http://www.ted.com/talks/defend_our_freedom_to_share_or_why_sopa_is_a_bad_idea.html
In this piece Clay Shirky, a speaker for "Ted Talks" analyzes and breaks down the new proposed legislation of SOPA and PIPA regarding copy right claims and online piracy. In this lecture, the eloquent and well versed Shirky warns of the potential ramifications of these two bills if they are passed into law, the most important ones are not the most explicit. After a thorough run down on the history of the media and its push to control data dating back to 1992 with the Audio Home Recording Act (originally aimed to create discretion on legal and illegal practices) to the new legislation, SOPA and PIPA, or as I call it SPADEWRI (SOPA/PIPA Are Dangerous Especially When Regarding the Individual). What he warns of is the potential for the media reverse a centuries old concept of innocent until proven guilty to "guilty until proven innocent". Now without trial or due process the media can consider any piece of information on the internet an infringement and can censor it. As a result, in order to get off these blacklists, the media has placed a burden on us to go through the process of redeeming our material, inevitably getting us out of the equation. Shirky believes this is an incredible dangerous possibility and we must unite against and future challenges to come.
Marko (aka the witty Serb):
ReplyDeleteWhether you are focusing on SOPA or Jolie's film, your entries show a real interest in the world around us, an interest that you've repeatedly demonstrated throughout the year. Either has real potential.
+10/10
Mr. Heller