Nerd Galore (current event 4)

Congress has recently released an act called the E-Parasites Act. For a simple explanation of what is it, please watch this video. Like the video stated, it's essentially censorship under the excuse of piracy. The biggest problem with this bill is that it's wording is SO liberal. It's effects could literally apply to any website. For example, if the government feels that the regulation behind YouTube isn't doing it's job right, it could just stop and sue google. New websites and domains that can't afford legal battles would essentially be crushed. The openness behind the web would be crushed. While the idea behind this bill is fantastic, preventing piracy is a just and awesome cause, this bill's wording makes it seem perfectly like it has many ulterior motives. I might sound controversial but I feel that people who don't understand the Internet (senators) shouldn't have say about how to handle it. Their affects on people and corporations that rely heavily on the Internet or are Internet based would be tricky and substantial. The worst part through all of this is that few congressmen have even thought about taking steps towards changing the wording and etc. behind it. (source)