Wednesday, January 18, 2012

SOPA? Agree or disagree?

Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA, is a proposed bill aimed at cracking down on copyright infringement.  However many websites are urging Congress to oppose the bill.  Many sites such as YouTube and Google would be affected by the proposed shutting down. 
List two pro's and two con's for the passing of SOPA.
Do you agree or disagree with the Stop Online Piracy Act? Take a position and defend it! Justify your position with information from the article:
"SOPA explained: What it is and Why it Matters", by Julianne Pepitone



Reference:
Pepitone, J. (2012, January 18). Sopa explained: what it is and why it matters. CNN Money Tech. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/17/technology/sopa_explained
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7 comments:

  1. kourtney mettsJanuary 18, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    Con: what will happen if they shut down Google is people will not be not able to get good research on stuff. Also websites that have a lot of uploading and downloading will shut down the website. Also people are steeling people songs, movies, also t they will shows.
    Pro: people will be able to access all information they will need. Also people can get all free stuff on the internet.
    I do agree about the bill passing by because if it does pass by it will everybody will get all access they can hat they will need and also people can get free stuff on the internet.

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  2. kourtney jenkinsJanuary 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    One pro is that people will stop copy right infringement. One con is that one day u will be able to get on a web site and a couple days later you won’t be able to get on that site anymore. I agree and I disagree I agree with is because it stops people from stilling and I disagree because if it dose happen we will be limited to what we can do on the web .another thing is that the creators of the web site will have to shut down what they made.

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  3. DennitriaDodsonJanuary 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    1Q .I disagree with s.o.p.a because the internet is for public use, so just because there are a few of inappropriate videos on some sites does not mean you shut them down. This internet needs some of these sites to get through life because personally I cannot go a day without facebook.com.I think that the government is not being reasonable because they said the internet is for all public use. Pros and Cons…1Q.One con is that you will not be able to assess informational articles for book reports.2Q.Another con is not being able to use important sites like google.1Q.One pro is that they are taking inappropriate videos off the internet.2Q.Another pro is that YouTube is being taken off the internet because of their inappropriate videos.:)

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  4. AlexJanuary 22, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    Alexander Saigh

    I think that they should pass the SOPA bill because when you type something in, Google and especially YouTube take you to all of the sites in that category. Someone can copy and paste anything. The last and the one that I really hate is that it never gives you a red flag, so you can go to a fake site or a rated R site and see it.

    Pros Cons
    The bill stops piracy. It shuts down sites that are useful to some people.
    It secures you from all of the bad sites. It has a,”shoot first then ask questions” act.
    Your computer won’t crash. People can’t find a site to get info from.

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  5. Kamille Briley-ChildsJanuary 22, 2012 at 6:40 PM

    Kamille Briley-Childs
    SOPA Act
    Pros
    Here are my two pros for the SOPA Act. My first pro for the SOPA Act is they are trying to stop online piracy. My second pro for the SOPA Act is their promoting censorship.
    Cons
    Here are my two cons for the SOPA Act. My first con for the SOPA Act is it’s affecting the liberty. My second pro for the SOPA Act is it’s affecting internet rights.
    I don’t agree with SOPA, because their taking away our rights of the internet. Yes we have online piracy, but that doesn’t mean they have to take away the liberty of our U.S. citizens.

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  6. Kamille Briley-ChildsJanuary 22, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    Kamille Briley-Childs
    SOPA Act
    Pros
    Here are my two pros for the SOPA Act. My first pro for the SOPA Act is they are trying to stop online piracy. My second pro for the SOPA Act is their promoting censorship.
    Cons
    Here are my two cons for the SOPA Act. My first con for the SOPA Act is it’s affecting the liberty. My second pro for the SOPA Act is it’s affecting internet rights.
    I don’t agree with SOPA, because their taking away our rights of the internet. Yes we have online piracy, but that doesn’t mean they have to take away the liberty of our U.S. citizens.

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