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Secret Copyright Treaty Leaks. It's Bad. Very Bad.
Jamie found a Boing Boing story that will probably get your blood to at least a simmer. It says "The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret copyright treaty whose text Obama's administration refused to disclose due to 'national security' concerns, has leaked. It's bad." You can read the original leaked document or the summary. If passed, the internet will never be the same. Thank goodness it's hidden from public scrutiny for National Security.
Umm, no I don't use bittorrent for business. More importantly, in the business world, there are alternatives and backups for everything. You can destroy any ten protocols without affecting my business.
Oh yeah, and I am an ISP for my clients for exactly that reason -- to ensure that my product keeps running independent of others.
I have dual internet connections from my home, over two ISPs, to ensure that if something needs to be done, even when I'm at home, my clients don't get screwed. I have as many backup systems as the star ship enterprise.
And every supplier has a back-up too -- as in I double my suppliers, and test each back-up semi-annually.
Yes, this bill may reward me for my efforts.
And what business do you have to protect?
Again, I'm looking for business owners here. Are you one?
a) you can change both
b) you can add exceptions for products, as opposed to speech
c) you can remove both, welcome to ammendments
d) not everyone lives in the US, this is an international effort.