I know that everyone wants to be witty and make an impact when they post about SOPA/PIPA/ACTA,
and they mostly talk about the things they won’t be able to watch or listen to, but it’s much more serious than that.
- You will be punished for any copyrighted you share, even if it’s accidental (That means that all of those recording artist that got started by singing covers on youtube would have been in violation, Beiber. If you post a video of anything and there’s a popular song in the background, censored. )
- Fortune 500 companies, Big Pharma, and Hollywood would have the power to demand small start-up companies online be shut down or fined into oblivion if they feel that they’re not doing their censoring correctly.
- Sites will be held responsible, or even shutdown, for anything that any user posts.
- With ACTA, governments will have the power to monitor you and your family’s actions through your internet provider to make sure that you’re not violating copyrights.
These things are serious and they’re being kept quiet and voted on today. SOPA/PIPA may only effect US companies, but ACTA will effect 39 countries. ACTA is scary. Take action and stay informed.
