{"id":553,"date":"2012-01-19T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=553"},"modified":"2018-11-11T22:12:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T06:12:35","slug":"sopa-pipa-are-bad-for-your-startup-and-bad-for-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/sopa-pipa-are-bad-for-your-startup-and-bad-for-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"SOPA & PIPA Are Bad For Your Startup And Bad For The Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ron Conway speaking at protest against SOPA & PIPA in San Francisco on January 18, 2012<\/div>\n

At UpCounsel, we are obsessed with lowering legal barriers to help entrepreneurs, businesses and attorneys succeed. \u00a0We wanted to take a second to talk about two pieces of law we think will construct crippling barriers to our economic eco-system: SOPA and PIPA.<\/p>\n

SOPA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0PIPA<\/a>\u00a0are the last ditch efforts of the decaying content publishers to protect their power by attacking the technological innovations which undermine their control over content creators. \u00a0Now that people can publish their own videos from home, share news events on Twitter and purchase music directly from artists, content publishers are trying to find a way to protect their pockets. \u00a0SOPA and PIPA are the vessels in which they aim to do so.<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, our country must take action against content piracy. \u00a0Such change should and will be driven by market innovation demanded by content creators \u2013 not through lobbied legislation. \u00a0To claim that SOPA and PIPA are directed toward correcting illegal piracy is a complete \u201cfarce\u201d says Intellectual Property and Digital Privacy attorney\u00a0Jessica Hubley<\/a>.\u00a0SOPA & PIPA are nothing more than actions which empower government bureaucrats with unchecked censorship privileges and open the doors for a new generation of plaintiff attorneys to destroy innovative businesses that are leading job creation in America. \u201cSOPA is a classic example of the machinations used to \u2018fight piracy\u2019 when the real solution is for content owners to design and price their content so that they themselves are the best channel for end users to access quality copies of their content,\u201d says Hubley.<\/p>\n

SOPA & PIPA would put a stark halt to the flourishing collaborative communities that are fueled by the Internet. \u00a0As such, many new and existing businesses which leverage these collaborative communities, and that make up one of the few growing sectors of the American economy, would suffer greatly.<\/p>\n

If you have a technology startup, know someone in a technology startup, or care about the economic stability of this country then take a few minutes this week and take action.<\/p>\n

For your convenience:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dianne Feinstein \u2013 U.S. Senator for California and Co-Sponsor for PIPA
\nPhone:\u00a0(202) 224-3841<\/p>\n

Barbara Boxer \u2013 U.S. Senator for California and Co-Sponsor for PIPA
\nPhone:\u00a0(202) 224-3553<\/p>\n

Sign the petition online:\u00a0https:\/\/www.google.com\/landing\/takeaction\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ron Conway speaking at protest against SOPA & PIPA in San Francisco on January 18, 2012 At UpCounsel, we are obsessed with lowering legal barriers to help entrepreneurs, businesses and … <\/p>\n

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