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

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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 6 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 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 6 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.