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Congress declares war on the Internet
2011-10-31, 5:31 PM #1
Anyone hear about this?

http://gigaom.com/2011/10/27/looks-like-congress-has-declared-war-on-the-internet/

Thoughts?
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2011-10-31, 5:57 PM #2
Not worried at all. Even by some ridiculous chance this BS of a bill passes, it'd be shot down in court so fast people would wonder why it ever happened. While Congress can be stupid sometimes, they're not that stupid. And even if they are, the justice system across the USA has been pretty awesome as of late, so I have full faith in them to keep Congress in line.
2011-10-31, 6:03 PM #3
Hell no, I want to pirate TV shows god damnit
2011-10-31, 9:01 PM #4
Pirate? **** that ****, boats? No thanks. Copyright infringement is so much simpler, plus, you're less likely to drown.
2011-11-01, 1:04 AM #5
Same ****, different day.
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2011-11-01, 12:15 PM #6
meh, with the regulation happy bunch of schmucks that congress is filled with, this or something like it will eventually pass.
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2011-11-01, 1:43 PM #7
Regulation happy? Are you ****ing kidding me?
Did 2008 just fly over your head or are you just dumb.
2011-11-01, 4:05 PM #8
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Brb going to the store to loot bottled water too
2011-11-01, 6:52 PM #9
I wrote my congressmen about it with the form. I know they don't understand why it is a bad idea.
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2011-11-02, 1:46 AM #10
The ACLU does my dirty work for me. I just have to hit 'submit' & make the occasional donation.
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2011-11-02, 5:14 AM #11
Every single internet political organization, regardless of ideology, is rallying their troops against this at once.
2011-11-03, 6:38 AM #12
I always sigh when I hear about this kind of thing. If they quit worrying about piracy would it go up? I doubt it. If it became legal to "pirate" stuff then the same people who pirate things would keep doing it and those that don't would probably still wouldn't. The DRM way of approaching things has always been a joke.
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2011-11-03, 12:48 PM #13
Originally posted by Tibby:
Regulation happy? Are you ****ing kidding me?
Did 2008 just fly over your head or are you just dumb.


im going to go ahead and reject the premise of your question.
just because they dont regulate large and important things they should, does not mean they are not eager to overregulate minutia that maybe they should not.
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2011-11-04, 4:58 PM #14
The ACLU and Anonymous will have none of this.
2011-11-05, 2:37 PM #15
I agree with this bill, actually. There needs to be a higher policing of the internet of these piracy acts and dissension. If everyone would just obey the law and do as they're told, we wouldn't need to implement these things. I don't think the punishments are high enough for these law breakers. Copyright infringement should merit at least 10 years in prison.
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2011-11-06, 3:01 PM #16
Originally posted by dalf:
I agree with this bill, actually. There needs to be a higher policing of the internet of these piracy acts and dissension. If everyone would just obey the law and do as they're told, we wouldn't need to implement these things. I don't think the punishments are high enough for these law breakers. Copyright infringement should merit at least 10 years in prison.


I too don't know what Poe's law is.

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2011-11-06, 3:27 PM #17
Yes, everyone just do as you're told. Dissension must be punished. Stop questioning your overlords. Wait, do you capitalize "overlords?"
Cyclops was right
2011-11-06, 7:31 PM #18
Originally posted by TombFyre:
Yes, everyone just do as you're told. Dissension must be punished. Stop questioning your overlords. Wait, do you capitalize "overlords?"


I'm sure you'll find out during your ten year vacation. :mad:
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