Casper Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Current law forces copyright owners to submit DMCA takedown requests if copyrighted content is found on a site. These requests must include the direct link to the link/content in question. The website owner then has X amount of time to respond and remove the content. Sites, including Ohio Riders, could soon be held responsible under SOPA and/or PIPA for links to any copyrighted material. Since sites like Ohio Riders depend on user submitted content, that makes us much more vulnerable. For instance, a user could submit a link to a video with a copyrighted song. It happens. If this happens numerous times, the US Government can say we are facilitating the spread of pirated material. This would allow them to take control of our domain name, blacklist us, etc., essentially taking us offline for good. We do not have the money to pay for lawyers to help us fight something like this. The idea of our country promoting a free and open Internet, then looking to enable the same censoring technology as used in countries like China is heart-wrenching. Please, take a minute to help send the message to our representatives that this sort of Internet censorship simply is not acceptable by signing Google's petition here and sending an email to your representative directly via the Electronic Freedom Foundation's site here.Today several major sites across the Internet are blacking out in protest of PROTECT IP and SOPA. I decided against this, but still want to help spread the message. I decided to instead place this notice on the front page in hopes that many of you will take the time to sign the protest and email your representatives. Normally I wouldn't have anything political on the front page like this, but these two bills could very well threaten the existence of this website and many, many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Signed and emailedPosted to Facebook urging friends as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVTPilot Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Kudos, Ben! Signed as well. My livelyhood is based on the proper aqcuistion of copyrighted material over the internet. This bill is not the proper way to ensure that happens. This bill is the proper way to strengthen the shackles placed upon liberty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Signed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meanie Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Done and Done. Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Signed it.. Thanks Ben.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunuva Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Done and Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoTGoD Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarvismb Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 What if I support f#*%@(g censorship?Think about the children. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 You can't stop the internet, Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Huh? His name's not Steve, it's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 You can't stop the internet, Steve.You can if you hack the Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxnut Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Done. Thanks Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-flores Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 What if I support f#*%@(g censorship?Think about the children.I hate children. That's why Casper is raising mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Done !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 FYI, Ohio's Sherrod Brown is a co-sponsor and big fan of the Senate version, PIPA. Please remember that when he is up for reelection. Portman has been publicly against it for some time.The above comment is copyrighted. If you reply and quote me I will file a DMCA takedown notice with Casper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysix Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Done, shared on Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Portman has been publicly against it for some time.do you have a link or anything for this? i've been looking online, but i have not been able to find a public statement on his stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 ███████ ██ █████████ ██ █████ ██ █ ████ ██████ █ ██ ██████ ███ ███ ███ ██████This comment has been found in violation of H.R. 3261, S.O.P.A. and has been removed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphy Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 You can if you hack the Gibson.Been there, done that! Hack the Planet!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisknight Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Signed it at 6:50 this morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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