On Apr 30, 2012, at 3:28 PM, Day, Wally wrote:
>> Hopefully, we can find our own formula before the government decides
>> to shut down these boards to "protect us."
>
> Unfortunately, that's not as crazy as it sounds. SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) could open up that can of worms. At its extreme, all *they* would have to do is catch just about any copy & paste quote added to a post, and shut down the list indefinitely. The bill didn't pass the last time, but it may come back.
It already has. See "CISPA is the New SOPA" at http://bit.ly/Iaj7fM
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Robert Kesterson
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