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by the-cakeboss 5260 days ago
Those are my feelings as well. I do understand the concern of a precedent being established, but I really do tire of all the hyperbole surrounding this bill. I can't tell how many times I've seen people make the claim that if someone where to post infringing material on to a site like whitehouse.gov, the authorities would have no choice to take it down. Bogus claims are bogus claims regardless of their intentions.

I think the most damage brought by this bill would not be manifested in legal cases, but rather a climate in which people are far more hesitant to take risks on the web, etc.

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Whitehouse.gov wouldn't be at risk, but any start-up site would be.

See also: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120110/11395317367/websit...