I’m sure you’ve heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet, but have you actually read the bill? If not, it’s worth reading, for two reasons. First, if you are going to oppose a bill, you should know exactly what you’re opposing, not just the vague principle behind it. Second, it’ll provide you with a valuable insight: that these bills are written in an attempt to obscure the truth.
If you want to destroy the internet as you know it today, then vote YES for this bill. If you want the internet to be FREE then vote NO! We all know for a fact that piracy is runs bad on the internet. People distribute warez/movies all the time costing the entire industry hundreds of millions of dollars each year. But our government and the entertainment industry want to do more then just getting rid of software/music piracy, they want to go just a bit further and take control of the internet. If they are able to strip your internet freedom rights, then your days of setting up your own website will be over, and existing websites that you enjoy will
no doubt come to an end as they will not longer have protections that they enjoy today...If these bills pass, then everyone will end up suing everyone.....
Their intent is to go after internet pirates, but they end up going after anyone they see fit because you are their competitor. They do not want people
like us running websites, selling stuff on ebay, buying stuff on craigslist, or any of that. Big Corporate competitors do not want us running websites.
I call this: The Piracy / Freedom Stripping Act
(When they strip piracy, they will strip your internet freedoms also)