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Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by floofloof to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Rose said the MPA's requested law would be similar to the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that was shelved after major protests over a decade ago.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 11 months ago

SOPA/PIPA. Now there are some acronyms i haven’t heard in a long time.

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Whelp back in the saddle folks. Let’s stop this bullshit.

[–] Auli 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Piracy isn't as big now. And people seem dumber so don't expect the same protests.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Further, most organization was done on reddit. Reddit itself has a lot less investment in the issue than they did previously. Doubtful they would help support a sitewide protest about it, either.