sopa bill

• Question:-What sort of consequences will happen if the SOPA bill passes?
  If the SOPA bill ever comes into power and is now a new law what sort of things will happen afterward? How will people react to almost every site on the internet being blocked? How long do you think that this bill might last?
  
  For me I give it a month or a year at most for it to last then it would be gone. What about you?
  
  Answer:-Facebook, youtube, and other social media sites could be blocked. And nothing would stop other sites being blocked too. Each and every day we lose more and more of our rights. Freedom of speech and the press mean nothing to greedy self interested politicians.
• Question:-What would happen to Steam if the SOPA Bill passes?
  If the SOPA Bill passes in congress what do you think will happen to the videogame downloading site steam? WIll it be pulled down?
  
  Answer:-Steam purchases licenses to distribute software and doesn't infringe any copyrights by doing so. It wouldn't be affected. However, Garrys Mod is the only exception. Since the Source SDK is technically open source, it is technically protected, BUT there is a HUGE community dedicated to doing things like uploading Halo skins, COD weapons, real looking soda machines and almost anything you can think of. That could throw a monkey wrench into Steam, but it will most likely result in Steam dropping support for 3rd party mods and using their crappy anti-cheat garbage to ensure you don't download anything infringing. As of right now, nothing looks bad, but they could find something considering how much power SOPA gives to big corps and the government.
• Question:-What kind of harm can the SOPA Bill inflict?
  I have recently heard about the SOPA bill that might pass tomorrow and if it does, people say the internt could be ruined. Does this mean that DeviantART could be affected by this? I don't want that site shut down because of it.
  
  Answer:-Theoretically, any site that has ANY content that infringes on someone else's copyright could be blocked to U.S. internet users. Not simply given a notice to remove the content or suffer legal repercussions (which is basically what the DMCA laws do right now). Just blocked at the DNS level so that U.S. residents can't access it (well, they technically still could by accessing the IP address of the server, but the average user isn't going to go to that kind of hassle)
  
  The bill is so vague that ANY site that contains user-generated content could potentially be shut down if someone makes a complaint. It doesn't have to go through the courts first, it doesn't have to be sent a notice of the violation first. SOPA just lets a government department say "shut off access to this domain".
  
  This *potentially* means that sites like YouTube, Facebook, DeviantArt, Flickr, Twitter, and so one could be blocked in the U.S. But the real danger here is not to huge sites like those, but to smaller sites that can't afford teams of high-power lawyers. If SOPA passes, the internet is going to see a lot less innovation and social interaction, because a lot of webmasters won't be able to afford the potential legal costs.
• Question:-If the SOPA bill is passed, how will it affect musicians on YouTube?
  I'm a musician who posts videos on YouTube. I post a bunch of music ranging from originals to cover songs. As long as I am not monetizing off my cover songs, I cannot get in trouble. But if the SOPA bill is passed, could I be punished?
  
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• Question:-Will the SOPA bill pass now since its been delayed?
  I am so confused about how things work in the Government, but do you guys thing that this SOPA bill will pass after the recess? Or will it get filibustered (or whatever, I heard) or vetoed?
  
  Answer:-Here info and how to fight back!
  http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet/?wLKMocb
  http://blog.demandprogress.org/mission/
  http://americancensorship.org/
  http://www.fightforthefuture.org/telethon
  http://iworkfortheinternet.org/
  http://stopcensorship.org/
  
  Also, boycott Hollywood, show them that screwing with the internet has consequences.
• Question:-When will we find out if the SOPA bill passes or not?
  By now, I'm guessing nearly every internet user has heard of the SOPA (stop online piracy act) bill. I am curious as to when we will hear the results of whether it passes or not.
  
  Will it be months? Up to a year? I have no idea myself - I appreciate any answers from people that do.
  
  Answer:-There will be a hearing on it December 15th, they had previusly had a hearing where none of the bill's opponents were allowed to speak out
• Question:-What is the SOPA (House Bill 3261)? And how will it affect the internet?
  Hello guys.
  I was wondering that what if they passed the SOPA bill, what is this bill, and what will happen to the internet or anything else if they passed it? Sorry, I am just curious. Will I still have access to YouTube and Facebook after they pass the bill?
  
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• Question:-what would happen if the SOPA bill passes?
  I just read about it on wikipedia and im confused about it. Please answer these questions:
  
  1. What has wikipedia done wrong?
  2. If the bill passes would wikipedia be shutdown forever?
  3. Why does SOPA want to close them down?
  4. What would SOPA gain from this?
  5. What would this mean to internet users like me living outside the US. (i live in UK btw)
  
  Answer:-1. What has wikipedia done wrong? It links to other websites and if those websites have copyright material anywhere on the site, even in the comments section, it can under SOPA be closed and so can Wikipedia. Wikipedia has pictures which are sometimes copyright protected. Therefore it can be shutdown.
  
  2. If the bill passes would wikipedia be shutdown forever? If a copyright holder complains about infringement the government can take control of wikipedia
  
  3. Why does SOPA want to close them down?
  SOPA is a bill. It doesn't "want" to close anyone down. The government wants to be able to control the internet. They've been trying to pass these types of bills for over 10 years.
  
  4. What would SOPA gain from this?
  Just another way to regulate/control free speech.
  
  5. What would this mean to internet users like me living outside the US
  It just means they can close websites down in the US and attempt to close infringing websites internationally.
• Question:-What will you do if the SOPA Bill Passes?
  If the SOPA Bill Passes in congress what will you do after that?
  
  Answer:-Rant and rage
• Question:-Would the Protect IP/SOPA bill be an okay topic for a feature article?
  I have to write a feature article for L.A. Do you think the protect IP/SOPA bill thing would be an okay topic?
  
  Answer:-Yes. I would like to read something about why this bill is considered evil by so many sensible people. To me the idea of prohibiting the use of copyrighted material by those who don't own the copyright is rather reasonable. I run a small press, and I would be furious if someone took our writers' work and posted it on YouTube as their own. That is theft! Until the recent popularity of YouTube and similar websites, using someone's copyrighted material without permission or compensation was illegal. That sounds logical to me, but many are opposing this law. If you could present both sides of this controversy, it would be a service to your readers. BTW, wish you would send me a copy - I'd really like to read it!