What's that?
If I may not steal a movie on a DVD in a shop, may i steal a movie by downloading an unauthorized copy via Internet?
If I may not pester somebody in my class at school, may I pester her via Internet?
If I may not insult somebody on the radio or on TV, may I insult him via Internet?
Or are the rules on Internet the same as in the rest of the society?
Kees
Hello Buzz Crew and Gang,
Just like in a mythical horror film, a nine headed hydra rears its head in attempts to devour its prey. In this case, the hydra's heads are nine pieces of legislation that tried or will make attempts at limiting Internet freedoms. There is a cyber-war underway and the battleground is taking place on tablets, desktops PCs, mobiles phones in various locations all throughout the world.
What are the nine heads to this hydra?
CTEA
U.S. Senate Bill S.505: Copyright Term Extension Act
Status: U.S. Senate vote passage of bill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTEA
ACTA
Bill C-32: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Status: European Parliament passed the resolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement
COICA
United States Senate Bill S.3804: Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act
Status: Stalled in committee, rewritten into new legislation called PIPA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combating_Online_Infringement_and_Counterfeits_Act
PIPA
United States Senate Bill S.968: PROTECT IP Act
Status: Vote postponed, still in committee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act
SOPA
United States Senate Bill House Bill S.3261: Stop Online Piracy Act
Status: Vote postponed, still in committee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOPA
CIFA
U.S. Senate Bill S.773
Counter-Intelligence Field Activity
Status: Pentagon ordered it shutdown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterintelligence_Field_Activity
NDAA
U.S. Senate Bill S.1867: National Defense Authorization Act
Status: U.S. Senate vote passage of bill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDAA
OPEN
U.S. Senate Bill S.2029:
Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act
Status: Discussions are to continue in committee in 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Protection_and_Enforcement_of_Digital_Trade_Act
PL118
Private Copy Levy:
Portugal: Modifying existing law to match SOPA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy
Just like a hydra, when one head is cut off, another takes it place. In order to kill this Internet hydra, netizens around the world will need to vote those legislators out of office. That is the only way to kill the monster before it devours all Internet freedoms.
Something to think about people.

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