How the internet killed the stop online piracy act ars. The bill and its compatriot, the protect ip act are big legal guns aimed at bloggers, writers, free thinkers, and anyone else who has something to say, camouflaged as a last ditch defense against actual piracy. House of representatives that was demanded by the wealthy corporations as well as the music and film industry. But rather than penalise consumers of pirated content, the law targets hosting providers. She is a delightful lady and a solidly conservative member of. Sites such as wikipedia and reddit are going dark this wednesday, jan.
Vector illustration of stop online piracy act icon. Stop online piracy act sopa a bill that will allow the united states authority to block webpage that distributes on stolen materials combat online piracy protect the ed material and censorship of the internet prevent sharing or purchasing of products online without authorizes permission from the produces 2. But these words are not defined in the act or in existing case law. The stop online piracy act sopa, which aims to do as the title says. Jun 25, 2015 when congress was debating the stop online piracy act back in late 2011, a report alleged staff at the u. The stop internet piracy act threatens to destroy everything that is free about the internet, at least in the us.
A lot of tech groups are claiming it violates freedoms and fear worldwide internet censorship. Cnet takes an indepth look at the controversial stop online piracy act, backed by hollywood and opposed by the largest web companies and. When congress was debating the stop online piracy act back in late 2011, a report alleged staff at the u. The stop online piracy act sopa, also known as house bill 3261 or h.
Internet community shut out of stop online piracy act hearing again share it share on twitter share on facebook copy link this morning, effs staff and concerned netizens across the country tuned into the live webcast of the house judiciary committees. Thestop online piracy actsopa is the bill being considered by the house of representatives. Switzerlands relatively lenient laws on downloading ed material have resulted in it being placed on a us blacklist. Internet piracy and how to stop it the new york times. Cnet takes an indepth look at the controversial stop online piracy act, backed by hollywood and opposed by the largest web companies and civil liberties groups. Stop online piracy act simple english wikipedia, the free. Now that congress has hit pause on its controversial stop online piracy act and nearly every argument about the merits and failings of the piece of legislation has been made, its a good time to ask. Yesterday, a dozen democrat and republican house members introduced the stop online piracy act.
The internet community had major discussion over it in 2011 and 2012, but the bill was not passed. House of representatives were downloading pirated content illegally the exact. Debate over the stop online piracy act has already hit full throttle, but ill leave that for another day. The stop online piracy act sopa was a controversial united states bill introduced by u. The stop online piracy act sopa also known as the eparasite act, house bill 3261, or h.
A recent study found that web sites offering pirated digital content or counterfeit goods, like illicit movie downloads or bootleg software, record 53 billion. Well, to talk more about the stop online piracy act, or sopa, and the protect ip act, we go to san francisco to talk corynne mcsherry, who is the intellectual property director at the electronic. Stop online piracy act how is stop online piracy act. Provisions included the requesting of court orders to bar advertising networks and. Stop online piracy act compare this bill to another bill. Jan 17, 2012 sopa is an acronym for the stop online piracy act. Filmes e series online com legendas em portugues ptpt gratuito. My job is about to get a lot harder if the stop online piracy act sopa is passed. Dec 28, 2011 now that congress has hit pause on its controversial stop online piracy act and nearly every argument about the merits and failings of the piece of legislation has been made, its a good time to ask. Stop online piracy act draws battle lines for control of. If passed, this bill would impose a number of controversial measures for dealing with online piracy including the distribution of. The sopa blackout protest makes history amy goodman.
Translation find a translation for stop online piracy act in other languages. Microsoft, i am writing because i found out that your company supports the stop online piracy act. If you didnt already know, the media is making a big deal about the new stop online piracy act sopa bill. Stop the stop online piracy act yancey strickler and fred benenson. Opposition to the stop online piracy act grows on the right hand side of the political spectrum. Nov 16, 2011 there is legislation currently being debated in the us congress the protect ip act in the senate and the stop online piracy act sopa in the house of representatives that would grant owners hollywood, the record labels, etc unprecedented power to shut down or block websites that host even a single piece of. Personally, i think these groups are just playing too much into it and are just fanning the flames for future conflict concerning censorship. The stop online piracy act sopa is a us bill that aims to tighten antipiracy legislation by forcing internet companies to block access to foreign sites offering material in breach of us. Stop online piracy act nicollette brandt on january 18, 2012, thousands of websites went black in an effort to protest the stop online piracy act, a bill designed to broaden u. Introduced in house 10262011 stop online piracy act authorizes the attorney general ag to seek a court order against a u. He adds that in each case, the attorney general cant act without a.
