2012-10-03, 12:54 AM
if you thought SOPA was bad, just wait until you see what my country came up with (which, as of right now, just lacks the president's approval)
http://infojustice.org/archives/27344
it's a copyright law, however, in short, what this does is that it allows a government branch to declare you guilty of illegal downloads of copyrighted material, fine you for up to 100k dollars, and you're "guilty until proven innocent" (yes, i did not mess that one up) and you have to answer in up to 15 days.
did i mention the money they get does NOT go to the owner of the copyrighted material, but is instead given to the very government branch as pay bonuses of up to 50% of their salary?
we're thoroughly fucked here if this thing passes, and it almost has.
http://infojustice.org/archives/27344
it's a copyright law, however, in short, what this does is that it allows a government branch to declare you guilty of illegal downloads of copyrighted material, fine you for up to 100k dollars, and you're "guilty until proven innocent" (yes, i did not mess that one up) and you have to answer in up to 15 days.
did i mention the money they get does NOT go to the owner of the copyrighted material, but is instead given to the very government branch as pay bonuses of up to 50% of their salary?
we're thoroughly fucked here if this thing passes, and it almost has.