Bruce Edward Walker is managing editor of InfoTech & Telecom News. Prior to joining Heartland in 2010, Bruce worked at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy as science editor of the quarterly magazine MichiganScience and communications manager for the center’s Property Rights Network. In the latter position, Bruce won a Communicators Award of Distinction from the International Academy of the Visual Arts for a video he wrote, narrated, and produced, Boardman River Dams, Episode 1: Drawdown and Devastation in Grand Traverse County.
Latest posts by Bruce Edward Walker (see all)
- Franken, FCC Policies Are About Control, Not Competition - May 31, 2012
- VIDEO: PROTECT-IP/Stop Online Piracy Act Gives Government Too Much Power - December 2, 2011
- Why the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger is a Good Thing - September 6, 2011
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the PROTECT-IP/Stop Online Piracy Act (PIPA/SOPA) bill currently gaining momentum in Congress will cost taxpayers $47 million a year. In this video above from Fight for the Future, other major drawbacks beyond costs of PIPA/SOPA are enumerated, including empowering government and corporations with the ability to censor the Internet under the guise of protecting creative works.
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Under the bill, sharing a video with any copyrighted material could be considered illegal copyright infringement, subjecting the site to a shutdown without any recourse to the site owner.
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
