They say the legislation would turn the Internet into a police state. The argument is that this would make it easy for someone to make false or weak claims to take a website offline while the case makes its way through the courts. Additionally, it would force ISPs to block non-U. Opponents say this might destabilize the Internet and allow loopholes for hackers to exploit.
Which sites that I use would this affect? Most obviously, Wikipedia. There are millions of users who constantly update the site, and sometimes things are posted that might have questionable copyright provenance.
If Wikipedia were shut down or blocked every time it was challenged over copyright, the site would likely cease to function. YouTube would be another site that would be harshly affected by the measures.
Since millions of people upload videos to YouTube, sometimes copyrighted material slips through. Currently, this is dealt with by individual videos being taken down after a complaint. Some interpretations of the bill say that sites that even link to other sites accused of infringing might be at risk. Basically, any site that has a large user-generated component is worried about SOPA. This is the document Wikipedia references when explaining why they are against the bill.
How can I get around the blackout? This is a past version of the page Google has stored on its own servers. We want people to trust Wikipedia, not worry that it is trying to propagandize them.
Unlike Wikipedia, which is a not-for-profit, Google and Facebook have a huge number of shareholders to appease.
Google has, however, altered its home and search pages to alert people to the blackout day. This change is only visible in the United States.
Since you should know about these things Loading comments Share this story Twitter Facebook. The Wikimedia Foundation said that Wikipedia will shut down its English version for 24 hours, beginning at a.
EST on Wednesday, Jan. My work in Kenya, for example, was heavily influenced by a Christian Science Monitor article I had forced myself to read 10 years earlier. If you were to come up with a punchline to a joke about the Monitor, that would probably be it. But you know what? We change lives.
We have a mission beyond circulation, we want to bridge divides. And we can prove it. Already a subscriber? Monitor journalism changes lives because we open that too-small box that most people think they live in. We believe news can and should expand a sense of identity and possibility beyond narrow conventional expectations.
Your subscription to The Christian Science Monitor has expired. You can renew your subscription or continue to use the site without a subscription. Your session has expired. Please sign in again so you can continue to borrow titles and access your Loans, Wish list, and Holds pages. If you're still having trouble, follow these steps to sign in. Add a library card to your account to borrow titles, place holds, and add titles to your wish list.
Have a card? Add it now to start borrowing from the collection. The library card you previously added can't be used to complete this action. Please add your card again, or add a different card.
0コメント