(ZWR Note: The following doesn't necessarily reflect my views on the subject proposed legislation; I'm just some donkey that wants to go to the zoo with Roy Halladay. But Ryan's my bud and he's passionate about it and sent me a text at like 3:47AM telling me to post this so here you go.)
Hi there, my name is Ryan Petzar. You may know me from places such as
Zoo With Roy,
The Fightins,
Twitter, or the runner-up of The 1986 America’s Fattest Baby contest.. I wanted to take a moment to talk to you about a topic that is incredibly important to me, and if you’re a fan of this blog should be important to you. Please bear with me, I promise I’ll make this worth your time.
There’s currently legislation that’s quickly working it’s way though Congress called the Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA). If passed, SOPA would change the internet as we know it forever by giving corporations the right to censor it. Basically, SOPA would allow the government or copyright holders the ability to obtain court orders to shut down any website they suspect to be either committing copyright infringement or allowing it to happen. However, the rules are broad and vague enough that it would give corporations the ability to shut down your favorite websites for almost no reason at all. Additionally, and horrifyingly, it makes the sharing or posting of copyrighted content online a felony punishable with massive fines and prison sentences of up to five years.
