FlyingHigh10000000 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Just wondering if Nexus will be participating in the SOPA Strike campaign. http://sopastrike.com/ Sites like Nexus would very easily be under the thumb of the government if SOPA and PIPA passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit1251 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The Nexus family of sites is located in the United Kingdom and therefore is not subject to U.S. law. Rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutine Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I'm all for SOPA strikes, but for sites like Wiki when you need them are offline, it's a massive loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawlacaust Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The law is for over seas to so yes it don't matter where it's at if effect us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingHigh10000000 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Aye, the law does affect overseas sites, so it would affect your US audience, though I do understand why you might not want to partake. As for sites like wikipedia being offline, it's for a reason. That could very well be the future if SOPA and PIPA pass. Corporate thugs would, at a whim, be able to shut down access to any site accessible in the US. The law would set a precedent for overseas laws, as well, so it's not just "something that doesn't affect the UK" or some such. It's something that affects the world, much like a US ban on abortion would. One country puts forth an extreme law, and before you know it, everyone's doing it because it seemed like a good idea at the time. Hopefully the amount of organizations participating will be enough to tip the balance in favor of the people, and stop the US government from committing an act that would affect the world. Edit: Just realized that no posts so far are from an official Nexus spokesperson. Definitely interested in the official standpoint. Edited January 18, 2012 by FlyingHigh10000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratogroove Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Rabbit, read this. Sites like the Nexus could very well be doomed if this passes. Remember Steam is owned by Vivendi Universal.My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3rman123 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I appreciate the symbolism, but I don't see how shutting off traffic to this site for one day will prevent a bill in another country from passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyfizz Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 From what I understand, the SOPA bill involves US ISP's , search engines and payment processors blocking offending sites as opposed to taking them down. If a website was hosted outside the USA, then the USA would have no jurisdiction to order the plug to be pulled at the hosts. It might be the case that the practical effect of yanking the advertising revenue or the Paypal facility might be to kill sites, but I doubt it would happen in every case. Where Nexus is concerned, they have a very strictly stated and enforced policy against piracy. Whilst SOPA is a worrying development and could be abused, which is why I feel it to be a very bad thing, it appears to be primarily aimed at sites where you can stream and download whole games, films and music that would normally cost money, and at sites where you can purchase counterfeit goods. I am not so certain that the rest of the world will follow. Here in the UK two of our biggest ISP's have put up a fight against a similar piece of legislation and are refusing to give in. If a number of internet big hitters join in some form of protest against SOPA, and there are a number of them that oppose it, then the ball will be rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreekIrish Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The US may have no jurisdiction to order the plug to be pulled at the hosts, but that doesn't mean that they can't block the site in America. That would be a pretty big impact on our user base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatz Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Countries will always cooperate when at the end of the day, each side benefits; especially where a history of Foreign Aid is prevalent. Deals made in the back of the courthouse are not restricted to US soil. And where governments are particularly friendly with each other, like the USA and the UK for example, the FBI might as well be calling the shots right from your back yard. No, this bill's potential passing and negative affects, even froma prosecutionary stand point, will not stop at the US borders. Uncle Sam's arms can reach much farther than that. Of course with the US's debt to China any intended influence in that geopolitical front would null & void. ..No matter, being that all this bill stands for is already alive and well there as I write this. Edited January 19, 2012 by goatz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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