So some of you might or might not know this, but today is an Internet Blackout day. Major Websites like Google and Wikipedia are either boycotting the Internet or blacking out their logos today because of something called SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act. So what's wrong with this picture? Sounds like a good Act, doesn't it?
Well the Devil is in the details as they say, and these details are sure to make you cringe. Click Here for a short explanation of SOPA, Here for a longer and very technical version, and Here for an interesting video that explains so much about our country.
I don't blame Hollywood for trying to make sure their property isn't pirated. I don't blame anyone for wanting to receive the money they are due for their intellectual property. But this Act is just plain wrong on so many levels because it is the first step on a slippery slope that ends in the complete revocation of our American rights. Free speech? Not a problem for the government anymore. They can just shut down the entire internet whenever it irritates them. (slight exaggeration. sort of).
This Act is dangerous in the precedent it would set if it is passed. Please do the research yourself and decide for yourself whether or not you want to live in an America where this is possible.
Best of luck to us all.
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