Hitler Reacts To SOPA

This video (via Aaron Colter at Comics Alliance) explains everything you need to know about why SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, is a bunch of bullshit written by politicians in the pocket of corporations. Also, Hitler says “George Orwell would turn over in his grave” which is kind of awesomely ironic, ‘cuz, you know, Hitler.

More on why SOPA bites the bag, as well how you can help, after the jump.

Colter also provides a handy guide from the folks at ReadWriteWeb on all things SOPA. For example:

1) Make internet service providers block access to domain name system services from foreign sites that are seen as infringing copyright. For example, a Comcast customer typing ThePirateBay.org into their browser wouldn’t be able to find the website. Two Dutch cable companies have already started doing something similar.

Why it’s dumb: Many people have speculated that this is a thinly-veiled attempt to stop Americans from getting to sites like ThePirateBay.org, which exist outside US laws. It’s similar to the infamous “Firewall of China” that we associate with restricting basic freedoms. Also, under the language of the proposed legislation, only the domain name would be blocked; all a user would need to do would be to call up the actual IP of a website. Oh look, here’s an entire list of those IPs in case our government decides to do something so completely stupid.

There’s more over at his article.

You can do your part to help stop this legislation by getting in touch with your Congressperson. Don’t rely on a Presidential veto. Murphy’s Law dictates that anything that can go wrong will. I know I’d rather that Murphy take itself out on things of smaller importance, like Kardashian weddings, Bieber haircuts or DC editorial decisions.