AD'ers: your internet under supervision

[naisho]

This mainly applies for USA AD'ers..

How do you feel that what you do on the internet will now be blocked and controlled?

You cannot view information from websites the USA does not allow. You will have a red X or no images loading when linked from those sites the USA does not want.
You also will not be able to visit sites that are blocked. Imagine you are reading an AD post and you click the link for something, it will say something like, "No access" or "Censored". How do you feel?

Video with subtitles to understand this act:
http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/5A31ep7v6HFd/

This Act, is called the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) (aka Protect IP also) that gives the government the power to turn off access to websites that most of the following corporations do not want you to access. It was announced in October 2011, and the first hearing just happened on Nov 16th.

Supporters of SOPA

Association (AdvaMed)
Allen Russell Photography
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Alliance of Visual Artists (AVA)
Altria Client Services
American Apparel and Footwear Association
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Federation of Musicians
American Gramaphone LLC
American Made Alliance
American Mental Health Counselors Association
American Photographic Artists
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
American Society of Media Photographers
American Society of Picture Professionals
American Watch Association
Anatoly Pronin Photography
Andrea Rugg Photography
Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Initiative (ACAPI)
Applied DNA Sciences
Art Holeman Photography
Association of American Publishers (AAP)
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP)
Association of Test Publishers
AstraZeneca plc
Australian Medical Council
Autodesk, Inc.
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
Baker & Taylor Ent.
Bay State Psychological Associates
Beachbody, LLC
Beam Global Spirits & Wine
Blue Sky Studios, Inc.
Bose Corporation
Braasch Biotech LLC
Brian Stevenson Photography
Brigid Collins Family Support Center
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
Burberry
C. F. Martin & Co., Inc.
Callaway Golf Company
Cascade Designs Incorporated
Caterpillar Inc.
Caveon, LLC
CBS Corporation
Cengage Learning
Center for Credentialing & Education
Center Stage Photography
CFA Institute
Chanel USA
Christopher Semmes Photography
Church Music Publishers Association
CMH Images
Coach
Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (CACP)
Columbia Sportswear Company
Comcast Corporation
Commercial Photo Design
Commercial Photographers International
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System
Consumer Healthcare Products Association
Copyright Alliance
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
Coty Inc.
Council of Fashion Designers of America
Country Music Association
CropLife America
Cross-Entertainment LLC
CSA Group
CVS Caremark
D'Addario & Company, Inc.
Dan Sherwood Photography
Danita Delimont Stock Photography
Dayco Products, LLC
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
Dennyfoto
Derek DiLuzio Photography
DeVaul Photography
Direct Selling Association (DSA)
Directional Insight
Distefano Enterprises Inc.
Doriguzzi Photographic Artistry
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Dolce & Gabbana USA, INC.
Dollar General Corporation
Don Grall Photography
Dunford Architectural Photography
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Ed McDonald Photography
Educational & Industrial Testing Service
Electronic Arts, Inc.
Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA)
Eli Lilly and Company
Englebert Photography
Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
ERAI, Inc.
Eric Meola Studio Inc
Evidence Photographers International Council
Ex Officio
Exxel Outdoors
FAME Publishing Co., LLC.
FAME Recording Studios
Far Bank Enterprises
Fashion Business Incorporated
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
Fender Musical Instrument Company
Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)
Ford Motor Company
Fortune Brands, Inc.
Fred J. Lord Photography
GAR Associates
Gelderland Productions, L.L.C.
Gemvision Corporation
Gibson Guitar Corp.
GlaxoSmithKline
Gospel Music Association
Governors America Corp.
Graduate Management Admission Council
Graphic Artists Guild
Greeting Card Association (GCA)
Greg Nikas Photography
Guru Denim
H.S. Marketing & Design, Inc.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
HarperCollins Publishers
Harry Fox Agency
Hastings Entertainment, Inc.
ICM Distributing Company, Inc.
IDS Publishing
IEC Electronics corp.
Images Plus
Imaging Supplies Coalition (ISC)
Independent Distributors of Electronics Association (IDEA)
INgrooves
Innate-gear
International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries
Ira Montgomery Photography
J.S. Grove Photography
James Drug Inc.
Jaynes Gallery
JCPage Photography
Jean Poland Photography
Jeff Stevensen Photography
John Fulton Photography
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Juicy Couture, Inc
Julien McRoberts Photography
K&R Photographics
kate spade
Kekepana International Services
