Sopa & pipa

[uls]

not far in the future the American masses will revolt

the powers-that-be are preparing for it

US police state. drones. indefinite detention without trial

[Ry_Tower]

not far in the future the American masses will revolt

the powers-that-be are preparing for it

US police state. drones. indefinite detention without trial

Pero sino boss?

The financial behemoths behind the US gov't?

[safeorigin]

Hmmm... Rothschilds, Rockefeller... Megalodons

[uls]

Pero sino boss?

The financial behemoths behind the US gov't?

kinda like that

the elite

the top 1%

those who own most of the wealth

[xninjax]

This bill looks doomed for now.

"Senators change sides on SOPA/PIPA issue".

"Several senators today abandoned their support of two highly controversial anti-web piracy bills making their way through Congress. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, written by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., each pit Hollywood and the recording industry, which claim internet piracy is costing their industries billions in lost revenue owing to illegal downloads, against those fearing that the legislation would make internet service providers vulnerable to be shut down by legal authorities if they are suspected of hosting servers that facilitate the practice."

Senators change sides on SOPA/PIPA issue - SC Magazine

[Retz]

Russian domain are safe for now.

[Monseratto]

Next...physical counterfeit downloads.

[b]The Pirate Bay Offers Downloads of Physical Objects]/b]


By Angela Moscaritolo
January 25, 2012 10:14am EST

If The Pirate Bay has its way, users in the future will be able to get any physical item they want — such as car parts, shoes or even their lunch — by simply clicking their computer's print button.

The controversial Swedish file-sharing Web site this week began offering a new category of downloads called "physibles," or data files that deliver real, physical objects to anyone with a 3D printer. The site currently has a dozen physibles available for download, including a 3-dimensional model of a 1970 Chevelle Hot Rod, a whistle and a "tabletop wargaming robot model".

"We believe that the next step in copying will be made from digital form into physical form," a blog post at The Pirate Bay states. "We believe that in the nearby future you will print your spare sparts for your vehicles. You will download your sneakers within 20 years."

The site said it was considering temporarily renaming itself "The Product Bay," but added "we had no graphical artist around to make a logo. In the future, we'll download one."

3D printing is still in its infancy, though there has been an explosion in the variety and use of such devices, largely spearheaded by startups and DIYers, with some big companies like HP starting to get involved. 3D printers can be used to build physical objects from scratch—or rather, from a 3D file—out of a variety of materials, including plastic, metal, ceramic, or glass and even and even foodstuffs like cheese, icing, and chocolate. The material is laid down, layer by layer, to form the physical item.

HP, in partnership with Stratasys, has introduced color and monochrome Designjet 3D printers priced at approximately $17,500. The past couple of years have also seen the appearance of more affordable 3D printers, such as the MakerBot Replicator, which retails for $1,749 and can make shower curtains, rings, bath plugs, door knobs and more.

Meanwhile, The Pirate Bay, which was founded in 2003 and boasts 32 million users, is known as one of the largest enablers of illegal downloading in the world. The site and its creators have faced a myriad of legal troubles over the years. Earlier this month, a Dutch court ordered two Internet service providers in the Netherlands block customers from accessing the file-sharing site.

[Monseratto]

You think SOPA and PIPA are draconian...

Hawaii's proposed online tracking law comes under fire from ISPs, civil libertarians -- Engadget

There may be some trouble brewing in paradise, thanks to a seemingly draconian law currently under consideration in Hawaii's state legislature. If passed, H.B. 2288 would require all ISPs within the state to track and store information on their customers, including details on every website they visit, as well as their own names and addresses. The measure, introduced on Friday, also calls for this information to be recorded on each customer's digital file and stored for a full two years. Perhaps most troubling is the fact that the bill includes virtually no restrictions on how ISPs can use (read: "sell") this information, nor does it specify whether law enforcement authorities would need a court order to obtain a user's dossier from an ISP. And, because it applies to any firm that "provides access to the Internet," the law could conceivably be expanded to include not just service providers, but internet cafes, hotels or other businesses.