SB Nation Statement On SOPA
Hint: We're against it.
4 months ago
Chris Thorman
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Thank You..............
It is bad legislation
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by LadyChief on Jan 18, 2012 9:41 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I'm waiting to hear what James Hetfield has to say about it
If you ask me, nothing is more hard core than trying to shut down online downloads
Standing on the corner in a white Godfather hat. He drives a long black gangster Cadillac. He can steal a broads mind, man, in three or four minutes. It’s not how long you talk, brother, it’s what you put in it.
That means the rest of the world should be against it.
Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.
I'm about to go crazier than a shithouse rat because reddit is down today
Can’t imagine what it would be like if reddit, arrowheadpride, and pretty much every other website I got to was effectively shutdown permanently.
This legislation is the epitome of chasing a fly with a bazooka. Congress is risking to destroy the Internet in a vain effort to prevent piracy. It makes no logical sense, even the supposed benefactors of this legislation will almost certainly lose in the long term.
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by Scaryclouds on Jan 18, 2012 9:49 AM CST via mobile reply actions 4 recs
Reddit's down. Better check reddit.
Crap.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
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by MtHammer on Jan 18, 2012 11:07 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Derpheads
Derpheads all around!
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by Scaryclouds on Jan 18, 2012 2:57 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
so why isn't AP "going dark" in protest?
"Well, I'm near the end and I... just ain't got the time........"
Because you still need your Chiefs news, no matter what
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by Chris Thorman on Jan 18, 2012 9:51 AM CST up reply actions 8 recs
I just realized why....too many nutjobs around here to shut the lights off ; )
"Well, I'm near the end and I... just ain't got the time........"
Ha!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes I do.....................
I am a Chiefs’ junkie
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There's rehab for that
No, wait…
Jamaal Charles is here to kick ass and chew bubble gum; and he's all outta bubble gum.
by His Royal Greatness on Jan 18, 2012 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
So what are you taking for the symptoms?
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Alcohol
And plenty of rest
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by His Royal Greatness on Jan 18, 2012 11:16 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Actually the Whitehouse is against it too.
Blame my wife!
Just because I haven't responded, doesn't mean you won the argument!
THIS
and the legislation came from a tea party Republican – Lamar Smith (R-TX).
by JaySoy on Jan 18, 2012 10:19 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The House legislation, not the Senate’s version. That came from Leahy, hardly a conservative. Both bills have (or had, at this point) bipartisan support so it’s not really a D/R issue.
"Hater" is a term used by weak-minded people in the face of legitimate criticism.
by JComp11 on Jan 18, 2012 10:53 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Just like they were with NDAA
Then when Obama signs SOPA he can just say he won’t do anything bad he promises.
Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!
by ChiefWarPaint on Jan 18, 2012 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
You're right, never seen a Republican do that
Love people that blame one side or the other, gives the argument legitimacy.
You were right with the title alone, didn’t need to add the rest.
Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.
Are being sarcastic with "never seen a republican do that"?
As previously mentioned a republican introduced the bill and the Obama administration has voiced opposition to both bills (PIPA and SOPA). Though the bills do have a fair amount of support on both sides of the aisle.
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by Scaryclouds on Jan 18, 2012 10:24 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
To be fair.
The Obama administration only came out against the bills as they’re currently worded, and even then, only after it became so unpopular to support them. This is the same administration who were supposedly against the NDAA bill, which Obama went on to sign. Eff the lot of them!
Of course both sides have support
the RIAA and MPAA I’m sure are paying good money for that support.
Not trying to be stupid or anything,
but can someone very vaugely explain this to me? I guess I’m lost.
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I believe PIPA (Protect IP Act) and SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) are the congress's attempts at stopping internet piracy...
however it could possibly stifle economic growth and limit online liberty. Bad stuff.
Proud resident of Kansas City MO
MontpikeMike........go to the top of the thread and click on Chris's link
"Well, I'm near the end and I... just ain't got the time........"
Thanks for the help guys.
Masons, I did read the link, but I’m not very intelligent so just wanted some clarity.
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by MontpikeMike on Jan 18, 2012 8:28 PM CST up reply actions
The federales want to stop online piracy by holding companies like youtube, google, etc responsible for piracy posted through their hosting
the problem is that something like youtube get 24 hours worth of posts every second. Screening all posting to ensure no illegally pirated material is onerous and would wreck their business model. They do pull any copyrighted material upon being informed by the copyright holder, so they do their part. But they can’t screen every video posted as it would be unenforceable and ultimately sink them.
