SOPA–the nail in the coffin
I usually spot net neutrality issues quickly, but I was a little late to the party with this. Unfortunately I didn’t realise how far this had gone, or how damaging it would be.
This YouTube video made me realise that so much damage has already been done. Then when I looked into SOPA and PIPA and realised that we are in for some tough stuff when this gets passed.
I say ‘when’ – because I am doubtful that enough people will oppose this, or even that the people voting on this have any idea of the result of this.
I regularly visit Tomshardware for reviews and such like, but when they post this, then I can’t help but feel that there are some real risks from this being passed, that a lot of websites will suffer. The corporations and groups such as RIAA/MPAA get to widen their fishing net of misery, whereby they get to take down any site, or any person for even greater outlandish reasons.
Then tonight I found this and I realised that with corporate backing, and money flowing, American politics will work the way the corporations push – and hence why I am doubtful this will be stopped.
Ignorant, corrupt people should not be making any laws, IN ANY COUNTRY; but that is a dream, and I accept that. BUT Americans making laws in their country, that will affect my country, and I can’t even have a say on it? That’s not fair, right, or legal (pretty sure of that). There are those of you in the UK, like I am, probably thinking this doesn’t affect you, I believe that we will feel its effects sooner rather than later – besides our very own Digital Economy Act is due for review in the next 5 years, because let’s face it that is a joke as well.
All in all, what will happen to the “free” internet?
