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[ NNSquad ] House of Representatives declares nuclear war on Internet Freedoms around the world
House of Representatives declares nuclear war on Internet Freedoms
around the world
http://j.mp/swTa1x (Techdirt)
"Oh, and because PROTECT IP wasn't enough of a misleading and idiotic
name, the House has upped the ante. The new bill is called: "the
Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft
and Exploitation Act" or the E-PARASITE Act (though, they also say you
can call it the "Stopping Online Piracy Act").
...
And it's not just foreign sites impacted by this law (despite what
supporters would have you believe). It appears to expand who would
have to take on the entire burdens of enforcing this blacklist --
broadly naming "service providers" as defined in the DMCA. That's
significant, because a big part of this bill is to undermine and strip
away the safe harbors of the DMCA.
...
On top of that, the bill says any attempt to get around such blocks
can lead to liability. Would this put liability on things like
MAFIAAfire? It sure sounds like it: To ensure compliance with orders
issued pursuant to this section, the Attorney General may bring an
action for injunctive relief.... against any entity that knowingly
and willfully provides or offers to provide a product or service
designed or marketed for the circumvention or bypassing of measures
described in paragraph (2) and taken in response to a court order
issued pursuant to this subsection, to enjoin such entity from
interfering with the order by continuing to provide or offer to
provide such product or service."
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No doubt the entire world will be pleased to have the U.S. censorship
Gestapo controlling the globe's Internet in this manner. Will the
rest of the world just sit quietly and let the U.S. turn the Internet
into the entertainment industry giants' wet dream version of a police
state?
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
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