“In 2012, I will only support candidates who stand for Internet freedom and who oppose the PROTECT IP Act and SOPA. I will work against any candidate, of any party, who votes to censor and stifle the Internet.”

Vote For The Net, Don’t Censor The Net, End Piracy, Not Liberty.

We need your help to stop a serious threat to the Internet. The House’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Senate’s PROTECT IP Act would censor the Internet and create massive legal uncertainty and regulation for websites like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook — not to mention killing emerging mobile and social startups before they get off the ground. SOPA’s regulations leave any website with user-contributed content — that’s pretty much all of social media — no choice but to pre-screen their site’s content for copyright violations, effectively killing them. Court orders may even require DNS providers to block certain websites. Who decides what’s infringing, and which sites you can and can’t visit?

Vote For The Net, Don’t Censor The Net, End Piracy, Not Liberty.

Today, Wednesday 18th, 2012. You will find many big name sites shut down in protest of the 2 bills in congress mentioned above. The trouble with these bills, is that in a desire to protect intellectual property rights, these bills restrict the liberty of everyone else.

It’s unfortunate that the entertainment industry has taken to punishing it’s own customer base as a means of retaining the profits of their dying medium. They have failed to realize, that it’s all shareware now, and have failed to think outside the box to create new financial opportunity. You don’t blame your customer base for your failure…

Vote For The Net, Don’t Censor The Net, End Piracy, Not Liberty.