SOPA and Protect IP acts
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talkpoliticsHey all,
Starting up Firefox the morning brought my attention to a couple of upcoming bills before congress. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP act of 2011.
I can't offer much yet in the way of my own personal analysis, except that it seems the usual suspects are lining up on either side, with the RIAA et al on the "For" side and Google et al on the "Against" side. So I'm inclined to lean with the latter, especially given that the title of a bill and its stated summary of purpose almost always contradicts its actual text and implications. In any case, has anyone else read much about these two bills, the pitfalls or benefits?
Starting up Firefox the morning brought my attention to a couple of upcoming bills before congress. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP act of 2011.
I can't offer much yet in the way of my own personal analysis, except that it seems the usual suspects are lining up on either side, with the RIAA et al on the "For" side and Google et al on the "Against" side. So I'm inclined to lean with the latter, especially given that the title of a bill and its stated summary of purpose almost always contradicts its actual text and implications. In any case, has anyone else read much about these two bills, the pitfalls or benefits?
