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PROTECT IP Renamed To the E-PARASITE Act
bs0d3 writes "The U.S. House has drafted their version of Protect IP today. They have renamed the bill to 'the Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft and Exploitation Act' or the E-PARASITE Act. The new house version of Protect IP is far worse than the Senate bill s.968 and it massively expands the sites that will be covered by the law. While the Senate bill limited its focus to sites that were 'dedicated to infringing activities,' the house bill targets 'foreign infringing sites' and 'has only limited purpose or use other than infringement.' They're also including an 'inducement' claim, any foreign site declared by the Attorney General to be 'inducing' infringement, can now be censored by the US. With no adversarial hearing. The bill can be read here."
Without copyright, any material can be copied without repercussion. Very few authors could write full time if all their books are copied and they receive no compensation for their time. They would have to find a paying job to survive, maybe write as a hobby. The result would be a drastic decrease in new books. That's bad for everyone. I like reading anything I can, I'm willing to compensate writers a reasonable fee for their time. You may not like not those that over impose the law (like the RIAA or MPAA), but the alternative is worse. Changes in copyright law are warranted, but not removal of copyright law.