It will cause other locales to make their own root DNS servers. That will lead to the fragmenting the centralized DNS system. Right now, there is one DNS root system that allows users and services to verify whether or not their DNS has been hijacked.
If there are 100 different root servers set up for different regional laws, you may need to send your DNS request to a server that forwards it to another DNS server on a different root system, and then to another until it can eventually be resolved. It will be practically impossible to verify every hop and every server on in that series isn't malicious.
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Nah, it's a numbers game. 95%>>5%
The 95% have more people working on their problems. If it comes down to class warfare, 95% will always win. That is why the 5%, or 1%, or whatever minority you wish to demonize will not let it come to class warfare. Generally, they didn't get into their positions by being dumb.
That's also why China is such a threat
1 billion > 300 million
They have a lot more human capitol than us, which is why we should be focusing on being more efficient instead of saddling the market with bad regulation that add inefficiencies.
Re: Does China's Great Firewall work? -- Yes, largely.
1. The Great Firewall of China doesn't work. The rest of the world banded together and gave anyone who has the slightest technical knowledge the ability to bypass it.
2. Who here is focusing on games and porn (and movies and music) other than the supporters of the bill? I believe the fact that this bill is a civil liberties nightmare has been a prominent theme here.
3. Of course some in government wants to give the military the ability to detain US citizens from inside the United States without a trial. How else will they be able to use all that information they've been illegally gathering if it would be inadmissible at trial?
Translation: We will try to make the minimum amount of change necessary to keep the other special interests happy while we disregard the obvious will of the American people.
I'm not going to defend Grooveshark. Grooveshark will fail in court because they paid employees to upload music. If the labels make the argument in court, Grooveshark will lose their safe harbor because of that. The DMCA is sufficient to deal with groovshark.
SOPA goes beyond punishing bad actors. It provides tools that will be used to hurt legitimate businesses and public forums and will drive investment out of the United States. As written, it is bad public policy.
I think bitcoin is too susceptible to manipulation, has no experienced central bank to help maintain its stability, and may step on the toes of state actors. If it isn't mostly abandoned outright, I predict more boom and bust cycles.
I think Lieberman is thinking of his own political survival. (I know, from a politician, shocking)
He may be afraid of getting caught up in a wave of "throw out the incumbent bums" and needs an issue to hang his hat on. Yelling "TERRORISM" is his thing. It's been his thing since the Bush administration.
Crowd-sourcing some intelligence gathering could be beneficial. However, this tactic will probably just lead to a bunch of false leads, more radicalization instead of less, and the harassment of innocent people.
It's nice to see others appreciating my work. I don't even feel cheated that no one paid me. It seems comedic art will continue to be created even without a government granted monopoly to protect it.
I would rather err on the side of caution. Some people might really not know about the citizens united case. Any additional attention given can only be a good thing.
Safe harbors allow businesses to operate despite its users illegal acts. They provide a clear cut test to determine if the website is complicit, or if their legal service is just being used by others for illegal actions.
If a private entity can cut off all funding to that site without any judicial oversite, the safe harbor is effectively gutted. That business can no longer function.
If the only way to restore funding is to take responsibility for its users actions, the risk becomes too great for investment. The safe harbor is gutted.
The concern is over the word facilitating. Any medium that allows users to freely exchange ideas could be caught up in a long, costly lawsuit deciding whether or not it is primarily designed for infringement, or if that is a secondary function.
Is code for sharing music/video/text primarily designed for infringement? Is it agnostic to the copyright status of the media? Is the primary use of the code to exchange media within the scope of its license, or public domain material? What test will decide these factors?
I believe these questions need clear answers before the bill is made law.
That may be the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. It almost makes the US look sane (almost).
The only possible saving grace is, I think the only thing it protects cloning of the plant. If you cross breed their broccoli with another genetically different plant, you are no longer producing the patented plant.
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If there are 100 different root servers set up for different regional laws, you may need to send your DNS request to a server that forwards it to another DNS server on a different root system, and then to another until it can eventually be resolved. It will be practically impossible to verify every hop and every server on in that series isn't malicious.
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Re: Re: Re: Does China's Great Firewall work? -- Yes, largely.
The 95% have more people working on their problems. If it comes down to class warfare, 95% will always win. That is why the 5%, or 1%, or whatever minority you wish to demonize will not let it come to class warfare. Generally, they didn't get into their positions by being dumb.
That's also why China is such a threat
1 billion > 300 million
They have a lot more human capitol than us, which is why we should be focusing on being more efficient instead of saddling the market with bad regulation that add inefficiencies.
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Re: Does China's Great Firewall work? -- Yes, largely.
2. Who here is focusing on games and porn (and movies and music) other than the supporters of the bill? I believe the fact that this bill is a civil liberties nightmare has been a prominent theme here.
3. Of course some in government wants to give the military the ability to detain US citizens from inside the United States without a trial. How else will they be able to use all that information they've been illegally gathering if it would be inadmissible at trial?
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SOPA goes beyond punishing bad actors. It provides tools that will be used to hurt legitimate businesses and public forums and will drive investment out of the United States. As written, it is bad public policy.
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I am the great Trollholio! I need SOPA for my bunghole!!
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He may be afraid of getting caught up in a wave of "throw out the incumbent bums" and needs an issue to hang his hat on. Yelling "TERRORISM" is his thing. It's been his thing since the Bush administration.
Crowd-sourcing some intelligence gathering could be beneficial. However, this tactic will probably just lead to a bunch of false leads, more radicalization instead of less, and the harassment of innocent people.
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Crafting a new chair increases the wealth of chairs. Stealing a chair does not.
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If a private entity can cut off all funding to that site without any judicial oversite, the safe harbor is effectively gutted. That business can no longer function.
If the only way to restore funding is to take responsibility for its users actions, the risk becomes too great for investment. The safe harbor is gutted.
The concern is over the word facilitating. Any medium that allows users to freely exchange ideas could be caught up in a long, costly lawsuit deciding whether or not it is primarily designed for infringement, or if that is a secondary function.
Is code for sharing music/video/text primarily designed for infringement? Is it agnostic to the copyright status of the media? Is the primary use of the code to exchange media within the scope of its license, or public domain material? What test will decide these factors?
I believe these questions need clear answers before the bill is made law.
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The only possible saving grace is, I think the only thing it protects cloning of the plant. If you cross breed their broccoli with another genetically different plant, you are no longer producing the patented plant.
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