cabal's status on Tuesday, 17-Jan-12 02:55:39 UTC
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@redenchilada @the20percent I don't think you guys understand what would happen if these bills were passed. For one thing, the US plays host to web services that are used internationally, this law will affect internet users worldwide through the DNS ecosystem. Second, the proposed law potentially violates the First amendment of the US Constitution: Government has no right to enforce rules about what we can read or say. Third, the bill has no provisions whatsoever for a dispute process. For example, if somebody here uploaded a PDF document about how a proprietary process works (making real live talking ponies as a humorous example), the company who owns a copyright to that leaked document may ask a US court to have our Domain and service blocked to users in the united states (we are hosted in Germany. Neener neener! Take away our domain, but still accessible by IP address). Fourth, the bill overreaches other countries' sovereignty. Five, section 8 of our TOS. Says I can remove access.