Kenneth Garrett, photographer for National Geographic
Killing Jar Productions LLC
Lacoste USA
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
Lexmark International, Inc.
Light Perspectives
Linda Olsen Photography
Little Dog Records
Liz Claiborne, Inc
L'Oréal USA
Lucky Brand Jeans
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Macmillan
Major League Baseball
Marcia Andberg Associates LLC
Mark Niederman Photography
Marmot
Marona Photography
McLain Photography Inc
Merck & Co., Inc.
Messy Face Designs, Inc.
Michael Stern Photography
MicroRam Electronics, Inc.
Minter Works of Art
Mira Images
Monster Cable Products, Inc.
Moose’s Photos
Morningstar Films LLC
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA)
MotionMasters
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association
MPA - The Association of Magazine Media
Mr. Theodor Feibel (sole proprietor)
Music Managers Forum-U.S.
Nashville Songwriters Association International
Natalie Neckyfarow Actor/Dancer/Singer
National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM)
National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Board for Certified Counselors
National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA)
National Retail Federation (NRF)
NBCUniversal
Nervous Tattoo Inc., dba Ed Hardy
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
New Era Cap Co Inc
New Levels Ent. Co. LLC
News Corporation
Next Decade Entertainment, Inc.
NHL Enterprises, L.P.
Nicholas Petrucci, Artist, LLC
Nike, Inc.
Nintendo of America Inc.
Nissle Fine Art Photography
North Dakota Pharmacists Association
North Dakota Pharmacy Service Corporation
Oakley, Inc.
One Voice Recordings
OpSec Security, Inc.
Outdoor Industry Association
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)
Outdoor Research, Inc
Pacific Component Xchange, Inc.
Party Killer Films LLC
Pearson Clinical Assessment
Peavey Electronics Corporation
Perry Ellis International
Personal Care Products Council
Peter C. Brandt, Architectural and Fine Art Photography
Peter Hawkins Photography, Inc.
Petzl America
Pfizer Inc.
PGA of America
Philip Morris International
Photojournalist Dave Bartruff
Picture Archive Council of America (PACA)
Pigfactory Music
PING
PNW Images
Premier League
Production Music Association (PMA)
Professional Photographers of America
Quality Float Works, Inc.
Raging Waters Music
Ralph Lauren Corporation
Ramsay Corporation
Rebel Photo
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Red4 Music/Doogs Rock Inc
Red Wing Shoe Company
Reebok International Ltd.
Reed Elsevier Inc.
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
Revlon
Richard Flutie Photography
Rite Aid
Robin Davis Photography, Inc.
Rodger Scott Craig, a member of Liverpool Express, The Merseybeats, Fortune, Harlan
Cage, 101 South, and Mtunz Media
Roger Smith Photography Services
Rolex Watch USA Inc.
Romance Writers of America (RWA)
Rosetta Stone Inc.
Saddle Creek
Sage Studios LLC
Sam D'Amico Photography
Schneider Electric
Sean McGinty Photography
Secret Sea Visions (Photography)
SESAC, Inc.
SG Industries, Inc.
Shure Incorporated
SIGMA Assessment Systems
Six Degrees Records
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
SMC Entertainment
SMT Corp.
SoBe Entertainment
Society of Sport & Event Photographers
Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
Sony Electronics Inc.
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Soul Appeal Records and Music
SoundExchange
Southern Gothic LLC
Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)
SPI (The Plastics Industry Trade Association)
Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
Sports Rights Owners Coalition
Spring Fever Productions LLC
Spyder Active Sports, Inc
Stenbakken Photography
Stephen Dantzig Photography
Stock Artist Alliance
Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC
Student Photographic Society
Studio 404
SunRise Solar Inc.
Taylor Glenn Photographs
Taylor Guitars
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
Tednologies, Inc.
The Cambridge Don
The Collegiate Licensing Company/IMG College
The Donath Group, Inc.
The Dow Chemical Company
The Estee Lauder Companies
The McGraw-Hill Companies
The Music People! Inc.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
The Recording Academy (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences)
The Timberland Company
The Walt Disney Company
Tiffany & Co.
Time Warner Inc.
Tony Bullard Photography
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.
TRA Global
Tricoast Worldwide
Trio Productions, Inc. / Songscape Music,
Twist & Shout, Inc.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Universal Music Group
Uniweld Products Inc.
VF Corporation
Viacom
Vibram USA, Inc
Virtual Chip Exchange USA, Inc.
Voltage Pictures, LLC
W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.
Walcott Studio, LLC
Wal-Mart
Warner Music Group
Wendy Kaveney Photography
Western Psychological Services
Westmorland Images, LLC
Wild & Associates, Inc.
Wild Eye Photos LLC
William Sutton Photography
Willis Music
WindLegends Ink LLC
Winestem Company
Winslow Research Institute
Wolfe Video
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Woolrich, Inc.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
Zippo Manufacturing Company
Zumba Fitness, LLC

