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10/27/2011 11:04:57 AM EST
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New Internet Blacklist Bill Could Shut Down Twitter And Youtube!
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NOT TO BE AN ALARMIST BUT:
A bit of an emergency: The rumor all over Capitol Hill is that the House version of the Internet Blacklist Bill will be introduced this week, probably on Wednesday.
Our allies on the Hill say the bill's so bad that it could effectively destroy Youtube, Twitter, and other sites that rely on user-generated content by making the sites' owners legally responsible for everything their users post. That includes us at IBOtoolbox!
Nobody will want to take that risk, so sites like Youtube and Twitter could be forced to shut down. Facebook, Myspace, and Google+ would be at risk. The cyberlocker and streaming provisions could affect your iPhone, Android, AmazonCloud, Pandora, Grooveshark and even your email accounts.
It also includes provisions that would make it a felony to stream unlicensed content -- including cover band performances, karaoke videos, video game play-throughs, and more.
And all of this is being driven by a few major corporations who are trying to protect their private profits.
Oppose PROTECT-IP Act. Tell Congress to Kill COICA 2.0, the Internet Censorship Bill
Google CEO Eric Schmidt just came out swinging against PROTECT IP, saying, "I would be very, very careful if I were a government about arbitrarily [implementing] simple solutions to complex problems." And then he went even further. From the LA Times:
"If there is a law that requires DNSs, to do X and it's passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president of the United States and we disagree with it then we would still fight it," he said, according to the report. "If it's a request the answer is we wouldn't do it, if it's a discussion we wouldn't do it."
We knew that members of Congress and their business allies were gearing up to pass a revised Internet Blacklist Bill -- which more than 325,000 Demand Progress members helped block last winter -- but we never expected it to be this atrocious. Last year's bill has been renamed the "PROTECT IP" Act and it is far worse than its predecessor.
I recommend we all sign the petition to let our Congress know we are not happy!
Follow this link to learn more: act.demandprogress.org/letter/pipa_house/?referring_akid=a2227122.669479.qsSGtW&source=auto-taf
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 | | I can agree on the bill trying to stop copyright theft but probably very little else.
This bill will affect internet users all over the world not just in the USA. I for 1 will sign and promote the petition.
Ally. |
| | |  | | Unbelievable! I definitely signed the petition and am totally against anything that gives the US or any government more power and authority over our lives than they've already assumed. |
| | |  | | Johnny - thanks for the information and educating me on this issue! |
| | |  | | Great info. Nice to know about this. |
| | |  | | Wow, good info! I don't even want to think what impact this would have on our
economy... |
| | |  | | We all need to stand up to these politicians in Washington that keep eroding our rights to free speech, the right to carry arms, freedom of religion and all of our other rights guaranteed by our constitution. Thanks for spreading the word. |
| | |  | | Thanks for that important information. Blessed Always! |
| | |  | | Thanks for sharing this information Johnny!
This is not good news; so I’m in agreement to do whatever it takes
to help prevent this bill from been introduced or passed...
Be blessed!
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| | |  | | This should be unconstitutional in a free country with "free speech" - the Internet is free space also; everybody posts anything on their mind, and no control should ever be had by owners of these sites. |
| | |  | | Wow! I'm sharing this right now! I sincerely hope this doesn't come to fruition! |
| | |  | | What is happening to individual rights across the world! One sentence jumps out: "And all of this is being driven by a few major corporations who are trying to protect their private profits." Make sure power remains with 99% of people! Very interesting...thanks for posting. |
| | |  | | Thank you for the blog. This would not be good, at all! |
| | |  | | GREAT blog with not so good info we all need to hear about! Thanks for sharing Johnny. |
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