PROTECT IP Act (Internet Blacklist Bill) Could Threaten iCloud and Twitter
PIPA would give the executive branch of government, specifically the Attorney General, the power to act as a plaintiff in any legal action against the owners of a domain running what is deemed to be a breach of copyright law. The issue here is that the Attorney General has the power to act as judge, jury, and executioner, ordering ISPs to block United States citizens from accessing the website in question by blacklisting the DNS IP address.
So, what does that have to do with Twitter and YouTube? Not much. That might change later this week. Demand Progress’ sources are claiming that the new version of the bill features an additional amendment, barring other sites from linking or referring to ‘blacklisted websites’ – websites that the Attorney General has ordered blocked. This isn’t a big deal for most websites – they just need to remove the link and be done with it. For sites that rely on user-generated content like Twitter and YouTube, though, maintaining that kind of control over all content on the website is next to impossible. Even if this bill were passed, you have to imagine the minds behind these websites would adapt to survive, but the result might feature draconian controls that would not sit well with their users.
There’s also the matter of precedent. Net neutrality has always been strong in the United States, and the passage of this bill would represent the first real blow to it. Making it this easy for the government to censor parts of the Internet seems like a reckless way to solve the problem of copyright infringement, especially considering there are already separate laws and procedures in place to address that particular crime. In that sense, this bill is as redundant as it is misguided.
In another interesting turn, members of both the Tea Party and the Democratic Party have come out against the bill, which has to be a first. So, who is behind the bill? It’s a mixture of Republican and Democratic Congressmen, but things become clearer when you look at the list of corporations and organizations in support of the bill. It’s not a shocker. The MPAA and RIAA figure prominently.
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There are several hundred SPAM blacklists that can impact your email marketing results but luckily, there are a few tools that can help you check most of them quickly. We’ve included here a handy reference with the sites that you can use to check your blacklist status. We’ve also highlighted a handful of the more prominent SPAM blacklists.
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