SOPA is a bill that has been introduced in the US Senate in parallel with the PROTECT-IP Act which is moving quickly through the House of Representatives. It gives the government and corporations the ability to censor the net, in the name of protecting "creativity". The law would let the government or corporations censor entire sites - they just have to convince a judge that the site is "dedicated to copyright infringement."
The government has already wrongly shut down sites without giving the site owner the right to appeal. Under this bill, sharing a video that includes any copyrighted content, in a manner similar to that of YouTube, or linking to it via Twitter, would be considered illegal behavior and could result in the entire site being blocked.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, this bill would cost US citizens $47 million dollars a year — that's for a fix that won't work, disrupts the internet, stifles innovation, shuts out diverse voices, and censors the internet. This bill is bad for creativity and does not protect your rights.
Tell Congress not to censor the internet NOW! -
fightforthefuture.org/pipa
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