American Censorship Day - Page 3

Dylrob · 12-03-2011, 12:14 PM

For those who missed it yesterday, you can see Steven Colbert's amusing take on SOPA here: http://t.colbertnation.com/

Actually this is personally the closest I've seen to an actual TV news report on the bill. It makes me wonder if the media giants are pressuring their news agencies to keep quiet so most of the public won't know until it's too late.

Dylrob · 12-13-2011, 03:44 PM

Oh great, now they're filling the airwaves with propaganda to support the bill. With tag lines like "stealing American jobs".

Kevin8or · 12-13-2011, 06:11 PM

Wikipedia co-founder threatens blackout over anti-piracy law

Can a Wikipedia blackout save the Internet?

xg4bx · 12-13-2011, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylrob

Oh great, now they're filling the airwaves with propaganda to support the bill. With tag lines like "stealing American jobs".

10 years or so ago wasn't it "piracy supports terrorism"?

they really are shameless.

RainingLemur · 12-13-2011, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylrob

Oh great, now they're filling the airwaves with propaganda to support the bill. With tag lines like "stealing American jobs".

Dey terk er jerbs!

WT Sharpe · 12-13-2011, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylrob

Oh great, now they're filling the airwaves with propaganda to support the bill. With tag lines like "stealing American jobs".

The saddest thing is that a large segment of the population is programmed to respond to such slogans without thinking.

xg4bx · 12-13-2011, 11:48 PM

Lawmaker Waters Down His Online Blacklisting Bill

"Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced amendments late Monday to the Stop Online Piracy Act — changes that dramatically water down the controversial measure’s scope.

A hearing on SOPA before the House Judiciary Committee, which Smith heads, is slated for Thursday. The original measure amounted to the holy grail of intellectual property enforcement, as it effectively gave private companies the ability to de-fund websites they alleged to be trafficking in unauthorized copyright and trademark goods — without having to get a judge’s approval.

Under the amended plan (.pdf), which was released late Monday, a judge would have to order ad networks to stop doing business with a site “dedicated” to infringing activities. Under the original proposal, a rights holder could make those demands on an ad network or payment processor and effectively kill off the site.

“That is pretty big,” said Sherwin Siy, a staff attorney with digital-rights group Public Knowledge."

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...own-amendment/

12-03-2011, 12:14 PM	#31
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,141 Karma: 47366760 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	For those who missed it yesterday, you can see Steven Colbert's amusing take on SOPA here: http://t.colbertnation.com/ Actually this is personally the closest I've seen to an actual TV news report on the bill. It makes me wonder if the media giants are pressuring their news agencies to keep quiet so most of the public won't know until it's too late. Last edited by Dylrob; 12-03-2011 at 12:22 PM.

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12-13-2011, 03:44 PM	#32
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,141 Karma: 47366760 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	Oh great, now they're filling the airwaves with propaganda to support the bill. With tag lines like "stealing American jobs".

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12-13-2011, 11:48 PM	#37
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Lawmaker Waters Down His Online Blacklisting Bill "Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced amendments late Monday to the Stop Online Piracy Act — changes that dramatically water down the controversial measure’s scope. A hearing on SOPA before the House Judiciary Committee, which Smith heads, is slated for Thursday. The original measure amounted to the holy grail of intellectual property enforcement, as it effectively gave private companies the ability to de-fund websites they alleged to be trafficking in unauthorized copyright and trademark goods — without having to get a judge’s approval. Under the amended plan (.pdf), which was released late Monday, a judge would have to order ad networks to stop doing business with a site “dedicated” to infringing activities. Under the original proposal, a rights holder could make those demands on an ad network or payment processor and effectively kill off the site. “That is pretty big,” said Sherwin Siy, a staff attorney with digital-rights group Public Knowledge." http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...own-amendment/

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