Forum Post: Link: URGENT ACTION NEEDED: New Internet Blacklist Bill Could Shut Down Twitter And Youtube!
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 28, 2011, 1:33 a.m. EST by BradB
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http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/pipa_house/?source=fb
From site;
A bit of an emergency: The rumor all over Capitol Hill is that the House version of the Internet Blacklist Bill will be introduced this week, probably on Wednesday.
Our allies on the Hill say the bill's so bad that it could effectively destroy Youtube, Twitter, and other sites that rely on user-generated content by making the sites' owners legally responsible for everything their users post.
Nobody will want to take that risk, so sites like Youtube and Twitter could be forced to shut down.
Facebook, Myspace, and Google+ would be at risk. The cyberlocker and streaming provisions could affect your iPhone, Android, AmazonCloud, Pandora, Grooveshark and even your email accounts.
It also includes provisions that would make it a felony to stream unlicensed content -- including cover band performances, karaoke videos, video game play-throughs, and more. .....
Brad, this is 4 months old. Don't tell me it passed. Please tell me it didn't pass. I haven't heard anything about this except for here.
that was PIPA .... The PROTECT IP Act is a re-write of the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA),[5] which failed to pass in 2010. A similar House version of the bill, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), was introduced on October 26, 2011.[6] In the wake of online protests held on January 18, 2012, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that a vote on the bill would be postponed until issues raised about the bill were resolved.[7][8]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act