What Do You Think About SOPA and PIPA?

Is it safe to consider SO PA & PIPA What are SOPA and the PIPA? SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) are two controversial bills that prohibit copy- right infringement by preventing access to web- sites which allow the hosting of pirated content. dead? If the bills are passed... Sites can be blocked by the government and private corporations at will MEGAUPLOAD Google PayPal at&t Internet Service Providers Payment providers will be prohibited from providing these sites their services Sites will be blacklisted on US based search engines will be required to block infringing sites The US Attorney General can initiate action against the sites found facilitating infringement of copyrighted content. The sites are held responsible for any infringement committed by their users. How are they different from other copyright infringement laws? Why are the SOPA and PIPA being protested then? Will not stop downloaders since blocked sites can be accessed by entering the IP instead The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 targets the content itself and seek its removal. Will inhibit the growth of new sites Search engines, advertisers, Social Media sites, and payment service providers are left exposed to lawsuits Will make the World Wide Web less secure for people around the world .......... The SOPA and Protect IP go after the sites that assist the distribution of copyrighted content. Restrictions are imposed on the freedom of speech and expression and the ability to organize protests over the Internet Who supports the SOPA and PIPA? (RIAA) US Chamber of Recording Industry Association of America Commerce & CHAMBER OF Motion Picture Association of America What happened after the Blackout? The Senate was due to vote on the A huge protest was organized to protest SOPA and PIPA. Protect IP bill but that has been postponed. I Does this mean the SOPA - PIPA are dead? Yes No It seems highly unlikely that the bills will return in their current versions, say protestors. The entertainment industry of USA believes that SOPA and PIPA are far from dead. Maybe Harry Reid stalled the voting of the PIPA in the Senate, but this could be an opportunity for lawmakers to redraft the bill. THE SPIRIT O ASE COMMERCE January 18, 2012 January 24, 2012