n. Good luck censoring pr0n, that [censored] been around for ages.
I find it rather hilarious that your post has been censored whilst talking about censoring.
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Jeremy Kenney
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 6:44 am

Has the NDAA been signed?
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m Gardner
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 6:45 am

I'm going to basically echo Destructroids opinion on this matter.
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Post » Sat May 12, 2012 10:44 pm

So.., okay. I have a basic working setup of the new interwebz hoo-ha.. works great utilizing the latest in string and tincan design that'll...

Although http://netsukuku.freaknet.org/files/FAQ is intended for wireless networking, it does exist so I'm sure somewhere out there is a project with similar goals for wired networks.
Spoiler
The Netsukuku project is based on the very simple idea of exploiting the
great potentiality of the wifi connectivity, making the PCs of wireless
communities act as routers and handle together an ad-hoc network even
bigger than the Internet.


wifi.... of course. :facepalm:
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 2:18 am

Companies are getting desperate. I doubt SOPA will have any effect at all. Laws will never stop the creativeness of people, it's merely a hinderence. I think this subject is far from dead and nowhere near a solution, there are still many battles to come...
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Post » Sat May 12, 2012 6:59 pm

Companies are getting desperate. I doubt SOPA will have any effect at all. Laws will never stop the creativeness of people, it's merely a hinderence. I think this subject is far from dead and nowhere near a solution, there are still many battles to come...
The problem is that SOPA/PIPA would allow these mega media corporations to crush startups that they think might threaten their buisness later on. With the MegaUpload incident, Universal Music Group has proven themselves more than willing to abuse the DCMA to silence thier critics, and SOPA/PIPA will give them even more power to do it.



This new format breaks autocorrect. :swear:
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Post » Sat May 12, 2012 9:06 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjOPXpd9PSU&feature=player_embedded

Saw this over on the Steam forums and didn't see a thread about it here.

Kinda crazy.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 2:37 am

I doubt SOPA will have any effect at all.
Really? You don't think having the ability to shut down an entire website just because one user uploaded something will have any effect? Then you severely underestimate the corruption present in the realm of business.

Picture this: Big Company sees a website that it decides it doesn't like. Someone from Big Company uploads a file to said website. Big Company shuts down website. No warning, no due process, no real justification. And it's legal under SOPA.

Even more disturbing is the very real possibility of online "protection" rackets. In this scenario: Big Company (or anyone, for that matter) contacts a website and says something like this: "Hey, we got a proposition for ya. You pay us a certain amount of money each month and we'll make sure nobody uploads anything...troublesome...to yer site, see? And even if they do, we'll look the other way while you deal with it. If ya don't pay us, we can't guarantee you any protection. Cuz, y'know, anybody could join yer site and upload something...troublesome. So, ya better pay up, see?"
That will happen, in one form or another, under SOPA.

I do believe something needs to be done about online piracy, but SOPA is not even remotely close to something that should come anywhere near happening. It's nothing more than an "Online Terrorism Authorization Act".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjOPXpd9PSU&feature=player_embedded

Saw this over on the Steam forums and didn't see a thread about it here.

Kinda crazy.
Frankly, I'm surprised it's taken them so long to declare war. I'm not personally a fan of hackers, but I hope Anonymous gives all SOPA supporters pure hell.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 5:24 am

Frankly, I'm surprised it's taken them so long to declare war. I'm not personally a fan of black hatted hackers, but I hope Anonymous gives all SOPA supporters pure hell.
FTFY
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Post » Sat May 12, 2012 9:19 pm

FTFY
Thanks, I knew I'd left something out.
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Post » Sat May 12, 2012 5:41 pm

Has the NDAA been signed?
Now it is.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 4:48 am

Bumping because this is hilarious.

One of the Bill's sponsors, Congressman Lamar Smith, http://www.vice.com/read/lamar-smith-sopa-copyright-whoops. LOL. Also, have a http://chadrocco.deviantart.com/art/SOPA-I-CAN-T-HEAR-YOU-278226179.

SOPA is not about pirates. Clearly:
http://www.dailytech.com/RIAA+Scores+105M+USD+from+Limewire+May+Give+Nothing+to+Artists/article21630.htm
http://www.dailytech.com/Congress+Plugs+AntiPiracy+Legislation+By+Day+Pirates+porm+by+Night+/article23625.htm

Oh -- want to tell Smith how much of a "piece of garbage" SOPA really is? Here's his http://www.facebook.com/LamarSmithTX21?sk=wall page.
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