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Poll: Have you read SOPA?
16 points by noahth on Dec 23, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments
Have you read the actual bill? Do you plan to? Just curious.
No, and I have no plans to read it.
25 points
Yes.
7 points
No, but I want/intend to before the House reconvenes in January.
4 points
What is SOPA?
0 points


I begrudgingly got through all the legal speak. There is a lot out there that people are getting wrong (like those who claim the solution is to host outside the US, that's the exact opposite effect!) and a lot people are missing (like the entire section about statutory damages for doing harm to a person, yes they talk about hurting as in death/dismemberment from websites).


I hadn't because I figured it'd be too long. I just looked it up and its "only" 36 pages, so I might give it a try.

According to Wikipedia its HR3261, which is here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.3261.IH:/

Click "Text of Legislation" then "Printer Friendly".


The one thing that reading it made me realize is that I'm not a lawyer -- although from my crude view it seemed that it could be abused, and seemed to favor those with the means.


Yes! staying informed is crucial!




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