AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE WEB ON SOME OF MY FAVORITE SITES LIKE, WIKIPEDIA, OKAYPLAYER.COM, WORDPRESS, I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW QUICK AND QUIETLY THE GOV'T IS TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH THIS BILL WITH SO MUCH OF THESE "NEWS CHANNELS" NOT COVERING IT... OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE AS WITH PUBLIC ATTENTION, THE OUTCRY WILL BE ANOTHER EPISODE OF, "WE ELECTED YOU, BUT WHO ARE YOUR WORKING FOR?" CAN YOU IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT GOOGLE? BEING ABLE TO RESEARCH OR SIMPLY FIND A SIMPLE ANSWER ONLINE FOR FREE?!
ON THE DARK SIDE OF THIS BILL, IF YOU WANT TO RECORD YOURSELF SINGING OR DANCING TO YOUR FAVORITE SONG, YOUR A DJ AND YOU CREATE A PROMO MIX AND UPLOAD IT TO A PODCAST, OR STREAMING/DOWNLOAD SITE AND SOME COMPANY DOES NOT LIKE IT? IT CAN BE FORCED TO BE TAKEN DOWN AND YOU CAN POSSIBLY GO JAIL??!! YOU CAN EVEN BE FORCED TO PAY EXTRA FEES FOR ACCESSING CERTAIN CONTENT! THE U.S. GOV'T DOESN'T LIKE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT A POLICY? THAT CAN BE TAKEN DOWN JUST BECAUSE.. I THOUGHT THAT AS CITIZENS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO ENJOY THE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS OURSELVES AND SPEAK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT... THAT IS NOW ONE MORE THING THAT COMPANIES AND ANY RANDOM GOV'T OFFICIAL CAN NOW POSSIBLY PUT YOU IN JAIL OR CENOR AT THEIR WILL... MOST OF THEM WILL SAY "THAT IS NOT THE FOCUS OR REASON FOR THE BILL, IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING COPYRIGHT MATERIAL..." BUT IF YOU REALLY PAY ATTENTION, THE BILL GIVES SOME VERY QUESTIONABLE POWER(AS WITH 90% OF THE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS...) BLOGS, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, MOST SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, WHISTLE BLOWING SITES, ANYONE WHO DARES TO PISS OFF A GOV'T OFFICIAL, OR PUBLISH SOMETHING THAT IS CONTROVERSIAL ONLINE... OTHER THAN BEING ALREADY MONITORED, YOU CAN BE SILENCED...... PAY ATTENTION NOW BECAUSE IT'LL GET REAL EXPENSIVE TO PAY THE PRICE LATER....
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