It'll kill innovation. Instead of trying to file lawsuits against everyone, Maybe the RIAA should look at alternative distribution methods that would cut down on piracy. The fact is, piracy will NEVER go away, it's part of the cost of doing business.
The way I see it, This will do nothing but limit the things that can be done on the internet. The problem is that SOPA is too "open ended" (because I can't think of the words I'm wanting to use right now) If a company can claim copyright infringement and get a website shut down, it will keep developers from trying to design the next technology for fear that they would be breaking some kind of law.
Case in point, remember Napster? they knocked out napster pretty quick (at least as far as downloading mainstream songs) so what did a lot of people do? they jumped into other piracy methods...BUT, once Itunes came out, I noticed that most of my friends would prefer to pay for a song then pirate it. With that being said, imagine that apple wasn't a huge company, but a startup with a few gifted programmers. Do you think they would try to come out and release iTunes after they saw napster go down?
Well, it's definitely bad for a majority of users, but I feel there will be a huge uptick in people using proxies whenever they want to use the internet. And once IPv6 becomes the norm, its going to be hard to stop the flow of information. There are simply too many devices in existence to cut them all completely off.
It is the perfect opportunity for big companies, with vast, vague patent collections and deep pockets, to identify all of their little competitors and mire them in litigation till they go under. They wont need to win the suits to accomplish this, just damage or bankrupt the little guy. The current variety in tech service options will dwindle and with it the current speed of innovation.
Kill the bill, I say! Sophisticated organizations know not to leverage their products on copyright law. The others will either get with the times or suffer their demise.
Besides, the vast majority of piracy occurs outside U.S. jurisdiction. And extraditing every foreign "perpetrator" is... unrealistic, to say the least.
Having not read the bill, I would guess this is more likely a Trojan horse for other - completely unrelated - initiatives our "representatives" have been eager to push through.
Interesting_StoriesDec 8, 2011Buried
Kill I think, it closes more doors then it opens.
rufiohoDec 8, 2011Buried
makes me really nervous
mentalistacerDec 8, 2011Buried
I don't know,but it would surely complicate the flow of information.;)
diggumsmack83Dec 8, 2011Buried
It'll kill innovation. Instead of trying to file lawsuits against everyone, Maybe the RIAA should look at alternative distribution methods that would cut down on piracy. The fact is, piracy will NEVER go away, it's part of the cost of doing business.
chadpyleDec 8, 2011Buried
Yep. Piracy has been a factor since... well, the days of swashbucklin' pirates, at least!
johnnysoftwareDec 8, 2011Buried
Well, copying something is not exactly 'innovation'.
diggumsmack83Dec 8, 2011Buried
The way I see it, This will do nothing but limit the things that can be done on the internet. The problem is that SOPA is too "open ended" (because I can't think of the words I'm wanting to use right now) If a company can claim copyright infringement and get a website shut down, it will keep developers from trying to design the next technology for fear that they would be breaking some kind of law.
Case in point, remember Napster? they knocked out napster pretty quick (at least as far as downloading mainstream songs) so what did a lot of people do? they jumped into other piracy methods...BUT, once Itunes came out, I noticed that most of my friends would prefer to pay for a song then pirate it. With that being said, imagine that apple wasn't a huge company, but a startup with a few gifted programmers. Do you think they would try to come out and release iTunes after they saw napster go down?
jeworldDec 8, 2011Buried
Well, it's definitely bad for a majority of users, but I feel there will be a huge uptick in people using proxies whenever they want to use the internet. And once IPv6 becomes the norm, its going to be hard to stop the flow of information. There are simply too many devices in existence to cut them all completely off.
greedonvrfiredDec 8, 2011Buried
It is the perfect opportunity for big companies, with vast, vague patent collections and deep pockets, to identify all of their little competitors and mire them in litigation till they go under. They wont need to win the suits to accomplish this, just damage or bankrupt the little guy. The current variety in tech service options will dwindle and with it the current speed of innovation.
chadpyleDec 8, 2011Buried
Kill the bill, I say! Sophisticated organizations know not to leverage their products on copyright law. The others will either get with the times or suffer their demise.
Besides, the vast majority of piracy occurs outside U.S. jurisdiction. And extraditing every foreign "perpetrator" is... unrealistic, to say the least.
Having not read the bill, I would guess this is more likely a Trojan horse for other - completely unrelated - initiatives our "representatives" have been eager to push through.
johnnysoftwareDec 8, 2011Buried
To be honest, we need to apply these anti hacking and data theft to corporations as vigorously as individuals.
flexebleDec 12, 2011Buried
Wouldn’t the act prevent the ever popular embed of video that we all do as part of our sharing in social media?