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boogieman
Hate to make posts like this, but I think it bares mention.
The American government and Entertainment industries are trying to pass the SOPA and PIPA bills, this month, that will basically be used to censor the internet.
You can read more about it at the following links:
http://www.vggen.com/news/news.php?id=10778
http://americancensorship.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
While I won't go into the vast negative effect this will have on the internet as a whole (Even to those outside of the USA), I will bring up that this could potentially put IMCDB in trouble.
This bill would give the Entertainment industry the right to prosecute any website caught hosting copyrighted material, which includes screen shots of movies (Like the ones we post here for the cars.). Granted, as this site is owned/operated outside the USA, all they could really do is censor it so it would not be accessible to anyone in America. They could also sue any American user who submitted copyrighted material.
I am sorry to make a political/spam type post here, but as an American who not only enjoys IMCDB but other sites who will be highly effected (Google,Facebook, wikipedia, Etc.), I feel it is relevant and highly necessary that awareness is raised before this is passed. If you feel this post is in bad taste, Please feel free to delete it.
Many websites plan to "go dark" on Wednesday the 18th to show their stance against this bill, with major sites like Wikipedia and Google considering joining in.
If you would like to find out ways to help fight these bills, click the below link. They have ways for Americans, and non-Americans to easily express their feelings to those who will decide if this passes or not!
http://americancensorship.org/ (The site has a way for Americans to contact their senators easily, and also a way for Non-Americans to contact the state dept. too). One major concern is that if this passes in the USA, it could convince other countries to follow and censor their internet as well.
The American government and Entertainment industries are trying to pass the SOPA and PIPA bills, this month, that will basically be used to censor the internet.
You can read more about it at the following links:
http://www.vggen.com/news/news.php?id=10778
http://americancensorship.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
While I won't go into the vast negative effect this will have on the internet as a whole (Even to those outside of the USA), I will bring up that this could potentially put IMCDB in trouble.
This bill would give the Entertainment industry the right to prosecute any website caught hosting copyrighted material, which includes screen shots of movies (Like the ones we post here for the cars.). Granted, as this site is owned/operated outside the USA, all they could really do is censor it so it would not be accessible to anyone in America. They could also sue any American user who submitted copyrighted material.
I am sorry to make a political/spam type post here, but as an American who not only enjoys IMCDB but other sites who will be highly effected (Google,Facebook, wikipedia, Etc.), I feel it is relevant and highly necessary that awareness is raised before this is passed. If you feel this post is in bad taste, Please feel free to delete it.
Many websites plan to "go dark" on Wednesday the 18th to show their stance against this bill, with major sites like Wikipedia and Google considering joining in.
If you would like to find out ways to help fight these bills, click the below link. They have ways for Americans, and non-Americans to easily express their feelings to those who will decide if this passes or not!
http://americancensorship.org/ (The site has a way for Americans to contact their senators easily, and also a way for Non-Americans to contact the state dept. too). One major concern is that if this passes in the USA, it could convince other countries to follow and censor their internet as well.