1/18/2012 1:01 PM
SOPA and PIPA are both badly written legislation. Yes, I understand that copyrighted material should be protected, but it's not the job of say, Wikipedia, to act as lawyers for the entire planet. That site, in particular, allows anyone to post, edit, or submit links. If a particular company, or person, feels that their material is online without permission, then they should follow that link, discover the server of origin, and pursue them in court.
They have that right. But they don't have the right to expect, again referencing Wikipedia, to expend their resources on lawyers. This is ridiculous regulation in the works to come up for a vote on the floor of both the House and the Senate. Far too sweeping, and allows any company, large or small, to have someone else do their work for them. Google is huge, and has bastante dinero to pay lawyers. They made it big, and can pay. Smaller companies don't have the money for lawyers. Too bad. Suck it up. And don't expect the larger companies to fight your battles for you, especially when they simply allowed a "link"....on a user-based site.
This whole thing is absurd, and I'm happy to see these many sites blacked out today. I can wait until tomorrow to update my Wikipedia page. If I had one.