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Darkstar64:
I don't get the reference Bing, but I agree. And yes, internet piracy is a glaring issue, but they're going about it the wrong way, entirely. Try watching the video I posted earlier, it'll clarify things a little more.
--- Quote from: RadioactiveLemon on January 18, 2012, 11:29:30 PM ---They have taken down newgrounds. This has gone to far.
--- End quote ---
No, Newgrounds is probably just going dark, meaning they're shutting down for about a day to protest this bill. But if it passes, Newgrounds may be the first to go, next to the biggest video-sharing site on the web, Youtube.
So as has been said before, Do something, anything to try to stop this bill. Even if you don't live in America, just spread the news! Just telling people will drive them to take actions to stop this bill.
And if you DO live in america, write to your congressmen, call them, talk to them in person, even just sign a petition! Just do SOMETHING.
shermana:
They can't shut down youtube can they? wouldn't they just continue to take off videos that are illegal?
Bing:
@Darkstar, The reference was to a book called 1984 written by George Orwell. The book is a love story between a man and a woman under an extremely oppressive government. It was meant to shock people into understanding that to much government control is a scary thing.
I'd link a wiki page about it but, it's blacked out. So here is a cat playing the role of the US government.
EDIT: Yes Shermana they can and they will. These bills will give them the right to shut down any site they view as "infringing". Which could be anything. Hell even facebook isn't safe. It's very scary, and if passed it is a major step back for free speech.
Tristan:
Well, there are millions of videos on YouTube, with an estimated 48 hours of content added every hour. It'd probably be easier to just shut it down entirely.
shermana:
yeah they would also shut down craigslist as well. Six US lawmakers have already said that they will not support this.
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