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At 1/13/12 04:45 PM, TomFulp wrote: Behold: My Investigation by the MPAA!

Interesting story. It's a shame I don't remember that being hosted. But then again, maybe the content of the video was the reason why I didn't watch it.

Sorry, Tom.

Haven't been to the Lit section in ages, but it's always worth checking out to see what kind of legal wranglings a site like this has had to deal with over the years.

Hey Tom, I heard that the SOPA authors are backing out on the thing... as a matter of fact, yesterday they even mentioned it on the news!

At 1/13/12 04:48 PM, sypike wrote:

At 1/13/12 04:47 PM, chipotleaway wrote: First! Fuck yeah!

Why I do believe I am second, I wish I was as cool as you...

Everyone will be cool, when the redesign is published.
It will be awesome.

At 1/13/12 05:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:

At 1/13/12 05:03 PM, JoaoGabriel wrote: Hey tom, can you show some redesing pics to us, please?

Sure why not!

Oh god someone help, I can't stop laughing.

At 1/14/12 11:02 AM, Valio wrote: It seems Wikipedia is joining the SOPA blackout strike on 18th of January for certain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:S OPA

Google once suggested to become part of the blackout as well, but I have not read any confirmation on their side (they are listed on http://sopastrike.com/ )

It would be a huge step of both if Google would blackout as well; they cover a huge amount of today's Internet traffic
http://www.alexa.com/topsites

I'm not sure about this. If the websites were made unavailable to the public, wouldn't that mean the government can seize them without anyone looking?

That's actually pretty cool. Pain in the ass to develop a black skin on short notice... Tom, you should join that strike :D

At 1/14/12 11:02 AM, Valio wrote: It seems Wikipedia is joining the SOPA blackout strike on 18th of January for certain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:S OPA

"The Wikimedia Foundation is going to support whatever action the community decides to take."

It's a sad day when businesses are more democratic than our government.

Amen to that.

I love how Newgrounds has gone from trashy to classy, but I really do miss the trashy stuff sometimes. The site grew up and I still haven't!

Tom! Get to the choppa!

At 1/14/12 12:07 PM, Xyphon202 wrote:

At 1/14/12 11:00 AM, JoaoGabriel wrote: Sorry, Tom.

Enhance!

it's...beautiful.

And damn if SOPA is passed, these companies are gonna have way too much power, they will not know what to do with it but ban the entire internet.

At 1/13/12 04:45 PM, TomFulp wrote: I've been transferring old Lit articles to the Wiki, where they will exclusively reside after the redesign launch.

Along the way I found an article that was never formatted for the current layout. With SOPA looming over us it feels newly relevant, so I made some updates and stuck it in the Wiki.

Behold: My Investigation by the MPAA!

those are some really cool newgrounds treasure hunt results, thomas fulp.

At 1/14/12 06:17 PM, FatKidWitAJetPak wrote: Ah yes, the redesign.

It's so....

...orange. ._.

That's pretty obnoxious. I really don't understand why all these big companies think clips are piracy. It's more like advertising...

At 1/14/12 12:43 AM, GeneralJ wrote: I don't see SOPA passing on the House Floor. It's far too strict for something that didn't work in the past.
If it does pass, I don't think NG has much to worry about. Most of the content is credited or original. i don't really know but I could be wrong.

You ARE wrong. The people who are pushing this bill freely admit they don't actually understand the internet.

Even as things are now, there was an anti-SOPA song put on YouTube supporting MegaUpload done by Snoop Dogg, P-Diddy, Kanye West and some other artists. Guess what? YouTube was threatened with a full DNS block and server wipe by Universal Media Group, claiming it violated their copyrights. YouTube very quickly took it down, but guess what? UMG did NOT own ANY rights to the song. They didn't even own any of the content of the video at all. Why did they do this? To censor content which raises awareness to an issue which would be negative to them. Oh, and the best part? UMG made YouTube sign an agreement saying they can tell them to take down ANY CONTENT THEY REQUEST REGARDLESS OF WHO OWNS THE RIGHT!

Yes, this should scare the shit out of you.

Freddy Got Fingered, Always ALWAYS got the wrong Idea of that movie :S

YOUR A WIZARD HARRY

About SOPA... Maybe I'm more fearful than other people, but I'm really, REALLY, afraid the bill is going to pass. as much as I know how much we have on our side, dem peoples that call themselves SOPA have more than enough power to take down stuff that isn't even infringement at all. This war frightens me.

It really sucks that all these stupid organizations get government approval of whatever they plan to do and go around the internet to sites like this one and boss the administrators around by telling what they're allowed to post. Like really? At least it's not a porn site or some site that gives you step by step instructions on how to make a bomb. C'mon MPAA, this is Newgrounds!

The government just keeps setting out more laws and passing more bills and making everything more strict for the average American. One day they're going to be just as bad as North Korea or China and then everything will revolt against them. First they to restrict our rights by putting in hate crimes if you speak out against any race or type of sexual orientation. Not that I would, it's just that if someone wants to say something like that, just let them. First amendment rights. Then they make a law that restricts civilians from bearing fully automatic weapons. Ok, I can see where they're going with this one but really? The difference between semi automatic and full automatic are huge when it comes to follow up shots, but a bullet is still a bullet. It shoots. It kills. If they're worried about kids shooting up schools they should enact better safety methods in school, rather than restrict Americans' rights.

The government is just a powerhorse of politicians, waiting for their next paycheck. All they seem to want to do is pass more laws and become more socialistic. Goodbye America.

At 1/15/12 04:31 AM, Sunrie wrote:

At 1/14/12 12:43 AM, GeneralJ wrote: I don't see SOPA passing on the House Floor. It's far too strict for something that didn't work in the past.
If it does pass, I don't think NG has much to worry about. Most of the content is credited or original. i don't really know but I could be wrong.

You ARE wrong. The people who are pushing this bill freely admit they don't actually understand the internet.

Even as things are now, there was an anti-SOPA song put on YouTube supporting MegaUpload done by Snoop Dogg, P-Diddy, Kanye West and some other artists. Guess what? YouTube was threatened with a full DNS block and server wipe by Universal Media Group, claiming it violated their copyrights. YouTube very quickly took it down, but guess what? UMG did NOT own ANY rights to the song. They didn't even own any of the content of the video at all. Why did they do this? To censor content which raises awareness to an issue which would be negative to them. Oh, and the best part? UMG made YouTube sign an agreement saying they can tell them to take down ANY CONTENT THEY REQUEST REGARDLESS OF WHO OWNS THE RIGHT!

Yes, this should scare the shit out of you.

It's fucking bullshit. The fact that these companies are allowed to do this shit... well they aren't, but nobody alone cares to do anything about it. If SOPA passes, they're gonna have a real economic mess to tend to.
It does scare the shit out of me.