tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119668825683286802.post5761277523510857088..comments2023-05-03T10:49:51.065-05:00Comments on Romancing the Word: Internet Censorship???Kathleen Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09448034696532526874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119668825683286802.post-67984147407477378112012-01-17T17:01:21.517-06:002012-01-17T17:01:21.517-06:00I am saddened at the way that Artists/Author's...I am saddened at the way that Artists/Author's rights are abused by Piracy. <br /><br />But I don't think SOPA/PIPA is the answer. There is another way. This is just an insult in disguise.Loveless3173https://www.blogger.com/profile/15263485030540041798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119668825683286802.post-79071818417780567042012-01-17T13:55:57.908-06:002012-01-17T13:55:57.908-06:00I intend to study the issue more, but the fact tha...I intend to study the issue more, but the fact that even Wickipedia is going dark in protest of SOPA and PIPA speaks to the level of concern in the online community. As I understand it, the way the law is written, linking to someone else's blog legally would require you to check all of their past entries for copyrighted material. The breadth of the laws seems staggering. As an author I have seen my books pirated and offered for free, but I am very leery of any legislation that gives the government wide power to block/penalize/censor online content. And even with recent pullback of SOPA since Obama's rejection of it, PIPA is still going ahead to a Senate vote, and SOPA or a variant could reappear. Piracy is a problem. These bills are not the answer.Kaje Harpernoreply@blogger.com