Although, I am pro censorship, it is within reason. The SOPA bill is not within reason.
It is more important to go after people who engage in such acts as child pornography than those who pirate software and movies. (no matter what one might think of doing that to begin with. To each their own).
Google can remove sites from being picked up by its search engine. It is rare, but this is one of the things that the lawmakers want is to have Google remove sites deemed to have copyrighted information there. But they will not stop there. They want DNS services to block access to the sites. Why isn't this much energy being given to bigger issues? I'll tell you why.
It's all about the benjamins, baby! Take a look here to see who is for the SOPA bill and internet censorship and which politicians get their pockets full from donors.
While much of the entertainment industry is for the SOPA bill, much of the tech world is not.
Under the SOPA act, I wonder how many videos will be illegal? Many bands put covers on Youtube, and many people love making videos as a hobby. It is not out of disrespect for the artists. In fact, many artists like seeing their fans' creativity as much as their own as seen on a 20/20 episode in September.
By allowing the SOPA bill to pass, many people will be affected. Much creativity will be lost and companies like Google or Yahoo will be sued just for having an illegal site in their search engine. By having them spend all their money fighting lawsuits from the US government, they will not be able to spend their money on creating jobs or having the best businesses. As a result, the government will further hurt its own people that will deepen the wound already created by the economic crisis of the past few years.
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