Embedding YouTube Videos May Soon Be a Felony
Yes, you read the title correctly! According to Senate Bill 978, prosecutors will be able to go after websites, blogs and forums for posting embedded Youtube videos that have been deemed copyright infringement by the powers that be. This means that someone like me can post an embedded Youtube video using the embedded sharing code that Youtube provides. Then somewhere along the line, somebody decided that said video is a violation of some copyright law and then the computer police come after me for posting the offensive video! Folks, this is a direct attack on our freedoms disguised as another feel good law to control the people. I guarantee that this law has other implications that can land your ass in jail for similar offenses!
Right now, if a copyright law is found to be infringed…Youtube removes the video and the end user sees the dreaded black box that says the video has been
Youtube Criminal
removed. Fine. No harm done, and everyone is happy! Except for Uncle Sam! He didn’t get to make any money on the deal so now we need a new law! I’m sure this is all part of Obama’s attack on the 1st Amendment! If he could shut down all the conservative talk radio stations, TV shows and bloggers out there in cyberspace, he would be as happy as a pig in mud. If enacted, this bill would virtuously eliminate the alternate media and make everyone think twice about posting a link of video online. A simple post could land you 5 years in prison and unknown amount of fines! After all, why would the government care about people’s copyrights being infringed? They are more concerned with controlling the information stream. Here is a link to an article with more information:
http://www.infowars.com/embedding-youtube-videos-may-soon-be-a-felony/
I don’t know how man times I can stress that we are under attack from within our very own borders! Senate Bill 978 is just another example of how our freedom is being stripped away one piece at a time! Policies are already in place to protect content owners and this is nothing more than another bullshit law designed to oppress the people! Who votes for these representatives anyway? Just like that loud mouth Weiner Asshole! I see he just announced that he lied about his tweeting adventures but doesn’t plan on resigning…well that’s good because YOUR FIRED! Call your local Senators up and tell them to vote this bill down LIKE A MOFO!
Distracted Driving
We talk about freedom and consequently, the loss of freedom quite regularly here on LIKEAMOFO. Well another attack on our freedoms is under way in
PA Capitol Building
the Pennsylvania General Assembly. It’s a house bill called HB 896 and it is directed at distracted driving. The bill mainly prohibits talking and texting on a cell phone while operating a vehicle, among other things. I’m a little on the fence over this myself so I figured it would be good material for the blog. On one hand, I agree…no one should be texting while driving. It just isn’t possible. It’s dangerous for you and everyone on the road. Now, with that said, it should be common sense for people not to text while driving and not necessary of another law in the books to ban it! I’m really starting to realize that most laws are drafted up because people are stupid and have no freaking common sense! But I digress…the other part of the bill prohibits talking on the phone while driving and that is where I disagree. I can talk and drive just fine. It’s no different than talking to a passenger or listening to the radio. Neither of those actions are to be banned, so why is talking on the phone?
It all comes down to the individual. Although I am completely confident in my ability to talk and drive, there are people out there that shouldn’t use the phone while driving. (Some people shouldn’t be driving period! But that’s a post for another day!) HB 896 also doesn’t regulate navigation systems or any entertainment or electronic systems integrated into the vehicle. Again, some people can use these systems but there are others that can’t walk and chew gum at the same time! So what would this bill accomplish? Ban texting, OK. Ban Talking on the phone, OK. But you are still allowed to fiddle with the radio, talk to passengers, yell at the kids, eat a burger, play with the wife’s leg, finger bang the girlfriend, maybe even shave or put on make up or read the paper! Now, the bill does have provisions for issuing distracted driving citations which I find vague but I suppose they could cover some of these other distractions.
Don't text and drive!
The point is that we need another motor vehicle law like we need another hole in the head. We already have laws about safety restraints, tinted windows, head light brightness, music volume…hell, lets ban dark color cars because they are harder to see at night! Supporters cite safety as the main need for the laws. The bad thing is that these laws just promote stupidity. People no longer need to think for themselves because the government wants to do it for them. Then the stupid people reproduce and have stupid kids that grow up even more dependent on the government to tell them what is right and wrong. See, I went of another rant all because of one proposed house bill! But it’s all true…call your representatives and tell them to stick HB 896 where the sun don’t shine! But use some common sense! Don’t ever text while driving and only use devices if you are capable. Oh and while were on the subject, would it kill you to use the damn turn signal once in a while! Just use that common sense LIKE A MOFO?
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