"Imagine a world without LOLCATS,BRONIES and other complete stupidity" -- I don't want to live on this planet anymore!
Yep that's right today/yesterday (18th January 2012) is the blackout for SOPA which is affecting everyone. The battle has been going on several months ago. I still can't believe a lot of citizens of the Internet did not know what SOPA is! It's the "Stop Online Piracy Act" where the US govt are trying their best to ban social sharing sites like megaupload and file share; this is supported by the rich and powerful who don't want any one to siphon off their money, when they've already got so much. So if we just innocently share a picture or song online, we can get sued just for the latter. Rubbish ain't it?Why this is relevant in politics?
Net-izens and youngsters alike LOVE the Internet and we have this care free attitude and sense of freedom when online, able to escape into the world of imagination that is up to you to decide. And Politics, yes, the only time youngsters will ever be involved in politics is when the Internet is Threatened!
Now who can survive without Wikipedia, Uncyclopedia, Nico Nico Douga and all those stupid sites we enjoy going to! Let's hope SOPA does not pass.
We demand Internet rights to creativity and freedom of expression. If this crappy useless contract passes we won't even be able to blog, Tumblr, YouTube and torrent such anymore. Do you see the power of the youth and the Internet?
Now who can survive without Wikipedia, Uncyclopedia, Nico Nico Douga and all those stupid sites we enjoy going to! Let's hope SOPA does not pass.
We demand Internet rights to creativity and freedom of expression. If this crappy useless contract passes we won't even be able to blog, Tumblr, YouTube and torrent such anymore. Do you see the power of the youth and the Internet?
Hmm ... I'm not sure it is quite so simple as innocently sharing a picture or song online. I think there are more fundamental issues about online piracy. If authors and musicians don't earn any money for their efforts, is that fair?
ReplyDeleteBut I basically agree with you, and I find find the proposed SOPA legislation scary. So let's hope it fails.
Indeed there is more than meets the eye and apparently explaining mthat "There will be no more facebook" is enough to get people around scrambling to fight against SOPA even if they don't know the exact details. Guess we're just too complacent about the Internet and only when it is threatened that we start understanding its value. I think Musicians and authors earn a lot for their work already, I agree it would be unfair that they don't get paid piracy but it does credit them and allow new members to find out about them. for me if it werent for sharing sites I would have not known much about much.
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