[BlackstarFTW]

Apparently, Congress is holding a hearing today about an American Internet Censorship System.

Should this go into effect, most of us can kiss our hoo-ha's goodbye. Many sites will be unavailable due to infringement.

Animetake may become a "blocked" site for those of us in the U.S.. You posted a piece of the lyrics to a song on Facebook? Red lights flashing. Youtube? Their going to have a field day with this. You want free anime and music? You receive the scraps that the publishers give you. Remember reading manga online? Time to buy a physical copy and translate it yourself.

Also, many sites that are currently following the "order" of the DMCA will be in hot water.

So many things come about from this restriction and preemptive prosecution. The mere thought that this is reaching the Senate has me wondering, "WTF?!"

Anyway, before I get carried (even more) away with my suspicions, conspiracies, and retaliation thoughts, I think I'll stop here.

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[gordo437]

dw about it man i live in england this wont affect me what so ever. though should there come a day when it does affect me then ..... eh it'll work itself out

[Iduno]

Originally Posted by gordo437

dw about it man i live in england this wont affect me what so ever. though should there come a day when it does affect me then ..... eh it'll work itself out

You say that, but if it works out in america, there's probably a good chance that media companies over here will start lobbying for it as well.

I mean I'm not sure what happened with it in the end, but we've already had them try to push that digital economy bill through, which seems pretty similar to this.

[DR. JOHNSON]

What can i say ... in Bulgaria there are no such rules , we watch and download everything freely with no fear

[alfredonm]

Good thing im outside the US......

[Darkchao45]

How many times have these bills been proposed and whatnot? Every couple of months someone creates a thread like this, people shit bricks, and in the end nothing happens.

"If this law passes, sites like Tumblr and Facebook could be shut down for letting users post freely. Join the protest to stop it."

Yeaaaaaaahhhhh ok.

[Bakachi]

No problem, this is justTHE END OF THE INTERNET!

[Spherii]

Originally Posted by bakachi

no problem, this is justthe end of the internet!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!




Impossibru!


No seriously, internet will last forever.



OT:

Just like we're all going to die in 2012, huh?

[Finestizpro]

whats whith these lame bills they always try 2 pass?

[Angry Hipi]

you guys should take this things seriously... i dont know if im saying this because i watch the philip defranco show on youtube but he mentioned this law also.... things could get hard and extreamly stupid. all i am saying is if you have the power to do something do so now before you become powerless... I LIKE MY ANIME AND MY MUSIC AND WITHOUT IT OR IT BECOMING TOO EXPENSIVE WILL MAKE ME GET A BETTER JOB!!!!! NOOOOO I DONT WANT THAT LOL