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Law Professors Join Growing Chorus Critical of Protect IP
'Grave Constitutional Infirmities' and 'Dangerous Consequences'
After several failed attempts to pass a law codifying the government's often clumsy efforts to seize and/or filter domains deemed dedicated to "infringing activities," Uncle Sam's Protect IP Act is now winding its way through the legislative process. While politicians are pushing the bill at the behest of entertainment industry lobbyists, experts in DNS functionality continue to warn that the bill's focus on DNS filtering could fundamentally break the Internet. The opposition continues to grow, with a group of more than 90 law professors also coming out against the act, noting that the bill has "grave constitutional infirmities, potentially dangerous consequences for the stability and security of the Internet's addressing system, and will undermine United States foreign policy and strong support of free expression on the Internet around the world."
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Murdoc49
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Just as bad as the unpatriotic act.

Just because it has the word "protect" in it, it must be GOOD! Herb kohl in wisconsin is backing this piece of crap too.
mob (banned)
On the next level..
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San Jose, CA

mob (banned)

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This is the type of thing

That the US Government should be protecting living human being citizens from, not trying to force the free citizens to bend to the will of companies.

Sadly the US Government and its agents are all too willing to please their paymasters.

TamaraB
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TamaraB

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Re: This is the type of thing

said by mob:

That the US Government should be protecting living human being citizens from, not trying to force the free citizens to bend to the will of companies.

If you haven't noticed, there is no longer a distinction between government and corporations.


»www.youtube.com/watch?v= ··· fqDUPL1I

WernerSchutz
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Re: This is the type of thing

said by TamaraB:

said by mob:

That the US Government should be protecting living human being citizens from, not trying to force the free citizens to bend to the will of companies.

If you haven't noticed, there is no longer a distinction between government and corporations.



(youtube clip)

Which is the definition of fascism.

TamaraB
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TamaraB

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Re: This is the type of thing

said by WernerSchutz:

Which is the definition of fascism.

Yup! The war is finally over, they won! And they did it from the inside with our help. Nothing left for them to do but mop up the dregs.

"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini

Exactly what congress is putting the finishing touches on right now.

Bob

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Tavistock NJ

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said by WernerSchutz:

said by TamaraB:

said by mob:

That the US Government should be protecting living human being citizens from, not trying to force the free citizens to bend to the will of companies.

If you haven't noticed, there is no longer a distinction between government and corporations.



(youtube clip)


Which is the definition of fascism.


Wrong! Try this for reality: »www.merriam-webster.com/ ··· /fascism

Corporatism is the correct definition you are looking for: »www.merriam-webster.com/ ··· poratism
gorehound
join:2009-06-19
Portland, ME

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i am very pissed off at this bullshit law.i am seeding my art on TPB and i do not give a shit what the asshole MAFIAA thinks,.It is my music and my bands i formed with permission of my bandmates.seeding right now
the gorehounds
big meat hammer
the transplants
the lynn rebels

i will continue to boycott all big content.i will never buy a new video again and i will never ever buy or listen to any artist who signs with the mafiaa.i will buy only used physical media.i will never pay to see a film in a theater.
FUCK OFF PROTECT-IP

rchandra
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Site Finder anyone?

cheese and crackers....Didn't we learn quite enough with VeriSlime's tampering with .net and .com with their technically distruptive Site Finder serviceabomination?
damienbizeau
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Charlotte, NC

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Eric Vermote

I am one who also believe the Internet needs government regulation in America (very serious government action in France with new anti-piracy law called HADOPI starting to be officially applied for example). Eric F. Vermote illegally used P2P in Maryland during 2003-2004 (bootlegs & audio files for his car). This man with a IT degree works for NASA & the University of Maryland but went to jail for automobile theft in Florida... he is definitely not at all scrupulous with music too obviously and filed a defamation legal suit in France against me in July 2009 stipulating he never got involved in on-line piracy because he is a manipulative liar & because the case involved never got officially substantiated or couldn't ever be substantiated; my point is that if the Internet had been better regulated by the US government Eric F. Vermote would not have had the opportunity to lie against me and pretend what I accused him of (on-line piracy) is frivolous. On-line piracy cases almost absolutely never get substantiated unfortunately! Damien Bizeau - Classical Music, France.