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[Grawly]

Vote Ron Paul!
(He apposes the SOPA)

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

 

[Supakitsune]

Vote Ron Paul!
(He apposes the SOPA)

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

agreed

 

[The Catboy]

Vote Ron Paul!
(He apposes the SOPA)

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

agreed

I second this agreement.

 

[the_randomizer]

Vote Ron Paul!
(He apposes the SOPA)

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

agreed

I second this agreement.

I third this statement.

 

[jarejare3]

Vote Ron Paul!
(He apposes the SOPA)

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

agreed

I second this agreement.

I third this statement.

I Substitute this statement and replaced it with my own!!!

 

[Flame]

Vote Ron Paul!
(He apposes the SOPA)

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

agreed

I second this agreement.

I third this statement.

I Substitute this statement and replaced it with my own!!!

your just spamming the thread.

 

[exangel]

[yt]JhwuXNv8fJM[/yt]
^ WTF SOPA IS, from an educated, outside perspective (Brit), and how it could and would affect everyone.

edit: Thanks to snailface for the fixed embed code

 

[AlanJohn]

Why the f*ck doesn't anyone make an anti-spam/scam act? Seriously, I've had enough with this spam in my inbox and completing surveys to complete another survey.

 

[The Catboy]

Anyone who doesn't think SOPA is a problem, realize this site we are on, GBAtemp, will most likely be blocked in America because of it's content.
Yes there are no roms, but GBAtemp does provide files and information on how to use things like Flashcards and other devices that can be used for piracy. This means that more than likely even GBAtemp will be greatly effected by this and most likely will be under fire. That is just one example, now think of a world where even Google will be attacked even though they are only a search engine (and an advertiser, but that's a different story.) This problem doesn't just mess with America here people, it fucks with the world.

 

[LightyKD]

Vote Ron Paul!
(He apposes the SOPA)

F*ck Ron Paul, that racist son of a bitch! Seriously, the Rom Paul camp need to get their heads out their asses. A vote for ANY republican is a vote to go backwards and destroy all of the human progress made in this country. Do any of you Paul Supporters actually watch the news and see what the hell is really going on? -same goes for any republican NOT in the 1%. How the fuck can anyone in the 99% vote for people hell bent on stripping away rights and keeping the poor down?

 

[nando]

Vote Ron Paul!
(He apposes the SOPA)

yes! disregard all his fucked up views solely based on this issue alone people! do it!

 

[Grawly]

LORD RON PAUL APPOSES THE SOPA EVERYONE

 

[Gahars]

Why the f*ck doesn't anyone make an anti-spam/scam act? Seriously, I've had enough with this spam in my inbox and completing surveys to complete another survey.

Congress actually did in the 90's or early 2000's (I forget exactly when). Lobbyists were able to get language added to the bill to make it ineffective and weak.

 

[1NOOB]

http://www.huffingto..._n_1206347.html

"White House Will Not Support SOPA, PIPA"

 

[MasterPenguin]

Thank goodness SOPA is exclusive to USA. I can't imagine what Sweden would be like with so many anti-piracy laws.

Sadly, if Congress gets the bill thru, they raise the bar for anti-piracy laws on an international level.

I do believe websites like Google, Tumblr, Reddit, Wikipedia and Facebook will make a blackout in protest of SOPA. Am I right, or...?

In a leaked letter sent to Spain’s outgoing President, the US ambassador to the country warned that as punishment for not passing a SOPA-style file-sharing site blocking law, Spain risked being put on a United States trade blacklist . Inclusion would have left Spain open to a range of “retaliatory options” but already the US was working with the incoming government to reach its goals.
United States government interference in Spain’s intellectual property laws had long been suspected, but it was revelations from Wikileaks that finally confirmed the depth of its involvement.
More than 100 leaked cables showed that the US had helped draft new Spanish copyright legislation and had heavily influenced the decisions of both the government and opposition.
Now, another diplomatic leak has revealed how the US voiced its anger towards outgoing President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero last month upon realizing that his government was unlikely to pass the US-drafted Sinde (site blocking) Law before leaving office.
In a letter dated December 12th and sent by US Ambassador Alan D. Solomont to the Spanish Prime Minister’s office, the US expressed “deep concern” over the failure to implement the SOPA-style censorship law.
“The government has unfortunately failed to finish the job for political reasons, to the detriment of the reputation and economy of Spain,” read the letter obtained by El Pais.
Racing against the clock in the final days of the government, Solomont had one last push.
“I encourage the Government of Spain to implement the Sinde Law immediately to safeguard the reputation of Spain as an innovative country that does what it says it will, and as a country that breeds confidence,” he wrote.
But along with the pleas came the stick.
In the letter, which was also sent to Minister of Culture Ángeles González-Sinde after whom the law is named, Solomont noted that Spain is already on the Special 301, the annual report prepared by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) detailing ‘trade barriers’ based on intellectual property issues.
Solomont’s threat was that should Spain not pass the Sinde Law (described by some as the Spanish SOPA) then the country would be degraded further and placed on the Priority Watch List. This serious step would mean that Spain was in breach of trade agreements and could be subjected to a range of “retaliatory actions”.
In the event Zapatero’s government left office without passing the law, but the incoming Partido Popular (People’s Party) were quickly pressured by the US to take the necessary action.
In another media leak it’s now been revealed that American Chamber of Commerce in Spain chief Jaime Malet wrote a cautionary letter to incoming Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy. He warned of the potential flight of foreign investment from Spain and urged him to take action on the protection of intellectual property once in office.
“[The law's] lack of approval before the elections has been a blow to the country’s seriousness in this matter of such importance,” said Malet, while urging Rajoy to “to retrieve the consensus reached.”
Rajoy’s government quickly responded and fully implemented the legislation within 10 days of taking office.

Not linking the source since it links to many torrent related things. Just google some text if you want the source. Still think it's USA only?

 

[metamaster]

I thought SOPA can't shut down a site per say, but just remove it off search engines, cut revenue from advertising companies and cut it's domain name.
The site can still operate, but for how long?
Choking rather than killing...

 

[the_randomizer]

How did this happen? http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/204167-sopa-shelved-until-consensus-is-found