Hello,
Sorry if I'm about to sound like a political activist, but if you'll indulge me for a second, I just want to try to raise awareness about this whole SOPA and Protect IP shenanigans. These are two bills trying to make their way through the US Congress that, apparently, could
hurt the internet pretty bad.
A quick rundown of some of the things they could do:
- Break how DNS servers work by allowing the government blacklist certain IP addresses, possibly without even a court order.
- Make streaming stuff with copywrited material in it a felony (like murder and arson), prosecutable by the government even if the infringed party doesn't care. This would make things like Let's Plays and lip dubs felonies.
- Make it a crime to even link to such videos.
- Kills Kittens
Anyways, pass the word on, write a letter or something,
blah, blah, blah. As always, opposing opinions are welcome.