Author Topic: EDIT: The SOPA topic: the end of the Internet as we know it? (Read 21777 times)

Mr. X · « **Reply #120 on:** January 22, 2012, 08:24:59 PM »

Yeah, it's probably not the only reason it's so broadly worded but it probably is a big reason. Basically, I don't care if people support and hate the thing as I'm not a fan of it myself. I just hate it when people paint it as a black and white issue. With almost any issue, there's about 57 shades of gray inbetween and most often, it falls into one of those shades...except the Nazis, that was pretty black and white.

NemZ · « **Reply #121 on:** January 22, 2012, 08:33:30 PM »

Regardless of why it happened, it's still entirely F'd up that ACTA was created in secret and that the full text is not publicly available. Multiple freedom of information act requests have been made and all have been denied as 'pertaining to national security'... what a load of BS. What possible legitamate reason would they have for keeping the law secret?

Ivory · « **Reply #122 on:** January 22, 2012, 09:27:34 PM »

Rather than running around, screaming about the end of the world, educate yourself with what exactly ACTA is doing.
http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/or8ag/ive_read_the_final_version_of_acta_heres_what_you/

HD_ · « **Reply #123 on:** January 22, 2012, 10:12:26 PM »

YouTube has always been owned by Google...

Mr. X · « **Reply #124 on:** January 22, 2012, 10:14:01 PM »

Not ALWAYS, but it's been a while. Google bought them out in 2006.

Myroc · « **Reply #125 on:** January 22, 2012, 10:16:18 PM »

Quote

"As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master."

TeirusuNuigurumi · « **Reply #126 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:31:42 AM »

this could be locked, SOPA lost so there really ain't much to talk about it anymore other then the fact the SOPA was stupid, unneeded and could ruin the internet.

FCx · « **Reply #127 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:47:43 AM »

Next topic: FBI Vs. the world?? (in a new thread of course)

TeirusuNuigurumi · « **Reply #128 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:55:11 AM »

totally. *HEADSHOT*

Ivory · « **Reply #129 on:** January 23, 2012, 03:59:56 AM »

Well I can't lock the thread unless Carthief wants it locked.

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