[vox] Regarding: "Stop Online Piracy Act" that everybody screams about...

[Brian Lavender]

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 08:41:33PM -0800, Mikies Runs Baal wrote:
> Heya Bill,
> 
> Besides me, has anyone bothered to d/l and read the actual bill to find 
> out IF and WHAT the hubris is actually about.
> 
> Seems to me that the major screamers are the ones hosting porn sites and 
> other illegal activities.

Hosting a porn site does not imply illegal activity. 

The EFF objection to the bill to me implies that it will unfairly tromp
civil liberties.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/sopa-hollywood-finally-gets-chance-break-internet
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/disastrous-ip-legislation-back-%E2%80%93-and-it%E2%80%99s-worse-ever


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