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The SOPA law

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by JavCube, Jan 11, 2012.

  1. JavCube

    JavCube MG Donor

    Stop Online Piracy Act

    Do you know it existed? What do you think about it? In favor? Against?

    I'm still trying to understand this.

    Here on Ecuador the commerce of pirated software/music/movies is huge.

    BTW a funny fact... SOPA is spanish for soup and on my country's slang means gay, homosexual and all their synonyms.

    -Jav
     
  2. Ping

    Ping Guest

    This is pretty old... just saying...

    Against obviously, but there is something going on in Germany i read an article, if it goes through then they will launch a satellite into space and use that where they can pirate all they want.

    All in all they can never stop piracy and the companies are just getting greedy for money.
     
  3. lukemurawski

    lukemurawski Senior Member

    There's also the DCMA, but no one cares anymore. Even people in the U.S. download stuff nowadays.

    @Ping - Companies will naturally be "greedy" for money after they've spent millions of dollars on developing software and games. Plus, if you were the software developer, you wouldn't want your hard work being tossed around like trash for free in the "black market".
     
  4. Ping

    Ping Guest

    Well obviously, but some companies are really moneyhungry.

    And apparently activision are sponsoring the SOPA act.. :P
     
  5. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    Well obv. all software- as well as the record companies support SOPA. Big Daddy was a supporter too until a large part of their customers including Wikipedia moved their domains to another hoster, now they are suddenly against it.

    And yes in Ecuador there might be a lot of pirating but it's not like people would suddenly buy everything if there wasn't.

    So yeah I'm obv. against it, it's just another attempt from the elite to censor the Internet.
     
  6. Nerfarious

    Nerfarious MG Donor

    ...

    http://www.hotbloodedgaming.com/2012/01/04/tell-the-esa-and-its-members-that-sopa-is-unacceptable/

    Sega omg wth is their problem.

    http://www.hotbloodedgaming.com/for...concerning-SOPA.&p=280867&posted=1#post280867

    if this bill passes basically kills the internet... I'm all against it. When I found out Capcom was for it I lost all my respect for them. That means no more steaming video games online live and not even posting a funny part you saw in your favourite game on youtube...

    The government will close everybody's favourite social media sites and email. The Sopa Bill is too atrocious. :yell:
     
  7. Warmonger

    Warmonger Senior Member

    this is against free speech, but not a surprise

    Have you seen the cyber "attacks" prevented by Department of Justice?
    I think these are false flags to further control over internet.
    What I mean by false flag is that they are fake, prob done by own govt.
    Just like terrorism, piracy is a never ending enemy. Thats why it is so perfect for them
    to blame on "hackers"

    This is also aiming to close sites that are speaking against the govt, like alternative news

    Must mention stuxnet, the virus that was proven to be israeli/usa created to cripple foreign govt
    nuclear stations etc

    sorry rambling now
     
  8. Chocobo

    Chocobo <span style="color:#66CD00">Moderator</span>

    Don't worry guys, I'm sure in a few months after it has been passed the Supreme Court will rule it unconstitutional because it is against first amendment rights and get rid of it.


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  9. It has been postponed again until a later date.
     
  10. Stefeman

    Stefeman Head Administrator Staff Member

    rofl, again?

    fucking spineless politicans. They cant approve it, but they dont have guts to reject it either.
     
  11. Ping

    Ping Guest

  12. TJ

    TJ MG Donor

    It wouldn't be the first time USA passed an unconstitutional law...
     
  13. oakgyrl510

    oakgyrl510 Junior Member

  14. Nerfarious

    Nerfarious MG Donor

    At first I thought Sopa was an elaborate hoax just to get votes for the election campaign. Turns out I was wrong. I don't know if anybody knows this but megaupload.com is gone for good. It's funny how the american government trolls its own country without even knowing by promoting megaupload in the first place and supporting torrenting... Don't believe me watch this video.
    [video=youtube;WJIuYgIvKsc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJIuYgIvKsc[/video]

    Sopa... more like So pathetic to come up with a bill like that. LOL did you guys know sopa backwards is A Piece of Shit. I'm js and now they are still fighting back with Acta? Dafok the beginning of the end of the world has just begun...
     
  15. oakgyrl510

    oakgyrl510 Junior Member

    megaupload is not gone, they just dont have a name yet shhhh =X
     
  16. Don Juliano

    Don Juliano Banned

  17. Nerfarious

    Nerfarious MG Donor

    I think I'm voting for Ron Paul now...

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    This image alone scares me...

    Why? because of this video...
    [video=youtube;Ai2ra0HwSbQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2ra0HwSbQ[/video]

    Now I want to live in Canada or somewhere other than US. I know the media hates Ron Paul. If Ron Paul creates change I will stay living here. If not I'm living in a different country. This shit is retarded. U.S. policing the world rather than creating world peace...

    [video=youtube;_TnwNBJZZOU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TnwNBJZZOU[/video]

    BTW BIG TIITIES FTW!
     
  18. Don Juliano

    Don Juliano Banned