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Yes, this is entirely unconstitutional, however, treaties completely circumvent the Constitution, and therefore the Constitution has no effect here.

This is typical bullstuff. It will never be passed, at least in the US. It's completely unconstitutional.

It's more than that. It's the fact that this will infringe on every human's basic right to privacy. The government currently has no right to look into what we're doing on the Internet, whether legal or not, and so they're justifying their cause with "we're only looking to make sure you're not downloading anything illegal." While this is a good thing, because it should greatly decrease piracy rates, it means that they look into everyone's Internet activity, whether they're performing illegal actions or not.

It's like wire tapping, only on the Internet.

I know how proxies work, I just didn't say that correctly. What I was trying to say is that they'll find some way to make proxies illegal, and some way to prevent loads of proxies from being created in the first place.

Not to mention putting you in prison and/or hitting you up with massive fines

They won't be able to tell weather something is a proxy or not, it's too easy to make a proxy, and hide that you did it, in order to make the making of proxies illegal a real enforceable law.

Yes, this is entirely unconstitutional, however, treaties completely circumvent the Constitution, and therefore the Constitution has no effect here.
My secret weapon failed I guess.

Isn't the internet something made by businesses, and not owned by the government, much less anyone?

You silly. Al Gore owns the internet. He invented it. :D

You silly. Al Gore owns the internet. He invented it. :D
Never owned, created.

Never owned, created.
But I bought a share of the internet last week from him. I mailed him $500,000. Still waiting for the certificate. ^.^

But I bought a share of the internet last week from him. I mailed him $500,000. Still waiting for the certificate. ^.^
I think you have been fooled my good sir.

I think you have been fooled my good sir.
This is why you always meet in person to buy shares of the internet.

I think you have been fooled my good sir.
:(

Well, I'll just speak to customer services. I'm sure they'll send it back. :D

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Well, I'll just speak to customer services. I'm sure they'll send it back. :D
I'm sure they thought it was donations, thus spending it all.

I'm sure they thought it was donations, thus spending it all.
Yes, I'd like to donate half a million dollars to Al Gore, for uh, inventing the internet.

Yes, I'd like to donate half a million dollars to Al Gore, for uh, inventing the internet.
Makes perfect sense.

Hey guys, Al Gore didn't invent the Internet. Yeah, he had a big part in it, but he alone did not invent it.

Hey guys, Al Gore didn't invent the Internet. Yeah, he had a big part in it, but he alone did not invent it.
Invention