Stop online piracy act simple english wikipedia, the. Since last week, the house judiciary committee has been struggling with legislation called the stop online piracy act sopa or h. The facts behind the controversial us antipiracy laws being considered by the. With sopa and pipa, usa will come as worst as china, iran,syria. The more traffic the site attracts, the more income generated. The circus atmosphere of the hearing on the stop online piracy act, introduced by rep. Mrpiracy bem vindo ao nosso site, nele podes encontrar o melhor entretenimento. Nov 16, 2011 my job is about to get a lot harder if the stop online piracy act sopa is passed. The bill, if made law, would expand the ability of u. This law is currently being debated in the usa congress. Stop sign clip art clipart svg color round circle symbol sign icon online piracy act trade agreement standards international intellectual internet conspiracy democracy freedom internet openclipart.
Stop online piracy act wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Blocking access to illegal fileshare websites wont stop illegal. The stop online piracy act or sopa was a proposed american law to stop infringement on the internet. Ultimately its a very lucrative proposition with no apparent downside. Internet community shut out of stop online piracy act. Jan 18, 20 opposition to the stop online piracy act grows on the right hand side of the political spectrum. We as internet users need to stop these bills from passing sopa, acta ect. Wikipedia, reddit to shut down sites wednesday to protest. Its a proposed bill that aims to crack down on infringement by restricting access to sites that host or facilitate the trading of. This legislation is an attack on freedom of speech and internet neutrality. During that time, if the pirate bay or any of the other websites operates from a different domain name.
What the new swiss law means for consumers of pirated. On friday, january 20, 2012, the controversial sopa bill was canceled by rep. Lamar smith says the house judiciary committee will not move forward with the stop online piracy act until there is wider agreement on a solution. Stop online piracy act sign vector image public domain. The stop online piracy act and the protect ip act arent dead, with the u. Jan 18, 2012 the stop online piracy act sopa, which aims to do as the title says. The tech industry is abuzz about sopa, an antipiracy bill. How the internet killed the stop online piracy act ars technica. Ill leave it to other, smarter, people to inform you as to the legal, ontological and epistilogical fallacies.
The danger of an attack on piracy online the new york times. This week saw growing signs of opposition to the stop online piracy act on the american right, as the editor of the popular conservative blog redstate and a scholar at the influential heritage foundation both came out against the bill. People who steal should be punished, but i for one dont trust an. I i think that you can support the intellectual rights without the support on sopa. Dec 21, 2011 since last week, the house judiciary committee has been struggling with legislation called the stop online piracy act sopa or h. Jan 17, 2012 the stop online piracy act and the protect ip act arent dead, with the u.
Opinion internet piracy and how to stop it the new. Stop online piracy act how is stop online piracy act abbreviated. For purposes of this section, a foreign internet site or portion thereof is a foreign infringing site if 1 the internet site or portion thereof is a u. How the stop online piracy act will change youtube youtube. Stop online piracy act wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jan 21, 2012 1 what is sopa it is the stop online piracy act, a bill put before the us house of representatives. This act may be cited as the stop online piracy act. Some experts said the proposed changes to the internet would have worldwide effects. Its counterpart in the senate is pipa, short for the protect intellectual property act. Cnet takes an indepth look at the controversial stop online piracy act, backed by hollywood and opposed by. Senate headed toward an initial vote on pipa tuesday, opponents of the two bills said thursday. Here is a recent article on it from sbs news, australia proponents argue that it will stop infringement online from illegal downloading. Antiinternet piracy law adopted by spanish government. Big contents fullon assault against the safe harbor the riaa has been complaining that the dmcas safe harbor gives too much timothy b. The sopa blackout protest makes history this article is more than 8 years old. Provisions included the requesting of court orders to bar advertising networks and payment facilities from conducting business with. Stop online piracy act sign vector image public domain vectors. Read the text of the stop online piracy act, under consideration in the u.
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