We don't charge road builders with crimes if their roads lead to drug houses do we ? That's what SOPA will do. Everyone will be afraid to link to other sites. The government screws up everything it touches. They think they are being noble. The road to hell is always paved with good intentions.
What's going to happen to search engines like Google ? They have bots crawling the net looking for links. This is a big risk to have links to other sites. That's how the Internet functions !
Government always has a knack for destroying innovation. They have not had their hands on the Internet but they are scheming for it. We will have censorship. Who is going to decide if a site's content is acceptable for not ? They will shut down a site without even a trial. Sounds all whimsical.
I can't think of a single company in favor of this except the MPAA and their buddies. They think their sales will go up if this becomes law. I will quit going to movies not that I watch many anyhow. Quite a few editors have spoken out against this. Very bad idea !
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