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Originally Posted by ApK
Really? So if some groups is distributing an artist work illegally, they should be free to continue distributing it illegally, saturating the market, undermining the artist ability make a living, indefinitely why the group's off-shore lawyers tie the artist up in court while "defending" their illegal actions?
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This is where you need is reciprocity treaties based around reasonable and sensible legislation, not blanket censorship designed to encourage malicious claims. You also don't need corporate gatekeepers determining what kind of artistic expression is worth allowing and what is worth suppressing, and SOPA/PIPA would give corporations the tools to do just that, even if no copyright infringement existed or if it was protected by fair use. Thus my comment in another thread about SOPA/PIPA/ACTA potentially destroying academia as we know it; if cited direct quotes are no longer possible, then people looking to get any degree beyond a mere diploma will have to go overseas. I don't really like the idea of getting a Masters from Beijing U.
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Do you extend this blanket opposition to temporary injunctions to people selling unsafe counterfeit car parts, dangerous counterfeit medications, and fraudulent financial products?
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The thing was, SOPA wasn't pointed at bad car parts or unsafe medications; it was pointed at shutting down user-generated content on websites. There's a huge difference between the two.
Trust me, I've had my issues with car parts. Ever go through five new pickup truck alternators fresh out of the box before you can find one that cranks up enough juice to charge the battery while the lights are on? Or had to go through two or three carburators until you could find one that worked properly? I have with both, and all came from reputable suppliers who just couldn't get "the good stuff" anymore. Its not even that these shoddy manufacturers are infringing patents- because the patents they're using entered the public domain decades ago and the OEM manufacturers have no interest in supporting legacy and classic vehicles.
But by the same token, if my only source for a certain part is Beijing Horseless Carriage Works, its in my best interests to make sure that the Big Three Automakers can't maliciously remove BHCW from the internet to force me to trade in my beloved (and paid for) horseless carriages for some gas-hogging SUV that I really can't afford.