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Death of Internet DemocracyPosted on Dec 11, 2011Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons
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By Punky, December 14, 2011 at 5:33 pm Link to this comment
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corporate fat cats just want to put everybody out of business so they can rake in more and more. This needs to be stopped.
Report thisBy Anarcissie, December 14, 2011 at 8:29 am Link to this comment
http://americancensorship.org
Report thisBy Anarcissie, December 14, 2011 at 6:48 am Link to this comment
SOPA and PIPA go far beyond merely supporting Intellectual Property rights (however dubious the latter concept may be).
Report thisBy Lafayette, December 14, 2011 at 12:44 am Link to this comment
This legislation is really far too important to evoke just in a political cartoon.
For more information, see the WikiP article here.
Read the article, then ask yourself these questions:
• Why was this legislation proposed by a Dem-Senator and has been placed on hold by another Dem-Senator?
• Why has the Troglodyte T-Party stated that it is “bad for consumers”, whilst most of the Entertainment Business is for the legislation (that protects Intellectual Property rights)?
• What is the issue of Intellectual Property (IP) rights and how does Internet piracy affect those rights?
• Are those who benefit from Intellectual Property rights those in the Media/Entertainment Business who are also a very large part of our “1-percenters”? (IP rights are intended to protect the origin of innovation. But they can also be used to protect market share and implement the high-cost of a product. For instance, why does a small pill like Viagra cost so much? IP patent rights …
There is simply too much riddle revolving around this legislation and the controversy deserves to become more public - so that we, the sheeple, can better understand what is at stake. More so, we need to reflect upon the question of IP-rights and “free market enterprise” that needs competition to keep prices down. I.e., maybe patent law needs changing allowing for smaller periods of patent protection?
Report thisBy Anarcissie, December 12, 2011 at 7:31 am Link to this comment
Balkas—that has been proposed in India, a supposedly democratic country.
Report thisBy balkas, December 12, 2011 at 5:33 am Link to this comment
i also think that is just a matter of time when u.s [or 0001 to 2, 10, 20%]
Report thisplace own truthers on these sites who wld control what shld be
published and who or what must be banned from all internet sites. tnx