Read Here: Washington Post Article on sopa and pipa anti-piracy bills.
Specifically,
Q. Why is legislation needed?A. There’s no argument that more needs to be done to protect artists, innovators and industries from copyright thieves and shield consumers from products sold on the Internet that are fake, faulty and unsafe. Creative America, a coalition of Hollywood studios, networks and unions, says content theft costs U.S. workers $5.5 billion a year. The pharmaceutical industry loses billions to Internet sellers of drugs that are falsely advertised and may be harmful.By Associated Press,
Hmmm. Thats something that most people don't immediately think about when they read an article about SOPA and PIPA, or you see an ad or article on the stop online piracy propaganda. I think it can be somewhat misleading they let you think it's all about music and movies yet right out in front they have huge drug companies backing the same bill because in the fine print it includes them as well.
Isn't it irresponsible to create a law which gives the government such broad and sweeping powers of control and censorship on the internet over such a vast array of industries that it'd be nearly impossible to properly set limits for enforcement and would leave virtually no one person held accountable if someone goes too far?
While Sopa and Pipa are supposedly intended to help stop music and movie pirating, it could definitely be used for a whole lot more. I don't care which way you slice it, or what you're favor of, if you have half a brain and are a sane and logical human being you cannot justify support for a bill that regulates movies and buying prescription meds overseas all in one bill.
Common sense has to kick in here somewhere people. If you're a parent and you catch little Johnny downloading free music or ordering Viagra from Singapore, while in concept it falls under the same category of piracy in practice its two different degrees of piracy and definitely two different kinds of "talks" you'll have when you sit little Johnny down to discuss it!
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