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[ NNSquad ] SOPA: Washington vs. The Web
SOPA: Washington vs. The Web
http://j.mp/uJ4SDH (Huffington)
"SOPA would imbue the federal government with broad powers to shut down
whole web domains on the basis that it believes them to be associated
with piracy -- without a trial or even a traditional hearing. It would
provide Hollywood with powerful new legal tools to stifle transactions
with websites whose existence worries the movie industry. The bill's
supporters, which also include major record labels, trial lawyers and
pharmaceutical giants, call SOPA a robust effort to curb piracy of
American goods online. Opponents, however, have castigated it as an
unparalleled attack on free speech online. Civil liberties advocates
say SOPA would give the U.S. government the same censorship tools used
in China. Those in the technology sector warn that the bill creates
enormous new barriers to entry for web startups, threatening
innovation and job creation. Farther afield, librarians say that
under the letter of the proposed anti-piracy law, they could be jailed
for simply doing their jobs."
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
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