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The Stop Online Piracy Act: A Blacklist by Any Other Name Is Still a Blacklist | Electronic Frontier Foundation
During the past week, momentum against the House’s draconian copyright bill has gained steam, as venture capitalists , Internet giants and major artists have denounced it for handing corporations unprecedented power to censor countless websites and stifle free speech. In response, the bill’s big-pocketed supporters have gone on the offensive, attempting to mislead the public about the bill’s true reach. In a particularly egregious example, the Chamber of Commerce posted an attack on its website insisting that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is not a “blacklist bill."
For years, the Motion Picture Association of America has been pushing legislation to ratchet up copyright enforcement.
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Congress has declared war on the internet
Many internet users in the United States have watched with horror as countries like France and Britain have proposed or instituted so-called “three strikes” laws, which cut off internet access to those accused of repeated acts of copyright infringement.This will also have a really big effect on the whole internet... very interesting times are ahead it would seem if government falls in love with laws like this. by Oct 29
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