Don't get me wrong, I think SOPA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act] is terrible - it shows naivety within the US congress; and should it pass, go on to show the world how not to do democracy. If the majority of people don't want it and experts assess that it's going to do more harm than good, then you're clearly doing it wrong.
Even so, I don't think it's as bad a decision for the rest of the world as it seems. Sure, there will be a horrendous ripple-effect of lost freedom, prosperity and opinion; but I think it'll only last a short period of time.
I am against SOPA almost entirely, it's approaching a tricky situation in the complete wrong way and the internet's becoming more developed, mature and tidy on its own accord so this act needn't exist; but if SOPA passes wouldn't that just drive business away from the US (from ISPs, Google, MSN, MS, Apple, etc.) and into other, non-SOPA countries? Couldn't we be seeing MSN hosted in Mexico, Wikipedia is France and Google in the UK in the near future should SOPA pass, therefore harming the US economy and causing a hard-lesson-learned by the US congress?[footnote]Purely speculative. I have no true idea what exactly will happen for the rest of teh world, but we all know the possible and highly likely negatives SOPA will bring to the US.[/footnote]
I don't wish for this to happen at all, but I have my wonders about a possibly less-dark future for the rest of the modernised world should the evil abomination of SOPA get through.
What do you think would happen if SOPA gets through?
Even so, I don't think it's as bad a decision for the rest of the world as it seems. Sure, there will be a horrendous ripple-effect of lost freedom, prosperity and opinion; but I think it'll only last a short period of time.
I am against SOPA almost entirely, it's approaching a tricky situation in the complete wrong way and the internet's becoming more developed, mature and tidy on its own accord so this act needn't exist; but if SOPA passes wouldn't that just drive business away from the US (from ISPs, Google, MSN, MS, Apple, etc.) and into other, non-SOPA countries? Couldn't we be seeing MSN hosted in Mexico, Wikipedia is France and Google in the UK in the near future should SOPA pass, therefore harming the US economy and causing a hard-lesson-learned by the US congress?[footnote]Purely speculative. I have no true idea what exactly will happen for the rest of teh world, but we all know the possible and highly likely negatives SOPA will bring to the US.[/footnote]
I don't wish for this to happen at all, but I have my wonders about a possibly less-dark future for the rest of the modernised world should the evil abomination of SOPA get through.
What do you think would happen if SOPA gets through?