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Originally Posted by teh603
Now you just wait a second. Its only thought police if the government enforces it.
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It's thought police when it limits expressing of thoughts or ideas. You still will be able to argue that copyright shouldn't exist. You just will find it a little more difficult to act on your conviction.
These ISP's have long been thought police because they try to block child pornography. But this time it isn't about thoughts. It's about behavior, and about whether you are willing to pay for copyrighted thoughts.
Remember that the ultimate sanction here is just slower internet service. You'll still be able to go anywhere on the internet you want, including this thread. And, sadly, you won't really be inconvenienced when downloading copyrighted books, since that doesn't take much bandwidth.
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Originally Posted by xg4bx
is it really that far of a stretch before ISPs start deciding what other sites are ok?
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That was the SOPA battle.