people that understand the internet should be writing these bills, not dumb politicians. nothing like this will ever pass because it will never work, and can't be enforced.
Unfortunately that doesn't mean it can't pass in this country. The bills are written by the powerful and very wealthy lobby for the movie and music industries and key members of congress are paid to support it. Without the actions of wikipedia and others it very well might have danced through.
If it would have passed we would have seen that it can indeed be enforced, but not in any sort of fair manner. It would have been enforced randomly in the same way as the witch hunts of Salem and McCarthy.
The OPEN act looks better - http://keepthewebopen.com/ - but even if that ever became a reality, we would be a long way away from ever seeing an implementation.
The policy here has always been not to link to any torrent sites, or illegal file sharing sites. I think it's in everyone's interests to back the artists and musicians, and provide an incentive for them to make even more great music. BEA would also benefit if piracy was not quite so prevalent as people would need to buy their music rather than download it illegally.
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