If you paid attention to the internet at all yesterday, you probably saw people complaining about the proposed US bills SOPA and PIPA. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act are designed to help content creators fight piracy.<\/p>\n
Oh, sure, there’s been a lot of whining from the usual<\/a> suspects<\/a> about how it will stifle free speech and be used as a club by the entertainment industry. Sure, the bills are worded so broadly that they could be used for all kinds of nasty things<\/a>. And perhaps content creators from Hollywood editors<\/a> to authors<\/a> have said that SOPA and PIPA are like fighting piracy by burning all of your boats<\/a>.<\/p>\n That’s all balderdash, as my Disasterpiece Theatre co-hosts and I are here to show you. While you were doing silly protests and calling congresspersons and writing letters, we recorded an episode that demonstrated how SOPA and PIPA have no effect on content creators<\/a>.<\/p>\n So there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you paid attention to the internet at all yesterday, you probably saw people complaining about the proposed US bills SOPA and PIPA. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act are designed to help content creators fight piracy. Oh, sure, there’s been a lot of whining from the usual suspects about … Continue reading This SOPA\/PIPA Protest Thing is Way Overrated<\/span>