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SOPA and PIPA, good or bad?

Kata89 January 18, 2012

(please excuse the mispelled title "SIPA")

I know what has been happening, and I know a lot/everybody (of people) is very upset. But one think we need to remember is that it is here to help the fight against online piracy. A lot of the economy issues are from business's failing. Several reasons why that might be. One is piracy. A company could get 200$ for a computer. But, when people steal the designs, or steal the computer in general and sell it for much less MEANS that the company is losing 200$. Eventually causing bankruptcy. These laws are meant to help the economy.

However...

This law will effect wikia, blogs, etc. because a wiki site may not know they have anything that this bill is trying to stop. So in the end, is the bill really that bad, or is it helpful? I'm torn. I do not want the bill to pass, but it still is important to keep in mind this. Also, do not trash me for saying this. I'm speaking the truth and putting another POV out there.

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Not to mention that pirates have other ways that will bypass SOPA. Meaning it hurts everyone else but not its intended victims.
I'm surprised at the comments that none have mentioned: SOPA would put people out of work in a ravaged economy as it is. Not help it. The Internet is a source of work for how many Americans? All of them are cut down if they work for a website like YouTube (or Wikia!) where there's even the slightest chance somebody will upload a Justin Bieber song illegally, it will eventually fall, putting them out of work. It also would possibly cut down Wikipedia, the single most useful not-profit website around.
I'm not trying to flame you. I hate flamers. But SOPA's idea (trying to stop piracy, like that'll happen) and bad execution (written with loopholes that take the whole site down for one oft-accidentally act of piracy) are both mistakes.

January 25 by Catuse167

yes, I agree

February 3 by Kata89

The companies who want this legislation have gotten rich off us by overcharging us for media. They're still making money, just not the mega profits they were before (awwww). A lot of people nowadays are either unemployed or underemployed. No one gets raises anymore. A lot of people can no longer afford to buy this stuff. Hopefully, if they pass this, These companies will go under anyway. :)

January 25 by Plmokn1
Thanks to Dser for wording it exactly how I would have. :P
---****--- Roads

January 25 by Roads
Piracy is bad, but the ways SOPA and PIPA would handle it would cause more harm than good. Good idea, but badly executed.

January 22 by Dser
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Censorship is never a good idea, irrelevant of how it is executed.

January 18 by Callofduty4