SOPA: Censorship of user submitted content

[Woodson]

The way this Bill sits now, it could be a threat to our community. If you have not read about it before this post, it is trying to sneak passed our elected officials tomorrow.

Certainly a forum such as this (content) could easily come into its cross hairs if passed.

I'm not trying to cause a stir, but simply make forum members aware of a bill to allow our government to censor what it deems inappropriate.

If this is not New Age "Book Burning" I certainly don't know what is.

UPDATE:

In the last hour, the petition gave enough votes to delay until after the Holidays...

Hearings in the US House of Representatives to finish markup on the Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA) were slated to resume tomorrow, but it looks like things will remain at a standstill until next year. The holiday break has now pushed the committee hearing back to a yet-to-be-rescheduled date, with nothing more specific than "early next year" being promised at the moment. That news comes as a Whitehouse.gov petition asking President Obama to veto the bill and any future ones like it passed its goal of 25,000 signatures, well ahead of the January 17th deadline (as of this writing, the count stands around 29,000).

http://www.engineadvocacy.org/

Piracy is just the doorway to block DNS sites the government deems inappropriate.

Use your Voice.

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

Does this mean I won't get my t-shirts?

 

[Woodson]

Does this mean I won't get my t-shirts?

I think they were already sent out to those that paid:shrug:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

I think they were already sent out to those that paid:shrug:

I thought you just took orders??? I'll email you to get your address and send out a check. I thought you were only taking orders to see if it was worth your while before actually ordering.

 

[Woodson]

I thought you just took orders??? I'll email you to get your address and send out a check. I thought you were only taking orders to see if it was worth your while before actually ordering.

:mj07: Im at a new address and will get back on this now that Everything is more or less just hectic.


keep your t-shirt on. :mj07:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

:mj07: Im at a new address and will get back on this now that Everything is more or less just hectic.


keep your t-shirt on. :mj07:

:0074

Good. I was worried there for a second. I'm not going to stiff anyone on this site (beyond a half dozen or so low lifes).

 

[Woodson]

:0074

Good. I was worried there for a second. I'm not going to stiff anyone on this site (beyond a half dozen or so low lifes).

i wouldnt forget you Gman.



.:toast:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

i wouldnt forget you Gman.



.:toast:

Thanks, dude. I didn't get to make it out to Georgia, but I promise to make a trip your way one of these days. Need to figure something out. If there is a good weekend to come out, give me a heads up. Be nice to let you sit still for a change.

 

[Woodson]

Thanks, dude. I didn't get to make it out to Georgia, but I promise to make a trip your way one of these days. Need to figure something out. If there is a good weekend to come out, give me a heads up. Be nice to let you sit still for a change.

definitely, one of my favorite trips on the road!
:toast:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

definitely, one of my favorite trips on the road!
:toast:

That was a good round a golf and a better round of beers. Take care and hopefully see you soon.

 

[Woodson]

That was a good round a golf and a better round of beers. Take care and hopefully see you soon.

you are going to Vegas right:shrug:

Im definitely there.:toast:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

you are going to Vegas right:shrug:

Im definitely there.:toast:

:toast:

 

[ImFeklhr]

This bill exposes our lawmakers as out of touch neophytes who have absolutely no idea how anything technological works, and will cow-tow to the first old-school lobbyist that convinces them there is a problem.

It is bad for business, bad for freedom, bad for technology and bad for America.

That is why I fully expect it to pass. :shrug: