Stop Online Piracy Act: The Abridged Version

edited 2012-01-17 14:44:56 in General
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act

Let me dumb this down for you all...you will appreciate it.

If you want to watch a show that belongs to a company online (streaming), you must pay for it with cash. If you watch it unauthorized for free, and are caught, you will face charges.

If you use, distribute, save or access copyrighted material (ripped mp3s, ripped mkvs, eBooks etc.) you will be breaking the law, and your ISP (person who hooks up internet for you) will be issued to suspend your license.

"I do not own The Series© and all rights belong to the Corporation of Origin©." will not be enough to justify fanworks (like fanvids, popular memes and the like) and those making derivatives from a company without direct consent can face charges against them for copyright infringement.

Any sites that allow access to said things will be forced to close, and any indexing services (google) will be issued to quit directing people to the following sites if need be.

In other words if you enjoy the internet beyond just looking up definitions for sex positions or uploading scrambled teenager porn to Facebook, you will not have fun.

Disclaimer
I agree and support the SOPA.
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