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Originally posted by Delta
You're completely right. It will affect people outside america somehow. However, every single country has their own servers and sites. We don't exactly need US the way you guys think. And, please, it's not that chaotic. The government wouldn't shut every site down, it would be stupid. It would cause losses and they don't want it. Let's calm down.
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I wish that I had your optimism about my government not shutting those websites down, but I just can't summon up that optimism, not when the United States government is involved. The government here has become dominated by large corporations and organizations and their pocketbooks full of cash, including organizations such as the RIAA and the MPAA that could use their influence to shut down a website like ATRL for someone posting just ONE illegal file sharing link. I'm calmer than most people about the subject of these bills, and even I can see how they could potentially damage the internet beyond repair.