18th January 2012 - 11:05 pm

coketalk:

Defend Our Freedom to Share (or Why SOPA is a Bad Idea)

This TED Talk by Clay Shirky is the most elegant and potent argument against SOPA and PIPA I’ve ever seen. Everyone should watch this.

“The threat, in fact, is this inversion of the burden of proof, where we, suddenly, are all treated like thieves at every moment we’re given the freedom to create, to produce, or to share.”

The Senate may have backed away from SOPA and PIPA for now, but they’re not dead yet. The Senate may vote for cloture on PIPA next week and the House is set to get back to SOPA in mid-February.

(Source: coketalk)

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  1. megamindy reblogged this from wellthatsjustgreat and added:
    Ok, I’m a little late on watching this and sharing it, but it’s still pertinent.
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    avoid politics but i fell like everyone
  7. hopefulveterinarian reblogged this from coketalk and added:
    Yes yes yes yes, this...so well explained.
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    Y’all need this....broken down succinctly and clearly.
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    explained EVERYTHING to me. Really well explained
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    Watch it. Learn it.
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