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Originally Posted by Sir Maddy
Oh god, at first SOPA seemed bad.
But ACTA sends SOPA down the drain.
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ACTA was around before SOPA. It's wonderful that it's been soundly rejected by the Europeans, but I can guarantee that similar bills will continue to be made and put before the various governments. As someone on /. put it, 'the media groups (that create these laws) are like a sleazy guy trying to pick you up at a bar: they word the question differently each time in an effort to trick you, and they only need you to say "yes" once to f**k you.'
My worry is that, while bills like these are currently being rejected, there's still a surprising amount of support for them. The companies lobbying for them are also relentless. I can only think of two scenarios that come out in our favor:
1) Governments pass some sort of counter-initiative that would nullify all such laws
2) The media companies lose enough money to the point that they no longer hold such influence with the government
Neither seems particularly likely.