Here we go again....CISPA is the new SOPA

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Originally posted by sxymami0909 at Here we go again....CISPA is the new SOPA

Originally posted by xtremeroswellia at here we go again....CISPA is the new SOPA

Originally posted by sio at here we go again....CISPA is the new SOPA

PLEASE PASS THIS ON! i've shared on FB and a couple forums and hardly anyone else is--that bothers me on some level. we DON'T need this kind of censoring to be passed!!!

Originally posted by colonoscarpeay at CISPA is the new SOPA

Here's their next move: The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.

And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.

The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.

SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick.

So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.

This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet.

Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.

CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations.

That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements.

And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.

Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.

Thanks for fighting for the Internet.

-Demand Progress

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

This is obviously their tactic, they'll just keep pushing out different bills one after the other until protest fatigue sets in amongst the people and one of them passes.

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

ETA: Disregard the first part - I came off as sounding like a bit of a jerk. I have a point, but I'll go into it on LJ when I have more time and room to be concise.

The short, non-douchey version is... I do think some of it is on people who pirated stuff. Although (and I did not say this originally), I also think that the entertainment industry needs to work to make things more affordable. Put the pirating industry out of business. Before iTunes, I hardly ever bought CDs, because I couldn't afford to buy an entire CD when I knew I'd probably only like two songs. Or TV shows, or movies. I don't even go to the movies anymore unless I'm pretty sure the movie will be good enough to be worth it, and usually it isn't. So while I don't agree entirely with pirating... I see why it happens. (And I don't understand how one friend downloading a song from another friend is pirating, because to me it's no different than borrowing a CD.)

But here's the thing - people aren't followed every time they walk into a mall or shopping center. Many stores have security cameras, but if you don't do anything illegal, your privacy and your rights are more or less respected. It's only if you steal something that you're arrested - and then you, as an individual (NOT innocent passersby), will be charged, tried, and judged accordingly. To be judged for going to the mall in the first place, to be stalked, to be followed, to have to give up your right to privacy because you wanted to enjoy your afternoon - that's what happens in countries America (rightfully) condemns. But we want to do that on the internet? Why? Because it's online? There is something very wrong with that.