Do you support wikipedia's protest against the USA's proposed internet regulations?
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Wikipedia are closed today, in protest at proposed new laws that would potentially allow any copyright holder to shut down any site on which anyone had posted copyrighted material.
There is a good article here:
This would affect money.co.uk too as every forum would need to be continually policed and all submitted comments vetted to ensure no copyrighted material was posted.
Obviously, I support wikipedia and the continued freedom of both information and speech.
Responses (5)
In one word YES. It Was Hillary Clinton who in 2011 said that they were losing the information warfare. This means that it is much harder to for US government control our minds via the TV and radio airwaves these days on what is actually going on in this world because people are broadening their minds on wider access of info and thinking more strategically.
SOPA - Stop Online Piracy Act, poorly thought out and badly developed legislation.
Will it see the light of day in its current format? I very much doubt it.
This is a sledgehammer approach to crack a nut but this overreaction permits the American government to save some face after the hugely negative US military leaks that were made available on Wikkileaks.
All Governments would like to have greater control of information in this 'open information age' and no doubt wish to have legislation on their side that permits this.
These are the very same governments who attack Eastern regimes for their censorship, lack of democracy, freedom of expression and a lack of free press.
The same governments who advocate the right to free speech and greater transparency but at the same time uses terrorism legislation to silence many.
It must fail!
Yes, I do support Wikipedia on this, because as Parchy says, this is truly a sledgehammer to crack a nut! And taking Wikipedia offline for a day is the most eloquent protest.
Yes, fruits, a peaceful protest that harms nobody and makes a lot of people think.
Yes it's harmless enough but quite what it will achieve, who knows!
Even ahead of this badly constructed piece of legislation, the US Government has taken down the file sharing website megaupload.com
This site encouraged people to share copyrighted material with impunity but no more!!
Heh.
Check out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvXo4sGB7zM
It's a "Downfall" mick take of Hitler's reaction to SOPA.
Genius.
Wow, that is brilliant, G-Man!! Really clever! I love 'Downfall', it's one of my favourite films...Bruno Ganz was amazing in it! :-)
"Don't cry... Disney owns the rights to that emotion."
Yes, that had me collapsed in giggles! :-)
The US House of Representatives and Senate have halted their attempts to introduce anti-piracy legislation. It appears this is in direct response to widespread web based protests.
Ironic really given that this is the very media that they wished to introduce some controls to (even censorship)!!
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