[demerson]

Clay Shirky: Why SOPA is a bad idea | Video on TED.com

 

[Jeremy]

Very well put together video that explains it to the average person. And he is exactly right.

More is definitely coming and we need to start looking at who our elected officials are getting their money from.

Hollywood basically threatened Obama recently when he stated that he would oppose SOPA if it got sent to his desk.

Hollywood threatens Obama over SOPA - RT

Although Obama has won the favor of much of Silicon Valley by striking down SOPA for now, downstate in the Hollywood Hills, executives are furious that the president has put his foot down on the legislation, potentially allowing for the sharing and pirating of films to continue endlessly.In Los Angeles, execs are fearful of the consequences and are revoking their support. For Obama's re-election campaign, that could be one big dent in his 2012 fundraising efforts out west.
President Obama has managed to garner substantial support from the Internet and computer tech industry, although the Democratic National Committee has, as of September 30, 2011, received around $1 million more from the Hollywood and entertainment industry than their Silicon Valley counterparts. Among those that are at the top of the donor list are DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenerg, who personally has raised more than $500,000 for Obama's re-election so far and has contributed $2 million to a super PAC with similar viewpoints.

We need to pay attention to who supports the people, and who supports their donators, and we need to vote them all out. We need to stop being complacent and start being informed. Politics are corrupt because we were complacent for years and years, turn our heads the other way, and say I hate politics because they are all corrupt so I dont pay attention to those *******s. What we need to do IS pay attention and VOTE the corrupt people out!

 

[stover954rr]

Ted is a great conference and has some amazing talks. Glad to see it cited on NYF