Like Google, Ebay, Yahoo and countless other “founders” of the internet, No-IP takes a strong stand in opposition to the upcoming SOPA bill in the United States government.
This bill is intended to stop websites from sharing copyrighted materials on the Internet. If passed, the bill would give our government the ability to shut down any website it deemed to be in violation of this. This is not a typical take down, where the infringing media must be removed or a page must be deleted. This would be a complete shutdown of an entire website. A lot or people are comparing this bill to China’s great firewall and also comparing it to the way the Internet is censored in Iran.
We feel strongly that no good will come from the passage of this bill. It will in effect change the way most of our favorite web sites operate. We urge anyone reading this to call/email/fax their representatives and urge them to re-consider this bill.
Learn more about SOPA here: http://noip.co/vQCHLe
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TO MEMBERS OF THE US CONGRESS. THE SOPA BILL MUST NOT BE PASSED. WE HAVE ALREADY LOST TOO MANY FREEDOMS. GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STOP PASSING RULES AND REGULATIONS WHEN THERE ARE OTHER MEANS ALREADY ON THE BOOKS.
I agree with PRESTON L. WILSON. Too many regulations for a free environment like Internet. Where is IETF? It was their job to find a solution … I think. It’s the only authority that I recognize, as a member of the community.
SOPA means garbage in Swedish
Your typos on web page with URL:
http://www.no-ip.com/company/2011/12/22/our-stance-on-the-stop-online-piracy-act-sopa/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jannews
makes you look un-authoritative.
It is not “to to stop websites” but “to stop websites”; not “USA Congress” but “US Congress”; and not “RULES NAD REGULATIONS” but “RULES AND REGULATIONS”.
Hope this helps
George
I fixed the one typo in the blog post “to to stop websites”. The other typos are found in a comment made by a user. Thanks for reading!
Add my complete agreement with Preston and Peter have said. This is too close to “Big Brother”ism. What’ll be next. surveillance cameras in our computers?
Have we lost so much freedom we are now considered property? Have we been sold into slavery, only to be owned by the corporations? This is not big brother, but big corporate strategic imperatives to infiltrate the US Government and strip us of our fundamental human rights. If you want my paycheck just steal from me, don’t also make me a slave.