"As the torrent sites go down they’ll come back up as tor hidden services. Once we’re on tor or something like it the game changes entirely. As we stop trusting the root DNS, we’ll start trusting something like a bitcoin hash chain based DNS system, as we create an anonymized, decentralized internet freedom of expression increases exponentially. No URDP, no SOPA, no unencrypted protocols, security of the person in their effects will be guaranteed by mathematics and not the good will of politicians." —
In case SOPA passes: IP addresses of popular websites | Hacker News
It will continue to be marked up, but if it ever an anti-piracy bill does pass in some form (which seems likely) it will not look anything like the awful bill it once was, because Obama drew a hard line.
Of course, that won't stop the legions of Ron Paul idiots and koch-head pseudo-progressives to use this as evidence of O selling out , correctly believing that no one will actually understand enough about the process to realize that the bill has been changed.
Hate it when debates are framed by tech companies on one side and huge media companies on the other side, and the needs of artists never get represented. The tech companies will win this one though since we all think they are our saviors now.
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bill has been tabled due to "legitimate concerns"
!!!???
who woulda thunk
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In case SOPA passes: IP addresses of popular websites | Hacker News
I don't really understand.
Of course, that won't stop the legions of Ron Paul idiots and koch-head pseudo-progressives to use this as evidence of O selling out , correctly believing that no one will actually understand enough about the process to realize that the bill has been changed.
Hate it when debates are framed by tech companies on one side and huge media companies on the other side, and the needs of artists never get represented. The tech companies will win this one though since we all think they are our saviors now.