I agree with the US Congress that piracy is a huge threat. It costs businesses lots, and intellectual property deserves protection.
But seriously, anyone who understands technology can see that the side-effects of the SOPA legislation would be disasterous. It eliminates due process and proper checks-and-balances.
It is sad that we Americans, once admired world-wide for our leadership in human rights and democracy, now must hope our European neighbors can help keep the increasingly authoritarian tendencies of our own government in check.
Edited 2011-11-21 08:16 UTC