The Great Firewall of America - James Allworth. By James Allworth | 9:31 AM October 28, 2011 The Senate’s PROTECT IP Bill, designed to stop piracy, now has a matching bill in the House: E-PARASITE. It would have been tough to top PROTECT IP, but they’ve managed to do it. It contains provisions that will chill innovation. It contains provisions that will tinker with the fundamental fabric of the internet. It gives private corporations the power to censor.
The timing could not be more exquisite. So what’s in the bill? First, the US Government will set up a blacklist of international sites that it says are infringing IP rights. Second, the technical way this is to be achieved is by tinkering with Domain Name Servers, the technology that translates “ into the unique IP address where a server is stored. Supporters of the bill say that it won’t target legitimate sites. Is this really what we want to do to the internet? But even this isn’t the most troubling aspect of the bill. This is terrible legislation. As House Passes CISPA, The Fight Is Just Beginning. Why We Shouldn't Worry About The (Alleged) Decline Of The Music Industry. Co-Impact-US-Internet-Copyright-Regulations-Early-Stage-Investment.
Other Bills/legislation. SOPA & PIPA. Australian impact. Future legislation. SOPA, the Blackout and What it Means For You. Draft-Discussion-Fighting-the-Unauthorized-Trade-of-Digital-Goods. Content, Copyright & The Internet -- The Reality. Content, Copyright & The Internet -- The Reality. Anonymous - Operation Sony Has Commenced. Www.cyberlawcentre.org/2012/sopapipa.htm. What Are SOPA and PIPA And Why All The Fuss?