Sarah Austin and friend Danni discuss the recently dropped SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills. Why was there such an uproar about this legislation, and what were the bills really trying to do? Is our internet freedom safe or is the battle just beginning? Let us know what you think in the comments below. Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook
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I’m sure most of you have heard about SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act (and the similar PROTECT IP Act, or PIPA). This week the internet came together to protest this over reaching legislation that, if passed, would have seriously infringed upon our freedom of information. Google, Wikipedia, and many other prominent websites “blacked out” their homepages and led the way by raising public awareness. In this video Sarah Austin, and her friend Dani, embarked on a covert operation [...]
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The bill known as known as The Protect IP Act in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, is an Internet protection bill aka censorship legislation that many would appear to be a threatening sequel to last year’s COICA Internet censorship bill. The Stop Online Piracy Now (SOPA) is currently being supported by both houses in Congress after they had a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
The bill would essentially establish major powers for corporations intent on corralling copyrighted materials. These new powers would lead to exorbitant legal bills for start-ups, Silicon Valley giants, and potentially individual users. That doesn’t sound so bad but let’s take a close look. Under current practice, copyright owners such as TV networks, Media conglomerates, and Hollywood studios contact hosting websites to request that pirated videos be removed.
4. Twenty years ago, most people wouldn’t have imagined reading Tweets from the President or receiving discounts at a restaurant after checking in on your smartphone. What will social media enable us to 20 years from now?
S: If any one can predict the future even 5 years from now then I’d like to meet that person. I think there will be a change toward policy restructuring as a result of community organization demanding participatory democracy, human rights, justice, and liberty from oppression. Increased transparency will result from the evolution of government and large organizational entities as entrepreneurs continue to hack the red tape – application by application. Freedom of expression may or may not become something that people support depending on their level of fear of tying their identity to their opinion. As more dictators start to learn about how to use these tools there may be increased infiltration of propaganda, however, wisdom of the crowds will eventually smell them out and dilute their power. I’m optimistic that a new type of participatory democracy will emerge world wide and like to think that peace is more achievable in the future than ever before as a result of the democratization of media.
This video made my day. What do you get when you combine YouTube, an adorable couple, and a webcam? The cutest new karaoke video I hope inspires these two to start a web show. Beth Behrs, star of 2 Broke Girls and her boyfriend, Michael Gladis from Eagleheart and Mad Men singing while laughing at their sweet duet that’s giving me butterflies! via HelloGiggles
Get More: For more from NextMovie: Trailers | Movies | DVD & Blu-Ray Pop17′s Trailer Talk launches today. Are trailers really doing their job of selling the movies they’re trailers of? NextMovie seeks to answer this question with its new video show, “Trailer Talk,” a candid and critical look at the art (and commerce) of the movie trailer in the Internet age… get the full story on NextMovie…
Watch Trailer Talk! Check it out as some of Sarah’s slightly ridiculous friends watch the trailer for the much anticipated upcoming Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises”. I’m not sure what’s more interesting, the trailer or Sarah’s friends! Stay tuned for more Trailer Talk coming soon. Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook
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If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes in politics then you should check out the 13 episode series, Battleground. This scripted series is a political comedy following the campaign trail of a third-place candidate in Wisconsin angling for a seat in the Senate, launches on Hulu February 14th. Sarah Perez has the story at TechCrunch… Hulu has a high demand for original content and the market is growing. According to Andy Forssell, Hulu’s Chief Content Officer, [...]
In another part of Pop17′s women in culture series, Sarah Austin shares part of an interview with Dr. Khuloud Jamal Khayyat Dajani, a Palestinian Doctor of Medicine and Associate Professor in Social Medicine and Health Policy at Al-Quds University. In this segment Khuloud talks about the challeges of growing up in Palestine amidst the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Despite all these problems, she holds on to the hope that things will change. Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check [...]
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Sarah Austin and tech columnist John C. Dvorak delve into the best new TV’s on show at CES 2012. Some of the featured products include Sharp’s super definition 8k TV, smart TV’s, and the future of Google TV. Also discussed is whether CES is getting too crowded for it’s own good? What do you think? Lets us know in the comments below. Thanks! Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook
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Sarah Austin and well known columnist John C. Dvorak discuss some featured products from CES 2012. John and Sarah discuss waterproof smartphones, kitchen tablets, the Nokia lumia 800, and Sarah’s amazonian iphone nightmare. Stay tuned for more CES coverage. Tomorrow we’ll be featuring our best of CES TV review. Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook
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Sarah Austin and well known columnist and “techxpert” John C. Dvorak discuss CES 2012 (Consumer Electronics Show). Is the popular event losing some appeal? With Microsoft and Apple dropping out, what is the future of CES? John and Sarah discuss, along with some initial product highlights. Stay tuned for more CES coverage with Sarah and John. Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook
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KC Baker, founder of The School For The Well Spoken Woman, shares some inspirational words for women everywhere. Find out more about KC Baker at http://www.kcbaker.com And take a look at her interviews with our very own Rebekah Austin And check us out on Part-1 And check us out on Part-2 Be sure to follow us on Twitter! And check us out on Facebook As of 2009 the Dali Llama said “The Western woman will save the world.” And what [...]
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