Okay, for anyone on my flist that hasn't heard of this, I need to share this link about the bill that is currently in the House in the US. It stands to severely limit internet useage in a way that I don't think will actually combat piracy as much as it will simply disrupt casual internet users who have non-commercial-use derivative works (for example, singing a song on Youtube) and anyone using sites that could get in trouble. Youtube, Facebook, Livejournal, 4chan, Cracked, and Tumblr all seem like huge potential candidates for that to me.

Please consider filling out the petition on the above site, and here's a couple more links:
Mozilla censors itself as part of American Censorship Day
U.S. contemplates unprecedented internet censorship: Bill proposes web site closure
House takes Senate's bad Internet censorship bill, tries making it worse

This is a group that is linked to on the main site I linked, and while I don't agree with their complete attitude of ignoring the fact that artists made the works that they insist it is their right to have for free, it's... Well someone may find it useful or interesting, so here it is.


I'm still reading up on it myself, or I'd have a longer, more coherent post. Anyone with additional information/protests/thoughts/petitions to link to, please feel free to do so in the comments.