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Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
reply to post by Amaterasu
Sorry, but my physics background precludes me from having any hope for "free energy."
Originally posted by Fractured.Facade
Apathy makes all of this not just possible, but likely.
People wont know what they have lost until it is gone.
The next global crisis will show how truly important the internet is... Assuming the sites for sharing news and information are all still up and running.
If not, you may be in the dark... Not a good place to be.
Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
Originally posted by jude11
But if they think that any legislation is going to stop the free flow of music...
I should make one thing very clear, our policy at ATS has long been to respect content that has been created by others. We always insist on snippets and proper attribution of sourced material.
Additionally, I also personally feel very strongly that it's wrong to obtain or use the creative output of someone in a manner where that person does not get their due compensation. Circumvention a flawed revenue model (of unethical record companies) is not a valid excuse in my mind.
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
What would the internet look like if this were to pass?
I agree that it would harm perhaps even become fatal to a number of sites. I'm just trying to see what the final picture looks like.
Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
Let me be clear,
SOPA is the most dangerous threat to free speech ever proposed by the US government.
That's what I think.
Originally posted by DaRAGE
Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
Let me be clear,
SOPA is the most dangerous threat to free speech ever proposed by the US government.
That's what I think.
Do you have an international backup plan? Such as if ATS gets taken down, It could pop back up in an international domain away from America, and work unhindered...
Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
reply to post by Amaterasu
Sorry, but my physics background precludes me from having any hope for "free energy."
Originally posted by ShadowLink
So, it's ok for SkepticOverlord to express his views and provide a link to a petition to stop SOPA, but when I do it my thread gets deleted? WTF?