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is fanfiction.net going to be shut down? - Tori - 04-09-2014 11:47 AM
Heard the SOPA 2014 is gonna delete like everything: fanfiction, fanart, etc.
im kinda worried because i have thousands of fanfics saved from ff.net and i dont want them to be deleted
- Writing - 04-09-2014 11:55 AM
SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act)
Fanfiction.net WOULD fall under the catagory of websites to be eliminated or shut down due to the 'copyright infringments' and 'illegal content', despite the fact that if it's called 'fanfiction' the fan is not claiming ownership.
However, I thought that this bill was stopped in 2012. Hopefully it's not back up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act#Impact_on_websites
- Art - 04-09-2014 12:00 PM
Well, first off it's not strictly SOPA. It's a set of three policies and acts that contains elements from the original SOPA. Basic information is here: http://flamewarflipsides.deviantart.com/art/SOPA-2014-Voluntary-Agreements-TPP-and-Staydown-439990931
I do admit its inconvenient for fans, so the most accurate petition I've found is this: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-sopa-policies-trans-pacific-partnership-notice-and-staydown-efforts-and-other-policies/dXMRvNh8
The original eruption that started the panic when it got out was this: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-sopa-2014/q0Vkk0Zr