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"It still amazes me how people (both in this thread and in general) that go on about piracy and how despicable it is, how it violates their rights, how it's an act of injustice, seem to be ok with committing other acts of injustice as long as it might benefit them."
Perhaps, but I personally can't ever remember supporting injustice of any kind.
My point wasn't that 2257 was similar to SOPA in its supporters, lack of warning, etc. Only that all the scary stuff that was going to happen with 2257 didn't. However, I am still against it.
I have had my stuff stolen since 1997, and large companies have long benefited from my content. Yahoo groups, etc. Today it is the dailymotions, and filesonics (supported by paypal) that are leaching off of things I create or pay to create. My anger is not making me overgeneralize. Only relief that as a country we take some sort of action with teeth against foreign thieves. I understand this threatens the livelihood of some too. But those are the people that are stealing, and they fear anything that could stop them in their tracks. Whenever someone steals from me, the hosting site makes me state under penalty of perjury that it is my material. Wonder why they don't make uploaders state under penalty of perjury that they own the material? Wonder why they allow them to continue even after they know they are pirates? The answer is money. They make money on piracy. Any who do will hate this law or a law like it. People like me will say finally!
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