Tebow might know Jesus, but Bill Muir is old enough to have actually babysat him in the manger.
Wikipedia is blacked out today too.
Personally, I think some of the search engines should have joined the blackout.
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If google et al. did blackout
That could cause some economic harm, depending upon how the blackout was implemented. It would be a pretty extreme measure and should only be reserved if the current black-outs fail to stop the legislation.
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by Scaryclouds on Jan 18, 2012 10:27 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Wikipedia is open-source/non-profit
Google is not. Given the amount of advertising deals they are involved with, Google could not afford to blackout.
Nicknames I have coined:
Jamaal Charles = 'Haley's Comet'
Shaun Smith = 'Big Nasty'
Kelly Gregg = 'Old Gregg'
Google has "blacked out" its logo and links to an online petition protesting SOPA/PIPA.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
In protest of SOPA I will eat sopaipillas
Standing on the corner in a white Godfather hat. He drives a long black gangster Cadillac. He can steal a broads mind, man, in three or four minutes. It’s not how long you talk, brother, it’s what you put in it.
by HIV 2 Elway on Jan 18, 2012 10:18 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
just tried to Google sopaipillas....got blacked out....lol
"Well, I'm near the end and I... just ain't got the time........"
I got blacked out, ate a bunch of sopaipillas and woke up with a stomach ache
Standing on the corner in a white Godfather hat. He drives a long black gangster Cadillac. He can steal a broads mind, man, in three or four minutes. It’s not how long you talk, brother, it’s what you put in it.
by HIV 2 Elway on Jan 18, 2012 10:26 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Tuna arepas > empanadas
Standing on the corner in a white Godfather hat. He drives a long black gangster Cadillac. He can steal a broads mind, man, in three or four minutes. It’s not how long you talk, brother, it’s what you put in it.
by HIV 2 Elway on Jan 18, 2012 10:35 AM CST up reply actions
It's Nacho fault.
Sorry, with reddit blacked out I have no other outlet for my terrible puns.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
Literally.
Do we go fetal and beg for mercy? Or do we pick up that broken piece of pipe laying on the ground and come up swinging? I choose pipe.
Sober (again) since January 10th, 2011.
by nateforchiefs on Jan 18, 2012 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
TL:DR version >>
PIPA and SOPA give the government the power to shut down any website that they deem is participating in copyright infringement. That means anything deemed to infringe on a copyright, from a torrent of Thriller to a video of you singing “Party in the USA” on YouTube, could get the offending site shut down, at the discretion of the government.
An even worse implication of the proposed acts is that it sets a pretty dangerous precedent for censoring the internet. It might not seem like a big deal now, but setting that precedent now will lead to bad, bad things happening down the road.
by DanielH123 on Jan 18, 2012 10:51 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Exactly. I keep seeing people make the argument that "obviously the intent isn't to shut down major websites over a small, user-generated infringment." Well if it's not about that, don't give the bill that kind of power.
Giving the government the power to censor the internet essentially at their discretion and then just trusting them never to do so is a terrible idea.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
Haley did not make an accusation. He had a strong suspicion shared by many
Wearing a seat belt is not an accusation. It’s taking a precaution. Haley said he was taking precautions because he had strong suspicions shared by many, many others—— as reported by SI and the KC Star.
I think you're in the wrong comments section.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
by MtHammer on Jan 18, 2012 11:56 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Too bad we couldn't bring about the same awareness and protests
for NDAA!!
Ron Paul 2012
by EricBerryYoYouScary on Jan 18, 2012 12:08 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
amen
It’s too easy for the government to sneak legislation through without the majority of Americans knowing about it. It scares me to think what the America my kids grow up in will be like with stuff like this getting through.
Especially when their is a media blackout on these bills.
I remember after it passed the senate and house, not one story about it on any of the major networks. The only people who were talking about it were small media outlets and Jon Stewart. It shows you that MSM is nothing more then a propaganda machine for the corporatocracy. George Carlin was so right…
Ron Paul 2012
by EricBerryYoYouScary on Jan 18, 2012 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
Msnbc
Wouldnt stop talking about it, at least from what I’ve heard. then again you could consider them a small, fringe operation. Heh.
Me and Matt Cassel just - you up, dog!
by ChiefWarPaint on Jan 18, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
:applause:
That might be the first time I’ve ever seen ya’ll take a firm stand on something. It’s nice to know that, for a change, you’re not trying to fool us into believing you don’t a position on an issue. Well done.
CRB
by Chief Running Bare on Jan 18, 2012 5:18 PM CST reply actions
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