What the hell is our government trying to do to us? Do they just think "Oh well, SOPA failed! Let's try and get the same law passed only in a different form, and if it gets rejected, we'll keep doing it until people start getting tired of hearing about it!"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Xg_C2YmG0

Originally posted by AllentownDarkWater What the hell is our government trying to do to us? Do they just think "Oh well, SOPA failed! Let's try and get the same law passed only in a different form, and if it gets rejected, we'll keep doing it until people start getting tired of hearing about it!"?

It's a combination of the entertainment industry pouring money into political coffers, and politicians having no freaking idea of how any of this technology works.

Still, and much as these draft laws infuriate me, at least let's try to look at the bright side: it just may be that the international reaction managed to stop SOPA...

Originally posted by Daniella T Still, and much as these draft laws infuriate me, at least let's try to look at the bright side: it just may be that the international reaction managed to stop SOPA...

Much as I would like to think so, I'm afraid the only real hope the U.S. has is for enough of the people with multiple digit IQ's to vote in a new legislature. Otherwise, the same bunch of yahoos will continue to pass off the same garbage over and over again while ignoring the vital issues.

Since the SOPA/PIPA thing went to the dogs, the US government shut down Megaupload. And now its Filesonic as well. What the hell. Hope it won't progress even more. How am I supposed to get my Gatchaman episodes now? Lord, this is starting to get so infuriating.