Stop the internet control bill NOW.

[Ink]

Why This Is Important

The IP Act (S.968 - PROTECT IP Act of 2011) establishes a system for taking down websites that the Justice Department determines to be "dedicated to infringing activities." The DoJ or the copyright owner would be able to commence a legal action against the alleged infringer and the DoJ would be allowed to demand that search engines, social networking sites and domain name services block access to the targeted site. In some cases, action could be taken to block sites without first allowing the alleged infringer to defend themselves in court. The PROTECT IP Act would allow copyright owners – movie studios and other content providers – simply to accuse a website of infringement, which could lead to that site being shut down by court order and entire links to the site being wiped clean from the Internet. The bill is so poorly written that it would allow any copyright owner to shut down a legitimate retail website, such as Amazon or Best Buy, by alleging that one product being sold on the site could “enable or facilitate” an infringement. It could even allow any content owner to block access to the Patent Office website if it receives and posts a patent application for a product that is believed to use content without permission. The PROTECT IP Act will hurt American innovation. This bill will give one side the power to put the other side out of business and this is dangerous beyond words.

Sign Petition Link:
http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-internet-control-bill-now

 

[MrXidus]

Signed it yesterday, Pretty ridiculous bill.

 

[Ink]

I just heard about it today, and I signed it about a minute ago.

 

[DiabloBlack]

Signed! Thanks for the post.

 

[Dejan]

More anti-piracy crap, this time they're actually going to do something that might effect people.

 

[AyeAyeCaptain]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention Earth, I certainly will be signing this will my full support (not that I add value/weight to it haha) as clearly this can not be allowed.

 

[McLovin]

Signed this. Thanks for letting us know. Pretty stupid if you ask me.

 

[moonshine]

Signed. It will surely be a great mess if it's gonna happen.

 

[jamescv7]

Signed with this petition, hopefully this will made a situation better than worse.

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

Sorry, but I can't understand about why is it important. The reason is my weak english (I know a bit grammar but I am not a good translator ). Can anyone explain it to me in a clear way?

 

[Hungry Man]

WinLinux:

This basically gives the US government the ability to shut any site down based on that site having a link to pirated material.

Example:
I post a link on here to a TV show that's being streamed on another website. The government now has the right to shut down malwaretips.com.

Furthmore, TOR would be blocked since it can be used to get around this.

It gives the government a ton of power to censor websites.