People against SOPA

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
AOL
Brookings Institution
eBay
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Facebook
Google
Human Rights Watch
LinkedIn
Mozilla
Reddit 
Reporters Without Borders
Twitter
Wikipedia/Wikimedia
Yahoo!

 

[Daredevel7]

Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Banjo]

It's a real threat all right. Not just that, it will affect the internet on a global scale. You see, three main domains like .com, .net and .org, if any of them are blocked, no one can see them. It doesn't matter if your website's hosting service is based in Europe or anywhere else, no one can access it if it is blocked by the USA since the domains are under the so-called jurisdiction of the USA.

 

[TWA]

This is the biggest threat to privacy and personal freedom since the Patriot Act

 

[deafskeptic]

This is the biggest threat to privacy and personal freedom since the Patriot Act

yes and I don't like the implications of this.

 

[Frisky Feline]

wow

 

[Jazzberry]

This is extremely scary. We already had laws in place to protect copyrights. SOPA is far too overreaching,overbearing and draconian.

SOPA may shut down open software projects, prevent new start-ups from forming and end up having a very negative impact on our country's economy all for the sake of appeasing the interests of the few powerful executives who control the very large corporations in the US.

I really don't like the direction our government has taken.

According to opponents of the bill, its requirements would overturn the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's (DMCA) process requiring copyright owners to submit notices of infringement to websites and ask for the infringing material to be taken down, legal observers say.[40] "If any website sets itself up in a way that does not actively log or monitor user behavior, a rights holder can always allege that the site is "avoiding confirming" the use of the site for infringement. That rights holder allegation is sufficient to put the website at major risk of losing access to payment and ad networks," said CDT lawyer David Sohn.[41]

"Is this really what we want to do to the internet? Shut it down every time it doesn't fit someone's business model?" asks Harvard Business Review blogger James Allworth, concluding that the bill would "give America its very own version of the Great Firewall of China."[42]

 

[mbrek]

Goes against the core of American Civil Rights.

 

[Banjo]

Don't be surprised if you don't see much news coverage, it's largely due to the media consolidation. That's a real concern I have shared with people over the years because it is getting bigger and bigger on a daily basis.

 

[DeafBadger]

It seems like since 1995, at least, there's been attempts to pass legislation to lock down the internet. This is the biggest one yet and the scariest in its far-reaching implications. This has to be stopped. NOW.

 

[TWA]

It seems like since 1995, at least, there's been attempts to pass legislation to lock down the internet. This is the biggest one yet and the scariest in its far-reaching implications. This has to be stopped. NOW.

What's most scary about it this time, is how hush hush it has been. Not even getting covered in the MM, and it's on a fast track for approval. I am pretty sure it is going to be passed. Only hope is for Obama to use a presidential veto, which I doubt he will.

 

[Banjo]

What's most scary about it this time, is how hush hush it has been. Not even getting covered in the MM, and it's on a fast track for approval. I am pretty sure it is going to be passed. Only hope is for Obama to use a presidential veto, which I doubt he will.

Blame the media consolidation for the lack of news coverage.

 

[Journey]

Seems a little a**-backward to me. How about we tell these companies/corporations the same thing I tell my kids ... if you don't want the world (or even a small portion of it) seeing your stuff, don't put it on the internet, period.

 

[Cheetah]

The idea is that an owner of copyright protected material can request that unauthorized sites be blocked. The idea is good, the implementation so far does not look good. I would like to see more public discussion on this topic and especially more input from the IT community.

