Stop SOPA & PIPA: Don’t Throw Baby Out with Bathwater
Written on January 18, 2012 at 6:29 pm, by gzola
Yes, Stop Piraters, but NOT with SOPA & PIPA
This over-reaching legislation to prevent pirated software, music, and IP has too many unintended repercussions. SOPA would likely affect the websites of the IP owners represented by the very media companies that support the proposed legislation.
SOPA Case: Throws Baby Out with the Bathwater
Carrie Underwood is a very well-known American singer and songwriter on the Arista Nashville music label – a label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, an RIAA member. Ms. Underwood’s website includes user-generated content on its forum: http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/us/forum. If a fan posted a link on that forum to a Carrie Underwood song hosted without permission, under SOPA the entire site could be shut down – and Google.com and Bing.com could be punished if they allowed fans to find the site via their search services.
On the other hand, the song pirate – and people who download stolen material – would have no more
incentive to stop than under existing law.
Voice Your Concern. Write:
The Honorable Lamar Smith
Chairman
Committee on the Judiciary
US House of Representatives
2138 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
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