Hey PKF... i know politics is always a touchy subject here... hey we are about kites and friends after all, not really anything else. However, this being a gathering place based on the internet, and a place that circulates tons of videos.... this becomes a relavent topic.

SOPA/PIPA

In case you havent heard, these US based bills will change the internet... probably for the worse, in many different ways. The aim is to stop the sharing of copyrighted/illegal information, but it is so poorly worded, that it leaves vast amounts of gray area for businesses and the government to exploit, and twist to meet their goals. Anyway... im not here to preach... just spread some information. If you are a redditor, a /b/rother, or a wiki editor, im sure you know about this at length... but if you arent the web surfer, like my wife for example, you may not have heard about this at all... the news stations dont seem to want to talk about it much.

so all i ask, is check out this vid that explains the bills better than me... and if it bugs you, send an email... if not, thanks for reading this

http://vimeo.com/31100268

I really dont want to start a political debate... this is just something that will affect PKF, Vimeo, YouTube, Flickr... all sites we use to spread the love of our sport... and i'd hate to see some of us get burned because of this...


Good winds my friends!
-Andrew Rubottom
(Proud detractor of the SOPA/PIPA bills)

Sandy and I were just discussing this same issue this morning and at lunch as well. It is very scary. Talk to your elected officials and get it changed or not allowed all together.

Finally a video explaining it. I read the bills but I am no lawyer and couldn't understand it.

ive sent several emails... the first round of these hearings i sent 2, state and federal reps... and sent a few more this morning... it just bugs me... this is so important... basic freedoms are at stake, and no news will cover it.

CSPAN DOES,
CSPAN ROCKS!!

"please yield sir!"
(one of the most repeated lines from the first round of hearings a month or so ago)

"now, im not a nerd, but...."
(the MOST used phrase of the first round of hearings)

the sopa article is the only thing active on Wikipedia today. Good read.

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Originally posted by Drewculous "now, im not a nerd, but...." (the MOST used phrase of the first round of hearings)

Translation.... "I don't know what the heck this means, but if it means more election dollars I'm all for it."

A better use of their time would be harsher laws against (and more aggressive enforcement)

• SPAM distributors
  
• Identify thieves
  
• eScams
  
• Virus and malware purveyors.

ATB,
Sam

P.S. SOPA/PIPA are Googles logo link of the day and is always important enough to warrant a redirect when you visit Wikipedia today.

SOPA/PIPA is a very serious threat to everyone's freedom. Giving the government ANY form of control regarding this is like opening the barn door to the hen house to a bunch of hungry wolves. They claim they will not abuse the powers that this gives, but it really has NO BOUNDARIES! This type of power to the whoever they decide is in charge of it could shut down this very forum or any other website they desired. They will be able to control everything or anything that happens to be out there. Valuable information regarding our very lives could be blocked and kept from us at the will of a small group of politicians who will then decide if "we deserve to know".

EVERYONE needs to be aware of what these laws are about - and needs to strongly voice your opinions to your local senators and representatives.

I too always try to stay out of politics - but these two bills are very scary and threaten the very foundation that this great country was founded on.

If you don't know about this, you need to!!!!!

This is scary stuff if it passes, then how long before it is pushed into other countries???? Its just a matter of time, the true footwork to a very controlled state. Stuff like this is what breeds very angry citizens. Not the way I want mine and my children's future to be. We have very free nations lets keep it that way.

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Originally posted by shaggs2riches This is scary stuff if it passes, then how long before it is pushed into other countries????

This is the kind of legislation I expect to see from Beijing!!!

my thoughts exactly!!!!!

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Originally posted by awindofchange Giving the government ANY form of control regarding this is like opening the barn door to the hen house to a bunch of hungry wolves.

Hey now !!!!

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Originally posted by awindofchange They claim they will not abuse the powers that this gives, but it really has NO BOUNDARIES!

Yeah.... because it's not like LRAD hasn't been abused already.

ATB,
Sam

Megaupload.com just went down btw.... MPAA and the feds shut it down if i read the articles correctly

then justice.gov was somehow taken down...



AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Somehow? As if i dont know how :smug:
AHAHAHAHAHA!

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