SOPA is legislation currently tabled (not cancelled) in Congress that targets foreign websites that steal American intellectual property. But, the legislation is too broadly written. SOPA/PIPA would make it possible for a music label to claim user uploaded content on YouTube includes copyrighted lyrics that they own. Subsequently YouTube would be held liable and possibly forced to go offline.
If SOPA/ PIPA had been passed prior to 2007, it is quite possible that we would not have any of the YouTube celebrities who got their start by singing covers and posting them on YouTube. Imagine a world without YouTube Celebrities like Alyssa Bernal, Boyce Avenue, Daniela Andrade, David Choi, Dymond, Grayson Chance, Jackie Evancho, Kina Grannis, Megan Nicole, Simone Battle, Sophia Grace Brownlee, SV, Todrick Hall and of course the king of all You Tube Celebrities Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber was discovered by Scooter Braun and introduced to Usher after posting videos of himself singing covers on YouTube. But, had SOPA/PIPA been law prior to 2007 Justin Bieber would most likely not have even attempted to upload covers on YouTube. He would have been forced to only upload originals and it would be difficult to search for an original song since you wouldn’t know the name of the song to begin with. I imagine the world (especially the entertainment industry) would be a totally different place where the media tells the people who they should listen to and not us telling the media who we want to listen to. I think most of us agree the world would not be as interesting or fun place to be had SOPA/PIPA been the law a long time ago. If we want our world to continue to have artists like Justin Bieber appear in the future and share their world with us we need to make sure SOPA/PIPA doesn’t pass in Congress. If you would like to help please sign the petition: https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ and don’t forget to tell others.
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