[newheart]

SOPA is a ham- handed attempt by the government (as most govt efforts are) to solve a very real problem. Copyright law is rooted in hundreds of years of common law. At its very heart is the issue of an individual’s right to property and if copyright disappears it is only a matter of time before property rights disappear. It is not a slippery slope. The arguments are the same. In its current form the legislation does pose a threat to all kinds of civil liberties but the article’s author is correct, conservatives must rally behind an improved version.

[JRandomFreeper]

We're going to have to rethink intellectual property, it's role, how long it lasts, and how we deal with it.

And that's a #10 can of worms.

It would cross a rabbi's eyes.

Because we live in a very different world than just 20 years ago.

/johnny