PROTECT IP (S. 968)/SOPA (HR. 3261) creates the first system for Internet censorship - this bill has sweeping provisions that give the government and corporations leeway and legal cover for taking down sites by accident (mistakenly) or for NOT doing enough to protect the interests of Hollywood/RIAA/etc. These bills, which are moving very quickly through Congress and can pass before Christmas, aim to give the US government and corporations the ability to block sites over infringing links posted by their users and give ISPs the release to take any means to block peoples' sites, including slowing down your connection. Karaoke videos, children in school plays, DJ remixes, and garage-band covers are all things that can get a website taken down under these bills and posters can face prison time.



