The government should be all about PROTECTING our freedom of speech, not CENSORING IT! The land of the free? Is that just an empty slogan or what? Why is it that the government sides with the enemies of freedom on almost every conceivable issue? Is it a case of say one thing and do another or is it just stupidity?
You would think, of all industries, the movie industry would be particularly careful about praising US government censorship of content, since it's not that far down the slippery slope until the government justifies censoring movie content as well. But, apparently, as long as it's on the "internet," it's fine to censor. The MPAA has come out, once again, with praise for Homeland Security's blatant censorship of websites without due process or any concern for prior restraint. Not only that, but the MPAA is delusional. It claims that seizing the URLs has "put illegal sites out of business" and also "raised public awareness."
LINK: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110330/04125313696/mpaa-praises-government-censorship-lack-due-process.shtml
