It's here.

7) the term ‘Internet site dedicated to infringing activities’ means an Internet site that--
(A) has no significant use other than engaging in, enabling, or facilitating the--
(i) reproduction, distribution, or public performance of copyrighted works, in complete or substantially complete [emphasis mine] form, in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement under section 501 of title 17, United States Code;
(ii) violation of section 1201 of title 17, United States Code; [Which is all about DRM circumvention, see here] or
(iii) sale, distribution, or promotion of goods, services, or materials bearing a counterfeit mark, as that term is defined in section 34(d) of the Lanham Act; or
(B) is designed, operated, or marketed by its operator or persons operating in concert with the operator, and facts or circumstances suggest is used, primarily as a means for engaging in, enabling, or facilitating the activities described under clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A);

It later goes on to cover 'Internet Sites Engaged in [rather than 'dedicated to'] Infringing Activities'... but only with the immediate addition of 'That Endanger the Public Health'.

Hmm.

hS

No way. It violates too much Constitution.

Don't we have a Constitution that's supposed to prevent these sorts of things?

The bill is so poorly written that it would allow any copyright owner to shut down a legitimate retail website, such as Amazon or Best Buy, by alleging that one product being sold on the site could “enable or facilitate” an infringement. It could even allow any content owner to block access to the Patent Office website if it receives and posts a patent application for a product that is believed to use content without permission.

This'll be killed pretty much immediately. There is no way this thing can pass.

Hope I don't get any emails from Change.org that I don't need.

This is *ridiculous*. For heaven's sake, as long as there is internet people will infringe copyright. It's not exactly stoppable. Shutting down sites will NOT help.

Especially if it's a "might".

And, I sent a letter through another website that's in on the action of telling these guys not to sign it. Seriously, this bill...

The scary thing is, it's picked up a lot of support as a "bipartisan" bill. Pfft, really, I would buy that if you didn't so heavily skew the hearings towards one side, Congress.

Well, here's hoping this bill doesn't go through. Vague wording is never a good thing.

This bill is a Very Bad Thing. Taking media law class, I've learned that America is supposed to work on the assumption that there is a free market of ideas: anybody can come in and say whatever they want. The government isn't supposed to say who can come in, stop people at the door, or stand in front of certain sources of information.

In this bill's quest to hinder a portion of the internet, it threatens to stand in front of the whole internet and prevent access... and even mess up the way the internet itself works.

Not to mention it's horribly vague and just... ahaugh. The idea that streaming a video game can become a felony... So many things use streaming nowadays- even music labels!

Needless to say, I've signed a zillion things, sent letters to all of my representatives, sent letters to the representatives of the state I'm currently in, and have my eyes peeled.

This bill is obviously draconion and overly broad in its approach. I personally do not approve of internet piracy, but a more measured approach is required to address the problem's caused by it. We need a surgical scalpel as opposed to this bill's chainsaw, one might say.

Anyway, down with this bill.

http://www.mozilla.org/sopa/?WT.mc_ID=sopa-snippet

Phobos and I sent a message through them last night. We meant to post, but other stuff came up, so I'm glad you got the ball rolling. {= ) Can't hurt to do 'em both, right?

~Neshomeh

I signed it 'cause it kept popping up on "ThatGuyWitheGlasses.com", and an't nothin' keeping me from watching the Nostalgia Critic and company!

Boy and I thought Youtube was bad... I really freakin' hate big businesses sometimes.

Seriously?
Wow, and I thought our government was bad enough already. This is being passed in blatant disregard for our constitutuinal rights.
Is there an age limit for signing this petition?

Unfortunately, I'm not an american citizen.

Also... intellectual property's such a ting. Copyright's a fuzzy thing anyways. And who tells me that they're not infringing anything.

... and I'm not even an American citizen! As if mandatory, government-regulated Internet filters are bad enough, now the US DoJ is pushing for this?

And this seems to be based on the assumption that ANY website MIGHT contain a POSSIBLE infringement? THEN the whole kit'n'kaboodle gets taken down?

*sigh* I truely fail to see the logic in all of this. IF it goes through, we might be next on the chopping block, for all I know.