US Government Begins Global Internet Censorship Without Court Orders

[StarsMine]

i'm sure they would if they could, especially after what happened after today.

im sure they wouldnt, as its not damaging to anyone except those who belive what they say. Why? we have freedom of press.

[Scrubbleboo]

I can't attest to whether or not censorship is in place (in this instance at least) and this policy is being acted upon without the proper systems, but I doubt this will be signed into legislature. It's been under review and it's legality is only contingent on passes by senate, house and signed in by Obama.

The only reasoning I could see behind signing this bill is to prompt more people to go out and legally purchase media instead of downloading it which might stimulate the economy. Maybe.

Personally, I would rather not see something than purchase it. If it comes down to me spending 70 dollars on a dvd set, I'd rather just rent it on netflix when it comes out or not see it at all. Then again, I'm frugal.

If you are truly concerned with what's happening write your local government and demand action, get your friends and family to write too. You may not think it helps, but votes can be motivation .

For any interested in what the actually proposed bill entails and it's recent changes I've included a link, you can also check the progress it's making and who supports it. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...bill=s111-3804

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Also remember that you can always view current or old bills via http://www.thomas.gov/
that is where I read over the 1T stimulus package back in the day and posted the fist 100B.

[StarsMine]

Personally, I would rather not see something than purchase it. If it comes down to me spending 70 dollars on a dvd set, I'd rather just rent it on netflix when it comes out or not see it at all. Then again, I'm frugal.

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eh, if its out, then I would rather buy it then rent it, however there are limits to what I am willing to spend, usually NO MORE then 2 bucks an ep (we are talking anime there) and thats only if the show really catches my eye, usually dont want to spend more then 1.50-1.75 an ep.
and then there are movies, unless its some uber super deluxe edition, please dont sell it for more then 15 bucks.