SOPA and PIPA damage the Internet – R-bloggers off-topic post
Dear R people, It is a (VERY) rare event that I allow a non-R related content on R-bloggers. Today is one such rare a day. I do this in order to raise awareness of two bills in congress: H.R.3261 “Stop Online Piracy Act” and S.968 “PROTECT IP”, which could radically change the landscape of the Internet. These bills provide overly broad mechanisms for enforcement of copyright which would restrict innovation and threaten the existence of websites with user-submitted content, such as R-bloggers. Here is a short video clip explaining more about this:
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
If you want an even longer video, here is one by Sal Khan: Please consider, as I have done, taking today as a day of focus and action to learn about these destructive bills and do what you can to prevent them from becoming reality.