American Interweb Censorship

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http://americancensorship.org/

For those too lazy to click:
"On 11/16, Congress holds hearings on the first American Internet censorship system.
This bill can pass. If it does the Internet and free speech will never be the same.
Join all of us on the 16th to stop this bill.

Website Blocking
The government can order service providers to block websites for infringing links posted by any users.

Risk of Jail for Ordinary Users
It becomes a felony with a potential 5 year sentence to stream a copyrighted work that would cost more than $2,500 to license, even if you are a totally noncommercial user, e.g. singing a pop song on Facebook.

Chaos for the Internet
Thousands of sites that are legal under the DMCA would face new legal threats. People trying to keep the internet more secure wouldn't be able to rely on the integrity of the DNS system.

How you can help
If this law passes, sites like Tumblr and Facebook could be shut down for letting users post freely. Join the protest to stop it.


What do you guys think about this? I don't think it's actually going to happen, but if it does, I'm going to need a f***ing Happy Meal.