Firefox Add-On Bypasses SOPA DNS Blocking

They should host the add-on outside the USA. And... This is further proof that the SOPA bill (act, if passed) will not deter pirates, or even the technologically astute. It will only slow them down, and harm the law abiding internet users. I'm left wondering when the USA turned from the "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave," to the "Land of Fascism and the Coop of the Chicken - #!%&."

Problem is....and be warned, this will smack of elitism for many.....

The "everyday" internet user won't be bothered with SOPA or PIPA. As long as they can access Faceplant and LOLcats, they simply won't care. And as usual, those technologically astute will solve their problems as they drool over the latest Dancing With The Stars episode. I am drafting a blog entry addressed to just those people for after Christmas. It won't be exactly couched in language that's conducive to the Holiday Spirit.

I don't know when I became so cynical. Probably about the time I was introduced to Dino, Carla and Paul Ferris but I'm kind of groggy on the timeline.

Of course, I am becoming convinced that the Curmudgeon Gene kicks in at about 50.

Quoting:I am becoming convinced that the Curmudgeon Gene kicks in at about 50.

Yep. But someone has to tell people when the emperor has no clothes.

I think my curmudgeon gene kicked in at 30.

It won't matter where this is hosted. I know of overseas distros that include libdvdcss and various patent infringing codecs that have their repositories or mirrors in the USA. One I'm thinking of in particular has been this way since 1999 and has faced no legal action I am aware of.

No legal action?!?! Well that's obscurity through obscurity ... floating under the radar ...

Besides, there are technical opinions that say libdvdcss doesn't technically count as DMCA violation, since it uses suspected DVD codes, not hacked ones, and uses a brute force method to force playback as a last resort. M$ fonts and playback codecs are something else, but considering that most PCs ship with M$ pre-installed, it's arguably OK to use them with different software, if you've already got the license.

Of course, ... I don't actually practice law anymore...

#$@@$%#@!$#%#%@@#%$$%^%$#$@ DMCA ACTA SOPA MAFIAA etc. etc. etc....

@JaseP, you don't practice any more, did you finally get it right?

Lawyers never get things "right," they get things "legal."