The web fights back-Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh explains fight over SOPA
Jan 18, 2012, 10:42 AM | Updated: Oct 14, 2024, 12:27 pm
Wikipedia has gone dark for the day, while the popular Cheezburger Network sites like I Can Haz Cheezburger and FAIL Blog are displaying a splash page detailing why the Internet industry is so opposed to the new anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA now under consideration in Congress.
Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh joined Ross and Burbank to detail why the industry worries the measures could jeopordize the web and make criminals out of consumers for the wrong reasons.
Dave argues there needs to be some protections for creators of content, but Huh responds current laws in place empower companies to protect their content such as asking YouTube to remove an unauthorized video, and he argues legislation won’t stop people from downloading.
