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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.73,0:00:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Internet is one of the United States' most robust and growing industries.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.04,0:00:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It enables free and open communication among billions,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.92,0:00:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's been the backbone for protests around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.89,0:00:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But a new bill proposes to give the power to censor the Internet
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.19,0:00:16.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the entertainment industry.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.85,0:00:20.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called PROTECT IP, and here's how it works.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.44,0:00:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Private corporations want the ability to shut down unauthorized sites
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.36,0:00:28.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where people download movies, TV shows, and music.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.53,0:00:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since most of these sites are outside US jurisdiction,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.63,0:00:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,PROTECT IP uses a couple different tactics within American borders.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.82,0:00:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Firstly, it gives the government the power to make
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.04,0:00:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,US Internet providers block access to infringing domain names.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.56,0:00:45.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can also sue US-based search engines,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.14,0:00:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,directories, or even blogs and forums,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.44,0:00:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have links to these sites removed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.07,0:00:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, PROTECT IP gives corporations and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.06,0:00:54.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the government the ability to cut off funds to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.47,0:00:57.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,infringing websites by having US-based advertisers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.93,0:01:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and payment services cancel those accounts.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.67,0:01:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a nutshell, that's what PROTECT IP will try to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.36,0:01:07.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in all likelihood, it'll do something else altogether.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.21,0:01:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For starters, it won't stop downloaders.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.24,0:01:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll still be able to access a blocked site
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.32,0:01:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just by entering its IP address instead of its name.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.24,0:01:21.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What PROTECT IP will do is cripple new startups
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.46,0:01:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it also lets companies sue any site
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.04,0:01:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they feel isn't doing their filtering well enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.80,0:01:29.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These lawsuits could easily bankrupt new search engines
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.59,0:01:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and social media sites.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.51,0:01:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And PROTECT IP's wording is ambiguous enough
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.14,0:01:36.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that important social media sites could become
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.73,0:01:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,targets.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.56,0:01:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lots of trailblazing websites could look like
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.88,0:01:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,piracy heavens to the wrong judge.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.46,0:01:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tumblr, SoundCloud, an early YouTube,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.26,0:01:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wherever people express themselves, make art,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.27,0:01:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,broadcast news or organize protests,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.03,0:01:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's plenty of TV footage, movie clips,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.48,0:01:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and copyrighted music mixed in.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.90,0:01:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even if you trust the US government
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.52,0:01:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to abuse their new power to censor the Net,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.90,0:02:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what about the countries that follow in our path
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.05,0:02:02.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pass similar laws?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.66,0:02:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People around the world will have very different
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.47,0:02:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Internets, and unscrupulous governments will have
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.12,0:02:09.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,powerful tools to hinder free expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.46,0:02:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But perhaps most dangerously, PROTECT IP will
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.86,0:02:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meddle with the inner workings of the Net.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.48,0:02:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Experts believe by fiddling with the web's registry
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.08,0:02:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of domain names, the result will be less security,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.72,0:02:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and less stability.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.22,0:02:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In short, PROTECT IP won't stop piracy, but it will
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.52,0:02:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,introduce vast potential for censorship and abuse,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.52,0:02:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while making the web less safe and less reliable.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.70,0:02:33.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the Internet we're talking about!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.94,0:02:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a vital and vibrant medium.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.28,0:02:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And our government is tampering with its
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.08,0:02:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basic structure, so people will maybe buy more
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.46,0:02:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollywood movies.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.16,0:02:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Hollywood movies don't get grassroots candidates
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.96,0:02:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,elected. They don't overthrow corrupt regimes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.62,0:02:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the entire entertainment industry doesn't even
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.36,0:02:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contribute that much to our economy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.52,0:02:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Internet does all these, and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.55,0:03:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Corporations already have tools to fight piracy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.35,0:03:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have the power to take down specific content,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.77,0:03:05.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sue peer-to-peer software companies out of existence,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.89,0:03:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to sue journalists just for talking about how to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.88,0:03:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,copy a DVD.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.40,0:03:12.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have a history of stretching and abusing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.90,0:03:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their powers. They tried to take a baby video
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.34,0:03:17.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off YouTube, just for the music playing in
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.49,0:03:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the background. They've used legal penalties
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.82,0:03:22.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,written for large-scale commercial piracy
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.27,0:03:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go after families and children.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.66,0:03:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They even sued to ban the VCR and the first
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.12,0:03:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MP3 players.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.75,0:03:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the question is, "How far will they take all this?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.09,0:03:35.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answer at this point, is obvious.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.92,0:03:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As far as we'll let them.