MPAA Calls SOPA Blackout Day Dangerous and Irresponsible

[Gulli]

Some shows are not even available in my country and others only after 6 months or a year and for a premium, how is that not a "blackout" and how is the MPAA buying politicians not an abuse of power?

 

[rantoc]

Sounds to me like that joker is crying because the people will see realize what is a possible future BEFORE it is voted. Shame - Cant push the vote before the people realize how insane the SOPA is (SOPA = Garbage in Swedish by the way!)... i feel so sorry for you Chris /end sarcasm.

Yes piracy needs to be combated but not by removing all shreds of freedom!

 

[jdenova007]

Can't we just fire everyone in a political position and start over.... or AT LEAST not pay them 400k a year to sit on their fat a$$e$ and pass stupid bills that will do more harm than good...

 

[sinfulpotato]

Someone isn't getting reelected.

 

[Onus]

The MPAA needs to take a seat on a splinted fence post, next to their buddies in Congress.

2012 is shaping up to be a very interesting year. They were spinning, but I think the Founding Father might be sitting up in their graves now.

 

[face-plants]

Politicians' pay is not the problem so much as the power of lobbyists and now all corporations. Thanks to the Citizens United ruling: http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._Federal_Election_Commission

... corporations are now considered people and are afforded all the rights of the American individual. Furthermore, this ruling sets the precedent that cash = speech. Because of this, the right to free speech now translates, into corporations being able to use "unlimited funds" to support their political causes and or politicians. In the twisted reality this makes of the already corrupt political world, normal individuals right to speech is so drastically overpowered by the "speech of corporations" (ie: their huge covers of money), that most of us Americans that are NOT million- or billionaires truly have very little hope of making any impact at all if it wasn't for things like internet blackouts to get the attention of our fellow citizens.

Furthermore, former senator Dodd acts as if the American public was presented with the ideas with which to combat piracy and was asked our opinions and input on how best to solve it. There was no public discussion of this matter and definitely no involvement of average american citizens. The truth is that most Americans don't know how sinister this piece of legislation is nor how it will affect they way they use the net. I can picture this bill being written behind closed doors with plenty of corporate speech (once again -> MONEY) making sure that the MPAA's and RIAA's best interests are put front and center way ahead of the American citizens individual rights and the preservation of a free, neutral, and open internet.

 

[Inferno1217]

Don't their movies or music. It will put them out of business and keep our internet free.

 

[txsouthpaw]

I'm not surprised in the least when this type of legislation iminates from the rotten colon that is the GOP, but to see Democrats and Republicans alike line up in droves to whore themselves is absolutely appauling. Imagine the benefits that could be realized if said corporate prostitutes all supported legitimate jobs programs. As Americans, we are in dire need of powdering up to re-assert the working relationship.

 

[ubercake]

Don't standard copyright laws cover what the MPAA is concerned with?

 

[imconfsdru]

Wild9 its also somewhat funny how ALL OF THIS DID ORIGINATE FROM US... IGNORANT AMERICANS ALLOWING OURSELVES TO GET INTO THIS SPOT BY NOT...

Reading bills being passed and educating ourselves as to the fine print associated with those bills and amendments etc. Don't get me wrong I'm as pissed as the next guy about all of it but it all comes back too us allowing FEAR, HATE and plain outright STUPIDITY to get us into this spot. Just like the Port Harbor bill passed years ago that was to make sure we were safe from terrorism and really was just a facade to get us to sign off our rights all the little things attached to that bill like the UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING ACT and the THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY GROUNDS TO BE ALLOWED To search and or seize your stuff, or how police are now legally allowed to keep detainees for an undisclosed amount of time just cause they can and all these little nuances tied into CLAUSE 89999999 section B paragraph 85000 subsection 35 in between two other things in white text so small you cant read it but thats beside the point until MIDDLE CLASS AMERICA WANTS THINGS TO CHANGE AND IS WILLING TO STAND TOGETHER TO MAKE IT CHANGE THEN IT WON'T...

We are living in the exact situation our founding fathers started this Country to get away from oppression of freedoms and right to live as free men as we wish so long as it isn't hurting our fellow man all because of some stuff shirt Dictators not wanting too live like a not quite so filthy rich person for the better well being of his fellow person it is an unforgivable travesty!!!

 

[fandroid]

[citation][nom]alidan[/nom]there is a "war" that may happen soon in mexico against the drug traffickers... i dont care about drugs but what these people do out side of that... the violence... that is something mexican cops and government cant handle. [/citation]

Easy solution to that. Legalize the drugs they're peddling. Takes away all their incentive if its already available in the USA legally at lower prices and it can be taxed. Once they can't make money from selling drugs they'll stop making drugs and stop getting money and they'll lose all their power.

 

[Gulli]

[citation][nom]fandroid[/nom]Easy solution to that. Legalize the drugs they're peddling. Takes away all their incentive if its already available in the USA legally at lower prices and it can be taxed. Once they can't make money from selling drugs they'll stop making drugs and stop getting money and they'll lose all their power.[/citation]

Nope, they'll find something else to make money with, maybe selling drugs cheap on the black market. The reason they will is not the legal status of drugs (I am in favor of legalizing most drugs, but for other reasons) but the fact that you just can't make an honest living in Central America if you were born poor. If the legal status of drugs was the core reason than most of the world, including Canada and the US, would be as violent as Mexico.

 

[Guest]

"designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals"

That's xenophobia verging on racism

 

[maawdawg]

FYI it is FORMER Senator Dodd.
http/www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300034

Back in 2010 he realized he couldn't win so he didn't run, because all his shady deals started coming to light. When he was a senator he was too busy taking deals and making profit on mortgages from Countrywide, fueling our mortgage crisis, and making sure Barney Frank got his bailout to worry about the people he was supposed to be representing. Seems not much has changed since then, now Hollywood is lining his pockets instead and he doesn't care what happens to John Q. Public still.

He caters to a different set of lobbyists so he is standing up to blast other ones? Ridiculous. The guy can't see the forest through the trees. Ignorant now and ignorant then and too busy pandering to the people who pay him to do what is right.

 

[bee144]

Wow someone needs to create a petition against the MPAA and show the world what big d bags they are!

 

[jackbling]

lol its late in the comments....but Bing is going to blowing up on google blackout day.

 

[v1ze]

If someone is suspected of stealing at Safeway, should they kick all the customers out and shut the store down until the investigation is complete?

 

[dotaloc]

"It is also an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today"

So, obviously, we should remove that power from them! Begin marketplace modification, SOPA

 

[Prey]

So a real movement not ignited by politicians is irresponsible and an abuse of power? Hmmm, their bubble of delusion needs to be popped, or get an arrow in the knee

 

[leakingpaint]

I don't understand how almost every single response on the Internet is against this, yet still there are a handful of idiots trying to dictate how you need to change.

The entire Internet knows this is horse shit! Maybe congress needs to open something called a "web browser" first before they vote on something. This won't stop piracy YOU DUMB BASTARDS!