 

[Banjo]

The idea is that an owner of copyright protected material can request that unauthorized sites be blocked. The idea is good, the implementation so far does not look good. I would like to see more public discussion on this topic and especially more input from the IT community.

Frankly, it's practically impossible to go on without being accused of copyright infringement these days.

The copyright laws need to be toned down... a lot.

 

[naisho]

How will this affect AD? One big way I can think of:

Legally, no more animated gifs, copyrighted pictures from tinypic, gifsoup, photobucket, etc if they are from copyrighted media and the owners request them to be taken down or blocked. These images, they are still copyrighted material.

Technically, if your avatar is an animated gif or picture from someone else who has the copyright and you don't have the consent, they can ask Alex or the mods to take down your avatar. If Alex/moderators do not comply, they can technically block your site.

So that means all the moderators will have to scan and approve of every avatar or link or picture that you post to make sure alldeaf.com is not affected by copyright infringement. This is the extreme method AD would have to take to keep everyone out of trouble.

 

[Banjo]

How will this affect AD? One big way I can think of:

Legally, no more animated gifs, copyrighted pictures from tinypic, gifsoup, photobucket, etc if they are from copyrighted media and the owners request them to be taken down or blocked. These images, they are still copyrighted material.

Technically, if your avatar is an animated gif or picture from someone else who has the copyright and you don't have the consent, they can ask Alex or the mods to take down your avatar. If Alex/moderators do not comply, they can technically block your site.

So that means all the moderators will have to scan and approve of every avatar or link or picture that you post to make sure alldeaf.com is not affected by copyright infringement. This is the extreme method AD would have to take to keep everyone out of trouble.

Which would be far too much work. The copyright laws today are far more strict and enough to give anyone a headache compared to the past few decades. For example, the Copyright Term Extension Act. It was passed during the 70s, and since then, they have created more copyright laws.

For example, Disney's Steamboat Willie should be in the public domain now, but the copyright term has been extended several times. How long before it finally goes into the public domain? A good while, I'll reckon. It was supposed to go into the public domain back in 1956. However, they managed to renew the copyright term which was extended to 1984, then 2003. Right now, it won't be entering the public domain until 2023 and I bet you they'll try to extend it again by then. It should have went into public domain 55 years ago as planned.

 

[AlleyCat]

Wow. Sounds like an awful lot of work. I wonder what's really going to pan out. I'm scared, yet not scared, if that makes any sense.

 

[Cheetah]

Which would be far too much work. The copyright laws today are far more strict and enough to give anyone a headache compared to the past few decades. For example, the Copyright Term Extension Act. It was passed during the 70s, and since then, they have created more copyright laws.

For example, Disney's Steamboat Willie should be in the public domain now, but the copyright term has been extended several times. How long before it finally goes into the public domain? A good while, I'll reckon. It was supposed to go into the public domain back in 1956. However, they managed to renew the copyright term which was extended to 1984, then 2003. Right now, it won't be entering the public domain until 2023 and I bet you they'll try to extend it again by then. It should have went into public domain 55 years ago as planned.

Protecting copyrights and extending copy rights are two completely different issues.

 

[naisho]

Apple, Microsoft, and the 27 Other Tech Giants Who Support the Awful Internet Censorship Bill

Nevermind the pissant little companies on this list you've never heard of. What's worrisome is the giants, like Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, and Intel. Companies who hypocritically thrive off the open nature of the internet—an internet where it's not a felony to post an animated GIF from a tiny fraction of your favorite film, or record you and a friend lipsyncing Nicki Minaj. The internet has exploded because of these seemingly trivial freedoms—the freedom to mess around and create interesting stuff. Experimentation without fear of federal imprisonment leads to some pretty awesome stuff. Stuff that's then used with the very software and equipment these SOPA backers sell. So it's not just that they're supporting an awful censorship law—these BSA cronies are biting our hands that feed them.

Tech Companies that are supporting this bill thru Business Software Alliance (BSA)

Adobe
Apple
Autodesk
AVEVA
AVG
Bentley Systems
CA
Cadence Design Systems
CNC Software – Mastercam
Compuware
Corel
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation
Dell
Intel
Intuit
Kaspersky
McAfee
Microsoft
Minitab
Progress Software
PTC
Quark
Quest
Rosetta Stone
Siemens PLM Software, Inc.
Sybase
Symantec
TechSmith
The MathWorks