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[(Anonymous)]

I just had a very long discussion with an acquaintance over the SOPA/PIPA bill. They honestly thought the opposition was just over copyright issues, and that it was just "The hackers pouting they couldn't keep stealing." (First of all, hackers will still be able to access their hacking sites even if it's being blackout *unless it's a shut down US site* by entering the direct IP address and bypassing the url and search engine block)

Second of all, no. It's about the hamfisted legislation which threatens free speach. Not that it was the intent of the legislature, (or maybe it was, but let's assume it wasn't) but it has a wide and obvious potential for abuse. For example, people who keep trying to hack LJ can now merely post a bunch of links, report it, and let the government shut down LJ for them. Anyone could do this to any site they didn't like. And even if it was a site not based in the US, with American traffic blocked out, will the site be able to stay open?

So yes, Person I Was Talking To, there is a reason why the human rights organizations and peoples from other countries are very concerned. Because to them, it's even more complicated, because a country they're not even a citizen of is controlling their lives. I'd be freaking pissed/terrified as well.

(As someone said about the Megavideo shut down, there is something wrong when a Dutch citizen in New Zealand can be arrested and have their property confiscated over a US copyright violation. Which I agree with, no matter what my attitude is on the shutdown of Megavideo itself.)

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[(Anonymous)]

Agree with the statement that there is something wrong with that scenario, that is, not that the US should even have the power to do that.

THIS.

[(Anonymous)]

Just this, all of it. Enough with the chorus of "it's to fight piracy so it must be ok": it's not just about piracy.