SB Nation Officially Opposes SOPA
I don't normally allow political discussions here, but this one is an exception because it cuts to the core of whether or not sites like Corn Nation can survive regulation by a congress that does not understand anything other than what they're paid by lobbyists to understand.
SB Nation opposes SOPA. I personally oppose it. I hope you join us.
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Jon Johnston
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I think the government has forgotten who is really in charge here
“We, the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts
not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow men who pervert
the Constitution.”
Abraham Lincoln
Don't get cute.
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by Billgrip on Jan 18, 2012 9:53 AM CST reply actions 10 recs
A+, would rec again.
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by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 18, 2012 10:17 AM CST up reply actions
This piece of legislation is not clear with specifics. Although I understand the need for some change, after reviewing the particulars of the bill I can only think of the expression “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” and hope it gets pulled or does not pass.
by MtJulietTNBillsFan on Jan 18, 2012 10:40 AM CST reply actions
The bill is aimed to stop internet piracy
But the rough equivalent of it would be trying to nuke the Indian Ocean to take care of the Somali Pirates. Sure, you probably get rid of MOST of the problem, but you screw over a few million innocent people in the process
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by MacularDegenerate on Jan 18, 2012 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
Well, nobody really knows
I am in the middle of writing a research proposal on piracy right now. Basically, I agree with the Obama admin on this, the language is way too vague, esp. for our common law system which depends on previous judgements. I do find the “free speech” angle to be a bit too much, for it depends on a very extreme interpretation of a vague section on the document. Just write it better and the problem is adverted. I think what the US should do is similar to what Sweden did in 2009 with IPRED.
But piracy is a huge problem. Just go to google scholar and type “corruption, economics” and there is a ton of literature on how corruption kills economies.
Google's homepage celebrates too much shit.
are you referring to corruption
as it relates to piracy, or corruption as it relates to lobbyists? :)
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by Jon Johnston on Jan 18, 2012 12:19 PM CST up reply actions
Pirates are upstanding citizens in comparison.
At least they’re upfront about stealing things.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 18, 2012 1:00 PM CST up reply actions
It's all bad.
I am not implying that Washington is good and Silicon valley is bad.
Google's homepage celebrates too much shit.
As a bleeding heart liberal
I just wanted to say bravo for SBNation and for Corn Nation for opposing SOPA.
http://sopastrike.com/modal/strike-modal/index.html
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by Look_A_Red_Squirrel on Jan 18, 2012 1:23 PM CST reply actions
Shouldn't be limited to liberals.
As you can garner from information available, it seems that our entire Congress seems entrenched in 20th century politics and perspectives, refusing to accept innovation or the concept of globalization.
Democrat, Republican, doesn’t matter. They’ve been caring more about their pocketbooks than actually helping lead this nation into this century and beyond.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 18, 2012 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Very true.
Today’s government isn’t about representation, it’s about how much money you have. When both Democrats and Republicans line up to have their pockets lined, we all lose as a nation. It’s pretty sad what our government has become.
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Door Gunner: Like a mean motherfucker sir!
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by Look_A_Red_Squirrel on Jan 18, 2012 4:37 PM CST up reply actions
It's our fault.
We can’t blame our representatives for being human if we let them get that way.
We re-elect these guys year in and year out.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 18, 2012 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
I agree
When people don’t vote, everyone loses. I’ll never understand why people don’t vote. Having the same discussion with my friends and their argument is “I don’t like any canidates, I’m not going to vote”. What they don’t understand is by not voting, it just makes it worse. If there aren’t any mainstream canidates, vote third party. vote for an independent.
LTC Kilgore: How you feelin' Jimmy?
Door Gunner: Like a mean motherfucker sir!
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. -Hunter S. Thompson
by Look_A_Red_Squirrel on Jan 18, 2012 5:25 PM CST up reply actions
It's worse...The government has always been like that.
Read H.L. Mencken, Henry Adams, or the Federalist papers. I don’t think the government has “become” anything, if by that you mean it was better. Personally, I think it used to be even worse. It’s hard to believe, but today the oversight is more effective, partially as a result of the Internet and other technological innovations that our Washington overseers would like to squelch.
There has never been a time when politicians, taken as a group, were particularly virtuous or much better-behaved than today. (Although the Founders, who were wiser and better than most, took this into account and made use of it. It surely helped that they had to live with the results.)
In fact, the belief that there was once a time when politicians did NOT act like politicians is a constant throughout American history — it comes up whenever people want to decry the current state of things.
The good news is that the system is expressly designed to work even though scoundrels and thieves are in control.
From a cold-hearted, knuckle-dragging conservative. ;-)
by HailVarsity on Jan 18, 2012 8:18 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
If the Republicans nominated a rock to run against Obama
I’d vote for the rock. (I’m also very against SOPA).
I don’t really view this issue as “liberal” or “conservative.” It’s more about how much power of regulation do we really want to give our government over our access to information? That’s what I’d call the “conservative” concern. The more “liberal” concern is that we don’t need monied interests screwing around in our government more than they already are. Both are entirely legitimate. It’s hard to have much faith in our Congress these days, so in my mind: when in doubt, keep them out…of everything you possibly can.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
To be fair
I’d vote for a rock over President Obama or any of the GOP candidates.
LTC Kilgore: How you feelin' Jimmy?
Door Gunner: Like a mean motherfucker sir!
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. -Hunter S. Thompson
by Look_A_Red_Squirrel on Jan 18, 2012 11:02 PM CST up reply actions
Yes, but wouldn't we rather recruit that rock for our offensive line?
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 19, 2012 8:31 AM CST up reply actions
Sorry America
Sometimes you have to make sacrifices for the greater good. :)
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
We should recruit scissors and paper as well.
I hear paper is really good at blanketing the field and scissors can cut through blocks.
Play for the love of the game. A Cornhusker through feast or famine. That's the Nebraska way.
by Salt Creek and Stadium on Jan 19, 2012 4:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
If you guys care, this is my lit review that I have done today on the topic.
Primarily economics, and yes, heavy math-laden, but enjoy.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/1831385.pdf
http://bpp.wharton.upenn.edu/waldfogj/pdfs/iTunes%20Era.pdf
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/1830506
http://www.nber.org/chapters/c11764.pdf
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=998767
http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/indorg/v24y2006i5p907-913.html
http://ideas.repec.org/p/hhs/uufswp/2010_013.html
http://www.bus.indiana.edu/Faculty/BEPP/riharbau/publications/piracy.pdf
http://ideas.repec.org/a/kap/regeco/v40y2011i2p160-176.html
http://bpp.wharton.upenn.edu/waldfogj/jle_piracy.pdf
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511995
Google's homepage celebrates too much shit.
I'm glad this is a bipartisan clusterfark
It makes it easier to ditch the labels and together line up and throw rotten fruit at the morons.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
Previously
I used to use Old Spice SOPA. Now I use Axe SOPA.
Seriously though, I’m a libertarian. Leave me and my shit alone. If I don’t like it- I’ll fix it. If you don’t want me stealing your intellectual property- shoot me.
by HuskerINtheArmy on Jan 19, 2012 11:19 AM CST via mobile reply actions
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