Viacom's SOPA/PIPA Pitch Video, Annotated 177
Lauren Weinstein writes "Viacom has just released a video calling for support of global Internet censorship via SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act). A truth annotated version of this approximately seven-minute video is now available."
Reader quantumplacet writes with word that the Business Software Alliance (probably for reasons other than this video) has withdrawn its support for SOPA, claiming that "Valid and important questions have been raised about the bill." Writes quantumplacet: "While the BSA has a long history of focusing on the worst offenders and mostly ignoring casual piracy, this still represents a dramatic turnaround as the organization has been a SOPA supporter since the act's inception. BSA President Robert Hollyman posted on the company blog that 'Due process, free speech, and privacy are rights that cannot be compromised. ....Some observers have raised reasonable questions about whether certain SOPA provisions might have unintended consequences in these areas.'"
Re:Even if SOPA dies, they'll just reintroduce it (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Even if SOPA dies, they'll just reintroduce it (Score:4, Funny)
I'm proposing House Resolution HR.6669 which makes Media Lobbyists illegal and being found to be one punishable by summary execution. I'm going to call it the "Hyper-Patriot I-Give-Uncle-Sam-a-Aloe-Vera-lotion-handjob every morning Save the Orphaned Baby Fetuses Act of 2011"
Re:Even if SOPA dies, they'll just reintroduce it (Score:4, Funny)
What's with the funny names? (Score:5, Funny)
As a native Spanish slashdotter, I'm amused by the funny names your lawmakers assign to your acts. For reference:
SOPA -> soup
PIPA -> sunflower pipe
ACTA -> proceedings (at least this one is about a formalized document written on paper)
Or is it because any combination of two consonants with two vowels is a valid word in Spanish?
Re:What's with the funny names? (Score:3, Funny)
in my language: SOPA -> stick PIPA -> touching
Funny, I PIPA my SOPA almost daily...