SOPA is back, that is right people, the bill that is threatening to take away our freedoms on the internet and beyond is BACK, and not only is it back, but it is trying to be passed quietly so nobody notices, SOPA will guarantee that anybody who streams a video, whether it be on youtube, a walkthrough for a video game, or a kid singing a song that is 'copyrighted' they will be treated as a felon, that is right, a FELON, do you understand me? YOU will be treated like the highest form of criminal for uploading a video game walkthrough on youtube, for singing a song on karaoke, hell, you could be arrested and treated as a felon for posting a screenshot...
Now, why am I telling you this? Because this is only just the beginning, how long until Fanfiction is being attacked, how long until a fanfiction writer is being carted off to a maximum state prison for writing a character from Naruto into their fanfic, or a character from Bleach, or a character fro Sekirei or Seikon no Qwaser, Highschool DxD,Trinity Blood, Witchblade, how long until THAT crap is happening? I assure you that if this passes, it will not be long, oh no, it will not be long at all, because once this passes, then ANYTHING goes, Fanfiction will be attacked for using canon characters in a fanon manner, authors will be arrested for writing a book whose main character has glasses, just like in another series, artists will be arrested and confined for using sapphire blue in the iris of one of their characters like another author. We CANNOT let this happen!
Don't believe us? Look at the links below, remove the spaces, see for yourself, and please, PLEASE spread the word and fight this assault on our freedoms, because this isn't just going to affect americans, oh no, it will affect EVERYBODY across the globe!
: / www . huffingtonpost 2013/08/07/unauthorized-streaming-felony_n_3720479 . html
and the video which caused us to find out about this horrible thing...remove the spaces, and spread the word...
: / www . youtube watch?v=1fTt4K4Cae4
Take care and spread the word, or we will lose out freedoms to express ourselves on the Internet! Repost it on your stories, forums, blogs, anywhere! JUST MAKE IT KNOW! WE HAVE TO STOP THIS!
Pass this message on! DO your part and help protect the freedom of the internet!
You are talking about a serious infringement on personal freedoms. Even if they're written by "talentless hacks" they're still someone's babies, someone's pride and joy that they've put their heart and soul into. I remind you that there is zero copyright infringement. We aren't paid to write, we do so purely out of love. To treat such a simple harmless joy as a crime is a monstrous act.
Not to mention the fact that many fanfictions are wonderful stories written by people who love those characters. Also if it's a series that isn't well-known or popular, then fanfiction is our only way of spending additional time with those characters because there may not be any "official" published material in existence.
Last edited by chilled monkey on Jul 1st, 2016 at 03:36 PM
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Don't worry, I wasn't being serious. Well, fanfiction is total shit 99.99% of the time, but it should only be treated as a crime against good taste, not as an actual criminal act. And finally, SOPA has been stopped 3 years ago.
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Jun 30th, 2016 09:53 PM
Thanks Scribble!
