Quote:
Originally Posted by Ann-Angelcom
Clearly you can tell in this thread who is a content producer and who is not. As a producer I support this 100% and yes I read past the title. The fact is that if I can prove ownership to my content and I want it removed from anywhere I don't want it I should be able to.
|
It's not about that. On the contrary. Under SOPA all that it takes to (temporarily) take down a website is an accusation.
1. X contacts your registrar, your cc processor, your host, your bank,... and accuses you of hosting copyrighted content on your site.
2. Your registrar etc now has 5 days to contact you.
3. If within those 5 days, the content is not removed, your registrar, processor etc have to stop doing business with you (in other words: cut you off). Otherwise their continued business relationship with you will be seen as "profiting from the alleged copyright infringement".
4. Even if the allegations are false and you can prove that you are only hosting content that you own the rights to, your registrars, processors, hosting company etc still has to cut you off if you don't remove the content. There's no appeal process here, no courts involved at this point.
5. If you disagree, then YOU, the accused, will have to take things to court. Until there's a decision by the courts, your registrar, processor, host and anyone else that was put on notice by the accuser has to refrain from doing business with you if you continue to host the content in question.
I can understand that people are pissed off about declining sales numbers and stolen content, but SOPA is not the solution. Read the 78 page proposal and you'll have no problem coming up with at least 10 or 20 ways this system can be abused.
SOPA totally destroys the concept of the presumption of innocence. It puts the burden on the accused and until that accused gets his day in court, he's effectively on blacklist that prevents him from using the internet.... let alone making a living on the internet.