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xg4bx · 10-29-2011, 04:58 AM

could cripple sites like YouTube, Twitter, storage lockers, and more

The U.S. House of Representatives has introduced a new bill called the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that would grant the state Attorney General to force ISPs, payment gateways and search engines to block “rogue” sites engaging in illegally selling copyrighted material.

While the bill’s main focus is to shut down “rogue” sites from profiting on copyright material, its vague wording means that sites like YouTube and Twitter could be forced to take legal responsibility for content that is deemed as a violation of copyright. Couple that with the AG getting the power of being judge, jury and executioner, this means content hosting sites no longer can turn to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for legal defense. The bill would turn the tables on who is responsible for illegally hosted content. Instead of the content uploaders taking responsibility, the hosts themselves will have to bear the legal costs.

http://www.thefuturereport.com/story...and-policy-470

i guess the entertainment industry is miffed that people are turning off the tv, staying home from the theatre and passing by bookstores in favor of finding entertainment online to the point that they're willing to kill the internet. this has nothing to do with piracy.

10-29-2011, 04:58 AM	#1
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Stop Online Piracy Act... could cripple sites like YouTube, Twitter, storage lockers, and more The U.S. House of Representatives has introduced a new bill called the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that would grant the state Attorney General to force ISPs, payment gateways and search engines to block “rogue” sites engaging in illegally selling copyrighted material. While the bill’s main focus is to shut down “rogue” sites from profiting on copyright material, its vague wording means that sites like YouTube and Twitter could be forced to take legal responsibility for content that is deemed as a violation of copyright. Couple that with the AG getting the power of being judge, jury and executioner, this means content hosting sites no longer can turn to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for legal defense. The bill would turn the tables on who is responsible for illegally hosted content. Instead of the content uploaders taking responsibility, the hosts themselves will have to bear the legal costs. http://www.thefuturereport.com/story...and-policy-470 i guess the entertainment industry is miffed that people are turning off the tv, staying home from the theatre and passing by bookstores in favor of finding entertainment online to the point that they're willing to kill the internet. this has nothing to do with piracy. Last edited by xg4bx; 10-29-2011 at 05:05 AM.