SOPA Bill Denied By Congress!

[CadePony]

I wrote to my state representative. I'm really hoping that both SOPA and PIPA are stopped, that they don't get passed.

[Eternia]

Anyone confused about the meaning of these bills should watch this:
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/sopa-and-pipa?playlist=American+Civics

[babylicketysplit]

great video!!!!!

[Koudoawaia]

Yay Congress does something right for once. I honestly think the concept behind SOPA is a good one but they were running way too far with said concept.

[fingerpaints]

I understand to a degree there are certain things that should never be on the internet, I won't mention what I have in mind, but I am sure you would all agree with me.

However, censoring copyrighted material ect. is just not going to happen, there goes the internet. Think of it this way, even this site, to some degree would fall under copyright issues due to it not being owned by the original creator / owner of my little pony. Really, everything would suffer and there would probably be no more need for the internet. What a bunch of idiots.

[Gingerbread]

Thankyou Eternia for posting that video - it clears a lot of things up for me.
 
So am I right in understanding - technically they could take Facebook down for having too many people having their photos taken outside of Maccy Ds, because they are showing the logo in the photos and don't own the copyright? They could take down Youtube for showing old MLP adverts? They could take down the Arena because we take photos of ponies we don't own the copyright to? How serious could this theoretically be? 

[StoryDreamer]

Megaupload went down today

[Fizzy_Surprise]

SOPA is not gone its just been postponed, another one to watch is ACTA which is basically the international version of SOPA which will effect every one, not just the people from the US. 

[mana-maiden]

All I have to say to them is good luck trying to send 85% of the world to jail for copyright issues. With the economy as bad as it is, they've had to let ex-cons among several other REAL law breakers run free throughout the streets because prisons can't afford to keep inmates.

So they think they can detain at least 85% of the world's population for posting screen caps of copyrighted works in internet blogs because the blog author loves certain copyrighted concepts so much?

I think the government not only needs to be more realistic, but they need to think about MORE SERIOUS ISSUES. Maybe they just have too much time on their hands... but even that's mind-boggling.... with the economy as bad as it is, how could they even have the time to sit and think of these things. It's laughable.

But yeah all mlp customs/art/photos would be subject to this, as well. And there goes our creative innovation.