Post by OskyCMK on Jan 18, 2012 20:00:54 GMT -5
Hey guys. I like to write a bit about SOPA/PIPA and my two cents on the issue. Not much of a public speaker but here goes nothing.
SOPA and PIPA threaten the way the Internet works and slows down societal progress. Gives legal right to shut down any website without due process. This means fansites like Twisted Metal Alliance, Wipeout Zone, and our own Jet Moto Central (as well as all of ProBoards) can be easily shut down, providing NO place for fans to connect.
These two bills WON'T EVEN WORK. Pirates will always find a way. ALWAYS. The Pandora's box has been open for a LONG time. VHS, Cassette Tape, 8-Track, CD-ROM, DVD, 3D Printers. Greedy corporations are having trouble dealing with the reality that people can share anything instantly and effectively. Free culture is becoming a reality and these bills will hold it back.
These bills also say that the corporate-bought US government can censor us with no problem. Why give power to a government no one really trusts anymore? What does this say to other nations? Not to mention these bills also affect people in other countries, Google is a US based company and billions from around the world use their services to make their living. This isn't just a US problem, it's a world problem.
Down with SOPA/PIPA. Up with liberty.
P.S. Also be sure to check out the awesome guitar covers on Youtube by our forum friends Matt (mcniggleston) and Kyle (brutalknuckles). Because if these bills pass then those might not exist anymore.
-CaMacKid
SOPA and PIPA threaten the way the Internet works and slows down societal progress. Gives legal right to shut down any website without due process. This means fansites like Twisted Metal Alliance, Wipeout Zone, and our own Jet Moto Central (as well as all of ProBoards) can be easily shut down, providing NO place for fans to connect.
These two bills WON'T EVEN WORK. Pirates will always find a way. ALWAYS. The Pandora's box has been open for a LONG time. VHS, Cassette Tape, 8-Track, CD-ROM, DVD, 3D Printers. Greedy corporations are having trouble dealing with the reality that people can share anything instantly and effectively. Free culture is becoming a reality and these bills will hold it back.
These bills also say that the corporate-bought US government can censor us with no problem. Why give power to a government no one really trusts anymore? What does this say to other nations? Not to mention these bills also affect people in other countries, Google is a US based company and billions from around the world use their services to make their living. This isn't just a US problem, it's a world problem.
Down with SOPA/PIPA. Up with liberty.
P.S. Also be sure to check out the awesome guitar covers on Youtube by our forum friends Matt (mcniggleston) and Kyle (brutalknuckles). Because if these bills pass then those might not exist anymore.
-CaMacKid
FUCK the people supporting this bill, they can all rot in hell. 
