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Old 01-20-2012, 12:03 PM
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Default Time to rejoice...SOPA is dead!

The Internet Wins: SOPA Is Dead

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Rep. Lamar Smith has shelved his terrible internet-destroying Stop Online Piracy Act after the internet's week-long anti-SOPA freakout.

"I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy," Smith said in a statement. "It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products."

Smith was last seen wandering the halls of Congress, shell-shocked, softly humming "Friday" to himself while muttering, "The memes... they came from the internet... my god... the memes..."
Here's a more legit link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_1...th-pulls-bill/

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Old 01-20-2012, 12:46 PM
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Though they might as well be dead, SOPA and PIPA have only been postponed indefinitely. There's still a chance they'll be back to piss us off some more.
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No it isn't, don't be ridiculous, we haven't seen the last of it.
They'll strike and bring the bill forward when everyone's forgotten about it and focusing on something else.
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No it isn't, don't ridiculous, we haven't seen the last of it.
They'll strike and bring the bill forward when everyone's forgotten about it and focusing on something else.
Lol, politicians aren't ninja's.
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Old 01-20-2012, 03:27 PM
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No one here has heard of ACTA, have they.
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Old 01-20-2012, 04:12 PM
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Its postponed/shelved. it can come back when we are not aware.

also fear if u have ever used megaupload.com as the US GOV has all your details and will track you down and fine you 150k per illegal download
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Old 01-20-2012, 04:17 PM
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Its postponed/shelved. it can come back when we are not aware.

also fear if u have ever used megaupload.com as the US GOV has all your details and will track you down and fine you 150k per illegal download
They can't do anything to you if you live in another country outside of the U.S.'s legal power (in other words; outside of America).
Don't bring unnecessary worries to people.
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Old 01-20-2012, 04:28 PM
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I don't know about no worries, American 'justice' services already think that they are world police. I bet Megaupload is just a testrun to see how much people are actually gonna freak out.

Edit; or in what degree, rather.

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Old 01-20-2012, 07:11 PM
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Not that it helps that China, UK, etc. would've gone after them instead if USA hadn't.
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Old 01-20-2012, 08:34 PM
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They might as well not try to pass it again because it's just going to get denied again.
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