it's my personal opinion that these bills are necessary and that the current state of the internet is only stifling creativity. think about it - we're exposed to less new music, media and art today than we ever have been in human history.

also think about the recording industry - how are they supposed to profit off of other people's talent if the internet keeps making it so easy for artists to publish their own works????

cant explain that.

First off, your idea that we're exposed to less art nowadays then ever before in history is plain idiocy.

Secondly, if you think think the record industry can't survive/adapt with the internet then you're being naive. Same fear was spread around by them about copying audiotapes/burning CDs.

Thirdly, who the fuck needs record conglomerates to produce art?

i expect yodel to be trolled. deadcode, yah, perhaps. BUT JPC? WTFFFFFFFFFFF

Is someone's sarcasm meter failing today?

aw, monte beat me to it. Lame.

damnit

SOPA being about piracy is a a joke. The objective is to shut down political free speech on the internet. This bill is the only step required to create Chinese-like censorship in the USA.

no... it actually has nothing to do with political free speech, perhaps you're thinking more of network neutrality issues but even that's a stretch. this has more to do with the US government being able to impose its will on foreign websites at the behest of corporations.

e.g. thepiratebay

Or you can both admit that you are both right about the same thing...

nah sam is right, i recant what i said. while it's true the bill mainly focuses on the commercial aspects of the internet it's possible it could be used to suppress free speech

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

kind of a stretch but anything that'll get people against this is fine by me