[x-pubpol] US House of Representatives declares nuclear war on Internet Freedoms around the world
Sivasubramanian M
isolatedn at gmail.com
Wed Oct 26 23:59:31 PDT 2011
Dear Joly
Of late, United States and Europe have been turning to Pakistan and China
for inspiration :)
Sivasubramanian M
ISOC India Chennai
http://isocindiachennai.org
http://internetstudio.in/
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:
> Via: Lauren Weinstein
>
>
> http://j.mp/swTa1x (Techdirt)
>
> "Oh, and because PROTECT IP wasn't enough of a misleading and idiotic
> name, the House has upped the ante. The new bill is called: "the
> Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft
> and Exploitation Act" or the E-PARASITE Act (though, they also say you
> can call it the "Stopping Online Piracy Act").
> ...
> And it's not just foreign sites impacted by this law (despite what
> supporters would have you believe). It appears to expand who would
> have to take on the entire burdens of enforcing this blacklist --
> broadly naming "service providers" as defined in the DMCA. That's
> significant, because a big part of this bill is to undermine and strip
> away the safe harbors of the DMCA.
> ...
> On top of that, the bill says any attempt to get around such blocks
> can lead to liability. Would this put liability on things like
> MAFIAAfire? It sure sounds like it: To ensure compliance with orders
> issued pursuant to this section, the Attorney General may bring an
> action for injunctive relief.... against any entity that knowingly
> and willfully provides or offers to provide a product or service
> designed or marketed for the circumvention or bypassing of measures
> described in paragraph (2) and taken in response to a court order
> issued pursuant to this subsection, to enjoin such entity from
> interfering with the order by continuing to provide or offer to
> provide such product or service."
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