[x-pubpol] US House of Representatives declares nuclear war on Internet Freedoms around the world

[Sivasubramanian M]

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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