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Illegal Materials Downloaded By Congressional Internet Connection

By Cornelius Nunev


The Stop Online Piracy Act is a Congressional bill meant to increase copyright protections online. It is particularly interesting, then, that torrent records show that people using Congressional internet access are unlawfully installing every little thing from films to self-help books.

What to learn about SOPA

With H.R. 3261, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, would let copyright holders file copyright infringement claims to block online payment processors and search engines when there has been an issue. It was introduced in the U.S. Senate with the Defend IP Act. This would be an excellent bill for copyright holders.

Finally, the bill would make any internet services entirely immune from damage claims that may arise from actions taken to enforce copyright. Several opponents of the bill point out that the law could violate First Amendment free speech protections and cut the basic structure of the internet off at the knees.

Unlawful downloading rampant in the House

In the House of Representatives, there have been quite a few downloads found by torrent freak. There were 800 pieces of unlawful content shown on You Have Downloaded such as TV shows, movies, self-help books, and a ton of hardcore pornography. The list of self-help books included "Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High," and "How to Answer Hard Interview Questions And Anything Else You Need to Know to Get the Job You need." YouHaveDownloaded is a service that looks at torrent download history associated with IP addresses. It will give a general history, since it does not catch all of them. It is expected to record about 20 percent of all torrent downloads.

SOPA not going very well

The vote on SOPA has been postponed until at least after Congress returns after the first of the year. While Congress is out of session, many of the businesses and organizations that have supported the passage of SOPA have been targeted by opponents. The most noticeable example of this is the domain-registration service GoDaddy, which originally supported the bill. It faced a large consumer backlash and drain of consumers to other services. GoDaddy has now come out strongly against SOPA, citing consumer feedback.




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