Alternatives to SOPA? Why not let the big entertainment companies fail, or do we still produce stuff by hand in order to keep jobs? We're in an era where it's easy to develop creative content. The copyright legislation is becoming more obsolete, especially when we are about to enter the 3D printing era [0].
They want a mile of censorship. Shocked, opponents refuse. They're angry, shout up and down, so opponents try to give an inch as a compromise. They're so happy, they tell all their supporters. And now demand a mile. Look at their history, they're relentless in everything.
Say no to groups demanding internet censorship.
Despicable hypocrites, demanding internet freedom everywhere in the world unless it's their own neighbours that they don't trust.
Going to DC and getting your picture taken in front of the White House is not effective activism. It's really embarrassing how out-schooled we're getting because the bad guys have better lobbyists. How many tweets do you think it takes to overcome the actions of one lobbying meeting?
I'm curious if anyone besides the copyright lobby actually has any substantive gripes with DMCA safe harbor provisions. Do we really need an alternate approach, or does the one we have now work well? I don't think I've heard any legitimate complaints about DMCA safe harbors. I don't consider the MPAA's panicked "but people are still downloading movies!!!!!" legitimate.
The main problem with DMCA safe harbor in my eyes is that it's too easy to abuse as a censorship tool. According to Google[1] in 2009, 57% of DMCA takedown requests they received were targeting competitors, and 37% were invalid. In 2008 the Church of Scientology took down[2] over 4000 YouTube videos critical of their religion and organization. I've yet to hear of a DMCA abuser prosecuted for perjury.
They want a mile of censorship. Shocked, opponents refuse. They're angry, shout up and down, so opponents try to give an inch as a compromise. They're so happy, they tell all their supporters. And now demand a mile. Look at their history, they're relentless in everything.
Say no to groups demanding internet censorship.
Despicable hypocrites, demanding internet freedom everywhere in the world unless it's their own neighbours that they don't trust.
[0] http://reprap.org/wiki/EndOfIntellectualProperty