I guess I don’t understand the SOPA act entirely. I get some of the basics and stuff. However, what will happen to torrent sites and other downloaders like LimeWire? Will they be destroyed? And what happens to sites like Photobucket where ther are tones of ripped off copy-righted photos and videos posted. Or even YouTube has a bunch of ripped movies.
So what happens to them?
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I don’t think much will happen to sites like Photobucket or YouTube. As for torrent sites, if you had the Tixati client you would hardly even need them. Tixati has Decentralized Sharing Channels that allow you to share magnet links, weblinks and more and it can’t be taken down. Once something is shared, it’s shared. No government can come and take your stuff down.
Here is a good video that explains what SOPA is and how it will affect the internet.
i myself recently found out about all of this. i have a video that helped explain things to me. heres the link.
i hope that helps. xD
dont just read about, take action! voice your opinion w/o even having to leave your home…
The writers of SOPA and PIPA freely admit that they are basing their law on the same Internet Censorship Laws and Technology used in Communist China to censor internet content. It is overt censorship of the internet.
✖ How SOPA would affect you: FAQ | Privacy Inc. - CNET News
✖ Who’s opposed to SOPA?
Much of the Internet industry and a large percentage of Internet users. Here’s the most current list (PDF) of opponents.
✖ Congress is considering two well-intentioned but deeply flawed bills, the PROTECT-IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
As written, they would betray more than a decade of US policy and advocacy of Internet freedom by establishing a censorship system using the same domain blacklisting technologies pioneered by China and Iran.
SOPA explained: What it is and why it matters - Jan. 17, 2012
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The tech industry is abuzz about SOPA and PIPA, a pair of anti-piracy bills. Here’s why they’re controversial, and how they would change the digital landscape if they became law.
✖ Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
✖ The PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 or PIPA)
Here’s the issue with SOPA. Torrent sites will be fine..A lot of them are based out of the US. The US government can’t do anything about sites that are out of US soil. Youtube, Facebook, Google, Twitter and so on…..can be taken down. They’d be taken down because people can link to torrent sites like Facebook, Google, Youube.
