http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/11/mpaa-to-obama-censor.html
http://jonesreport.com/article/12_08/15obama_censor.html

MPAA to Obama: censor the Internet, kick people off the Internet, break other countries' Internet

Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing | December 15, 2008

Tim Jones of the Electronic Frontier Foundation has some good commentary on the news that the MPAA has asked Obama to spy on the entire Internet, and to establish a system where being accused of copyright infringement would result in loss of your Internet connection (and your VoIP line, your access to your university, your lifeline to your parents in the old country, your means of participating in civic life, your means of fighting your parking ticket, etc etc etc). The MPAA also wants Obama to lean on other countries (notably Canada!) and force them to adopt US copyright laws.

Here, the MPAA is advocating for a number of things, the most problematic of which is a "three strikes" internet termination policy. This would require ISPs to terminate customers' internet accounts upon a rights-holder's repeat allegation of copyright ingfringement. This could be done potentially without any due process or judicial review. A three-strikes policy was recently adopted by legislation in France, where all ISPs are now banned from providing blacklisted citizens with internet access for up to one year.

wasn't Obama backed by a lot of Hollywood ...

I won't say more...yet

Ahh.. I am so glad I bought that little wifi finder gizmo at radio shack the other day.

People take note, get a bit geeky; learn about proxy servers, and various things... It's time to be a smarter consumer. Even if your not downloading anything you shouldn't be, its still in your best interest to educate yourself so that censorship and big brother won't have as big an effect.

The idea of your account being terminated because someone accuses you of something, and never has to actually prove it, should concern you as greatly as it concerns myself!

This is where Obama has to prove himself.

Is he going to listen to Hollywood and the RIAA, or is he going to listen to We The People?

^he is paid and bought already there is no people welcome everyone to the Chicago Machine now in the White house..
but we will see, I will bite my tongue for now

"People take note, get a bit geeky; learn about proxy servers, and various things... It's time to be a smarter consumer."


You said it raid

I want to learn more about proxy servers and various things. WHERE CAN I? Help me!!!

I sure hope he doesn't cave to that. Wishful thinking?

Proxy servers, wardriving (or piggybacking), OpenDNS, Blocklist applications, you do the research - It will pay off if they come after you. This is one of the few things I actually like about wireless and security

It's crap like this that makes me even download more, and the great thing is I can download it all legally in Canada.

" ^he is paid and bought already there is no people welcome everyone to the Chicago Machine now in the White house.. "

Nice.
More of this partisan bought and paid for
bullshit.
Like McCain was any less 'Paid For'.

Once again, lets try to be part of a solution
instead of whining about who won and
who's bought and paid for.

The election's over.
Partisan bickering is not only pointless,
it makes one look simple.

Oh, Right ... I forgot, voting third party
is the only REAL solution .. well ..
I got news for you, third party is STILL
just a different set of corporations.
It's up to US to stop fighting amongst
ourselves, thus being distracted from
what's being done, and keeping us
from banding TOGETHER to make
REAL change.

But keep slapping Obama, who, btw
hasn't even sat in the fucking chair
yet.