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09-28-2010, 12:58 AM
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Americans: sign petition to fight Great Firewall of the USA
Cory Doctorow at 7:37 AM Monday, Sep 27, 2010
Aaron sez, "Does Hollywood know how to be evil or what? Just as the President is denouncing Iran and China for censoring the Internet, the MPAA is rushing through a bill to create an Internet blacklist here at home. American ISPs would be required to block any domains that host too much copyright or trademark infringement. The bill is so careless and vague even YouTube could get banned, and that's even before other government agencies get their hands on this technique. (WikiLeaks, anyone?) Can you sign our urgent petition to stop the bill?"
This is the kind of heavy-handed censorship you'd expect from a dictatorship, where one man can decide what web sites you're not allowed to visit. But the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to pass the bill this week -- and Senators say they haven't heard much in the way of objections! That's why we need you to sign our urgent petition to Congress demanding they oppose the Internet blacklist.
PETITION TO THE SENATE: Censoring the Internet is something we'd expect from China or Iran, not the U.S. Senate. You need to stop this Internet blacklist in its tracks and oppose S. 3804.
http://demandprogress.org/blacklist/?source=bb
Sponsor:
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Cosponsors:
Evan Bayh [D-IN]
Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Thomas Coburn [R-OK]
Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Charles Grassley [R-IA]
Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Herbert Kohl [D-WI]
Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Arlen Specter [D-PA]
George Voinovich [R-OH]
Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Bill text: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-3804 It's terrible through-and-through. In addition to the core issue of creating a de facto national internet filter, it would also prevent any non-domestic sites from receiving donations or ad revenue through US based services. The judicial procedures are imbalanced, the definitions are expansive, the AG office is required to spend resources on enforcement, and it empowers the AG to create a second blacklist of sites based on allegations without judicial action (which providers will be pressured to filter as well though a selective immunity grant).
Americans: sign petition to fight Great Firewall of the USA
Cory Doctorow at 7:37 AM Monday, Sep 27, 2010
Aaron sez, "Does Hollywood know how to be evil or what? Just as the President is denouncing Iran and China for censoring the Internet, the MPAA is rushing through a bill to create an Internet blacklist here at home. American ISPs would be required to block any domains that host too much copyright or trademark infringement. The bill is so careless and vague even YouTube could get banned, and that's even before other government agencies get their hands on this technique. (WikiLeaks, anyone?) Can you sign our urgent petition to stop the bill?"
This is the kind of heavy-handed censorship you'd expect from a dictatorship, where one man can decide what web sites you're not allowed to visit. But the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to pass the bill this week -- and Senators say they haven't heard much in the way of objections! That's why we need you to sign our urgent petition to Congress demanding they oppose the Internet blacklist.
PETITION TO THE SENATE: Censoring the Internet is something we'd expect from China or Iran, not the U.S. Senate. You need to stop this Internet blacklist in its tracks and oppose S. 3804.
http://demandprogress.org/blacklist/?source=bb
Sponsor:
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Cosponsors:
Evan Bayh [D-IN]
Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Thomas Coburn [R-OK]
Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Charles Grassley [R-IA]
Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Herbert Kohl [D-WI]
Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Arlen Specter [D-PA]
George Voinovich [R-OH]
Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Bill text: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-3804 It's terrible through-and-through. In addition to the core issue of creating a de facto national internet filter, it would also prevent any non-domestic sites from receiving donations or ad revenue through US based services. The judicial procedures are imbalanced, the definitions are expansive, the AG office is required to spend resources on enforcement, and it empowers the AG to create a second blacklist of sites based on allegations without judicial action (which providers will be pressured to filter as well though a selective immunity grant).