opposition of SOPA/PIPA

SOPA and PIPA were similar pieces of legislation that were seeking to end online piracy and infringement in the United States. The bill proposed to block Americans from viewing infringing content as well as the possibility of blocking legal content from Internet users.

SOPA and PIPA, despite their reasons are tools that would have infringed Americans First Amendment Rights, Freedom of Speech. A bill such as this one is completely unconstitutional and in violation of the people's rights. For these simple reasons, SOPA and PIPA received much attention from our society. The moment the public became aware of these pieces of legislation, they went completely viral through social network sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. As well as, the support from major websites that opposed SOPA/PIPA, such as Google and Wikipedia through their infamous black out day.

 According to the TechDirt article, creators, defenders, and lobbyist for SOPA claimed that a majority of Americans were in favor of the bill. However, as the article continues to state, the remark was completely false. In reality, members of Congress were completely out of touch with the demands and opinions of the people they represent. (An problem that seems to be recurring with various societal issues).When TechDirt did they're own research on the favorability of the SOPA bill, they're results were much different. What they found was that an overwhelming majority of Americans, 74%, were opposed to the bill.

If SOPA or PIPA had passed through congress and enacted, our society would be far worse off. SOPA and PIPA would have created more costs than benefits to our society and its future because it would not only attempt to put an end to online piracy and infringement, but it would also put an immense dent in the creativity of our society that is made because of the internet.


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