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Just kidding

Database, Published on 24/11/2010

» Because of the weak economy, the so-called lame duck session of the post-election US Congress focussed on helping the poor and creating jobs, jobs, jobs; heh, just kidding, Congress got down to rushing through the strongest, most revolting censorship legislation in US history; Coica, shorthand for the Combatting Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, would allow... no, order the US attorney-general to block access to any websites which are "dedicated to (copyright) infringing activities" by wiping its domain name from the Domain Name Servers, meaning for the entire world; an unaccountable bureaucrat will make up the list of websites to ban and will not entertain appeals quickly or very seriously; Hollywood and the untalented ten-percenters who run the music industry were high-fiving and popping the champers corks even before the bill actually passed.