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Originally Posted by MV64
I think ultimately SOPA will fail, but the fact that it's come this far is troubling for the future. How many times can we dodge a bullet? Proponents of censorship will only get richer, smarter and more powerful as time goes on. Now that the idea of censorship is out there, it's only a matter of years before it becomes an acceptable thought, not an outrageous one.
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May I suggest that all of us respect copyright? That would be a big first step to avoid such nonsense as SOPA in the future. Just reading this forum you can frequently hear "piracy for personal use should be ok", "all ebooks should be free", etc you can understand why SOPA came about. The more you push the industry, the more they will try to push back. It is just human nature. If copyrights are being widely respected, SOPA and any future similar legislation will stay dead and burried, as they well should.