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Of course file sharing isn't really a for-profit thing anyway unlike drugs. And playing whack-a-mole with shutting down sites while others pop up will never be a success either.
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Scaryfun wrote:... playing whack-a-mole with shutting down sites while others pop up...
Scaryfun wrote:And playing whack-a-mole with shutting down sites while others pop up will never be a success either.
Scaryfun wrote:Of course file sharing isn't really a for-profit thing anyway unlike drugs.
Scaryfun wrote:Reminds me of some drug laws where people can have small amounts for personal use but trafficking it is illegal.
Lamar Smith removes DNS blocking from SOPA
by JC Fletcher on Jan 13th 2012 6:30PM
The Stop Online Piracy Act has gotten slightly less objectionable. Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has announced that he's removing the DNS blocking provision -- the most controversial aspect of SOPA -- from the bill. So while it is still possible (and easy) under the bill for someone to request the cutoff of revenue sources for a site, it will no longer be possible to obtain a court order to block all access to that site from within the US. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when we consider our continued freedom to visit a website a victory, even a small one.
In a statement on his website, Smith said he's removing the provision "so that the Committee can further examine the issues surrounding this provision. We will continue to look for ways to ensure that foreign websites cannot sell and distribute illegal content to U.S. consumers."
We don't dare truly believe this is evidence that Smith is listening to us, but it's still proof that change is possible. Keep talking to your congresspeople about this.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/13/lamar-smith-removes-dns-blocking-from-sopa/
http://lamarsmith.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=274902
Scaryfun wrote:Also, Wikipedia is going dark as well as other sites today in protest of the bill. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-shut-down-120119/
Scaryfun wrote:I'll go through the uploads and list which were on Megaupload and will post in Broken Downloads soon.
There will always be ways of sharing files. Sharing is a concept that lies in the human nature, as well as the nature of the Internet.rastan saga wrote:You cant upload every games again and again, it's very hard or impossible. So the game is over...
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