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    KickAss Torrents

    Went on the KickAss Torrents site last night and there was a pop-up to say anyone from the USA was blocked from accessing the site.

    Hope it doesn't slowdown my downloads
    Fiscal nomad it's legal.

    #2
    SOPA is being debated in congress at the moment.

    Not a good sign for legal websites, let alone anything naughty.
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      #3
      Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
      SOPA is being debated in congress at the moment.

      Not a good sign for legal websites, let alone anything naughty.
      whats SOPA?

      Torrents shouldn't be affected.. all the big torrent sites (kickass, pirate bay etc...) all share the same torrent files anyway.
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        #4
        Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
        whats SOPA?

        Torrents shouldn't be affected.. all the big torrent sites (kickass, pirate bay etc...) all share the same torrent files anyway.
        Some awful American law that they are trying to push through (Stop Online Piracy Act). I think it essentially means that any site which carries a link to illegal material can be shut down.

        According to Wikipedia "The bill would require internet service providers to filter DNS queries of offending websites, rendering them unresolvable."
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          #5
          SOPA is also known as the E-PARASITE (Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft and Exploitation) Act


          I wonder if there is a specific job in America where you spend all your time coming up with names for legislation which makes an amusing acronym. They did the same with CANSPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act)
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            #6
            Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
            SOPA is also known as the E-PARASITE (Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft and Exploitation) Act


            I wonder if there is a specific job in America where you spend all your time coming up with names for legislation which makes an amusing acronym. They did the same with CANSPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act)
            Not forgetting the travesty that is the USAPATRIOT act

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              #7
              Which is why I will never work in the US and A, EU next, I'm retiring in Russia, my missus' elderlies are all 80/90 plus it's the demicks/chavs that bring the average down to 57 by dying at 30.

              Sochi anyone?

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