The SOPA Hearings

[Griffith]

Yeah, I don't get the point in any case. Even if they had some loose connection to these programs, which sounds tenuous at best, and mostly made up, that doesn't mean they were giving consent to use said programs illegally against them, as if they're complicit or have been compensated, "Oh, I visited a website, I've now paid to have all the world's media for FREE!" It's like saying the door-to-door knife salesmen that sold you kitchen knives is a hypocrite for being upset when you used them to stab him. Nice defense, the broken logic being employed and blind sense of entitlement is bad to point of incrimination. Believe it or not, those programs can be used to share legal content (such as your personal favorite MS paint masterpieces or text files =); the fact that people only consider them for stealing just goes to show there's a problem.

 

[Joe Chip]

Members of Congress backpedal on SOPA.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/under-voter-pressure-members-of-congress-backpedal-on-sopa.ars

 

[Walter]

Members of Congress backpedal on SOPA.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/under-voter-pressure-members-of-congress-backpedal-on-sopa.ars

Holy shit, this thing blew over?! ...

 

[m]

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia_anti-SOPA_blackout

Apparently some other sites will be joinning.

 

[turkitage]

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia_anti-SOPA_blackout

Apparently some other sites will be joinning.

Yeah, been hearing about this january 18th for a while now and several sites going to be down for the blackout. Tomorrow will be interesting..

 

[Joe Chip]

SOPA shelved until 'consensus' is found : http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/204167-sopa-shelved-until-consensus-is-found

 

[Griffith]

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia_anti-SOPA_blackout

Apparently some other sites will be joinning.

For those scoring at home, so far the anti-SOPA movement is inconveniencing the Internet more than SOPA.

 

[Vampire_Hunter_Bob]

As of today, wikipedia is blacked out and they are trying to connect people with their legislators so you can either call or e-mail them. So do that and let them know how you feel on the subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

 

[frankencowx]

Theres a black block on mah googler.

 

[Lord Leith]

Anyone who loves Video Games, should watch this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHOZcHkvkvs

 

[Vampire_Hunter_Bob]

From the co-sponsor of the bill (hate typing on my phone!): http://cardin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/cardin-statement-on-protect-ip-act

 

[NightCrawler]

 

[hellrasinbrasin]

In the shadow of the SOPA and PIPA debate and Internet posturing Megaupload was shut down by the FBI today.

 

[Aazealh]

Well to be honest they had it coming.

 

[hellrasinbrasin]

Well to be honest they had it coming.

True. I don't recall, any site besides Megaupload; to have had the number of
digital proliferation it did. Its not the 1st, and it won't be the last; to fall under the
blade of Corporate/Federal Enforcement of the Internet.

 

[Aazealh]

Its not the 1st, and it won't be the last; to fall under the blade of Corporate/Federal Enforcement of the Internet.

Indeed, and given the ridiculous amount of money they made before it happened I don't feel too bad for them. Not to mention the founder had his last name changed to "Dotcom" a few years ago. He deserves jail time for that alone.

 

[NightCrawler]

the founder had his last name changed to "Dotcom" a few years ago. He deserves jail time for that alone.

True

Anyway, there's a new megaupload site with a different url. It's all cyclical. One goes down, others go up.

 

[hellrasinbrasin]

I think this says it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBy7yooz3MM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

 

[Griffith]

I find the reaction from similar sites and their supporters fascinating...

As many of you may already be aware, even without the passing of internet censorship bills SOPA and PIPA, the corrupt US Govt. has managed to shutdown Megaupload. It is our hope and our belief that this will not be permanent. As the 13th most visited website in the world, Megaupload has vast financial resources and top tier lawyers at their disposal. We expect their website to be back up soon.

I appreciate the reference to SOPA and complete lack of acknowledgment of what megaupload has become. A more measured response:

The legal action against Mega will set a precedent for similar cloud-hosting services. The MegaUpload site itself had no search function to discover content directly, but according to the indictment this was done to “conceal the scope of its infringement.”

Well, duh.

 

[hellrasinbrasin]

I hope you're aware, that the reason Megaupload was shut down; was to generate Congressional support for SOPA and PIPA.

 

[Joe Chip]

http://www.vice.com/read/lamar-smith-sopa-copyright-whoops

Then there is this, "Anonymous" goes on a Hacker rampage because of the Megaupload shut down.
http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kills-department-of-justice-site-in-megaupload-revenge-strike

 

[Aazealh]

Anyway, there's a new megaupload site with a different url. It's all cyclical. One goes down, others go up.

Of course, it makes little difference in the end. And meanwhile, "The Pirate Bay" is still up and running.

I hope you're aware, that the reason Megaupload was shut down; was to generate Congressional support for SOPA and PIPA.

They're out to get us man!!

Then there is this, "Anonymous" goes on a Hacker rampage because of the Megaupload shut down.
http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kills-department-of-justice-site-in-megaupload-revenge-strike

BREAKING NEWS: kids DDoS websites!

I really wish the word "hacker" wasn't so misused these days.

 

[Skeleton]

I guess Anonymous decided it was safer to just mess with the DoJ site instead of their last brilliant plan, taking on a drug cartel.

 

[SaiyajinNoOuji]

Well to be honest they had it coming.

Really? I beg to differ. Just because a site is hosting stuff that may be questionable, it doesn't give the U.S. the right to take into custody the people who were running it, whom for the most part, aren't even American citizens nor have probably step foot in the US before, does it?

Whether you like it or not, American law is turning int he World law also Aazealh doesn't care about internet people /kanyewest

 

[Aazealh]

Really? I beg to differ. Just because a site is hosting stuff that may be questionable, it doesn't give the U.S. the right to take into custody the people who were running it, whom for the most part, aren't even American citizens nor have probably step foot in the US before, does it?

It was a collaborative takedown between multiple countries.

And please, don't play dumb, we all know the content hosted on megaupload and its subsidiaries was for the most part (talking 99% here) illegal. A lot of people made money off of it, and now the top dogs are being targeted by the law. Am I going to cry a river over it, when there's ten other sites vying to take its place as we speak? Nope.

Whether you like it or not, American law is turning int he World law also Aazealh doesn't care about internet people /kanyewest

American law means nothing to me. Also, while no one's talked about it yet in this thread, SOPA and PIPA have been shelved indefinitely.