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The REAL issue is neither SOPA or PIPA will do anything to stop piracy in any meaningful way. It will only create huge enforcement problems and MOST IMPORTANTLY will allow enormous potential for abuse. Both of these bills were written by the content industry i.e. the RIAA and the MPAA, with no input from the technology industry. What’s worse is they are being rammed through congress and into law without any negotiation.
The goal of both bills is to silence independent media under the guise of stopping piracy and other copyright violations. Hollywood’s interest may be to stop piracy; however, the Governments goal is to stifle dissent. If Hollywood withdrew its support these would still pass.
This whole thing isn’t really about anti-piracy, it’s about government control and killing the 1st Amendment. This power will be, and is INTENDED to be, used to stop free political speech in America by using the Internet. They'll just use some argument that you're infringing copyright, no proof needed, just like no proof is needed for NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act).
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