SOPA Will Take Us Back to the Dark Ages
Or not, because the President - in his good judgment - has threatened to veto anything that unnecessarily undermines the freedom of the internet.
Anti-piracy legislation can be crafted that is not as onerous and potentially censoring of free speech in America and on the net.
Or not, because the President - in his good judgment - has threatened to veto anything that unnecessarily undermines the freedom of the internet.
Anti-piracy legislation can be crafted that is not as onerous and potentially censoring of free speech in America and on the net.
To Whom It May Concern:
ReplyDeleteMr. Lance Ulanoff makes some interesting points in his S.O.P.A. article. The main one being that any regulation of the internet copyright laws will bring us back to the dark ages of fear of retribution of sanctions on piracy - and the conglomeration of wealth in the hands of some.
This may or may not be true. The fact remains that in the "dark ages," the artist had a chance at being re-numerated for his or her work. Creativity was not just a muse but a means to bring home the bacon.
The unanswered question in Lance's article is: Why bother creating anything if one does not have even the slightest chance of being paid for it?
(I wish Lance had elaborated on how Steve Jobs helped this situation.)
Anyways, S.O.P.A. or no S.O.P.A. there will always be piracy and conglomeration of wealth. At the least, with some sort of regulation, there will be some hope for the muse and for creativity.
Some may argue that any kind of regulation makes freedom an impossible dream. This may or may not be true. But when we all reach a collective point where we all practice responsibility with freedom, then regulation will not be necessary. For some reason, human nature for one, I don't see this time arriving soon.
S.O.P.A. may or may not be the answer. I haven't read it like I haven't read the Patriot Act - like many other elected and unelected folks. But in the case of copyright laws, I think something is better than nothing.
Take care faithful readers.
CanuckBuck weighs in.