Comments on: Tech gets its day in Congress as SOPA fight continues

By: stacey

stacey — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:46:01 +0000

y does everything have to change its fine the way it was

By: FartNugget

FartNugget — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:01:40 +0000

You are a fucking moron. You know nothing of the internet and the majority of users who value the freedom of information. Go do something productive, like trolling a chan board for pedobears.

By: David Stoliby

David Stoliby — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:49:15 +0000

leave the internet alone its not the rest our faults cause some dumb people trusted those adds on craigslits thats usually why u dont go alone

By: Kenneth Payne

Kenneth Payne — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:19 +0000

The goverment needs to keep out of the internet..point blank case closed.

By: Alsee

Alsee — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:00:22 +0000

I oppose SOPA because I’ve actually read the bill. One of the many problems with the bill is inevitable GOVERNMENT IMPOSED CENSORSHIP OF NON-INFRINGING SITES. The bill operates based on completely uncontested allegations of infringement. There is not even a minimal civil court “preponderance of evidence” finding that ANY infringement actually exists at all.

By: News

News — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:35:52 +0000

Well your reply is well worded, your ignorance on the subject matter is obvious.

By: sam

sam — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:27:29 +0000

This wouldn’t even do anything to stop online piracy, as those that pirate are usually more technically minded. The bill blocks the DNS http://www.something.com., but the IP (###.###.###) address can still be used to connect to the site if you know how.
There are other ways to stop piracy, this censorship is not one of them. Remember back to the days of the tape deck? People recorded music off the radio, but we didn’t sensor the radio.

By: Maya Osbourne

Maya Osbourne — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:52:47 +0000

I think your perception on the issue is backwards. The internet will be broken to those who use it in a casual manner. The internet will not be broken to the “thieves” who already know how to use the internet for their own gain. There are ways to bypass DNS blocking and it isn’t that difficult to do for someone who knows a thing or two about how their browser communicates with the internet. That being said… the SOPA bill will not stop online piracy, it will keep regular citizens from accessing services that have become an integral part of our lives. The techies and “thieves” will know how to get around the security measures put in place.

By: Stan556

Stan556 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:57:26 +0000

I suppose we could burn down the house to get rid of rats but that’s a little drastic. Especially when the rats can smell the gasoline and end up leaving before you can light the match.

By: Erich Lippert

Erich Lippert — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:09:44 +0000

Way to sound like a Hollystupid shill! SOPA will fundamentally break the internet for everyone else, meanwhile pirates will simply work around it to continue doing as they wish.