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Originally Posted by Nathan
The problem is that the proposed law removes most burden of proof from the government. It let's the doj shutdown sites without any lawsuit or hearing.
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It's already been pointed out the government can take no action without a court order. This is no different than existing due process in the US (and most any other country), where the government can obtain a court order for seizure, and then defendants are provided the opportunity to sue for remedy.
The arguments regarding censorship are equally baseless in that it assumes the speech is protected. Stolen speech is not protected speech. It never has been, and hopefully never will.
I'm sure there will be instances of overreach by the government, but no laws are perfect. The current state of affairs is billions lost yearly by content providers and product innovators, going instead to leachers and scamsters. I am now convinced the net effect of the law will be to provide more content and better products at lower prices. I'm hopeful the government won't overextend itself, but if it does, these things always tend to self-correct because of the appeals process in this country. There ARE checks and balances.