A Ponderer's Diary

SOPA & PIPA - Does it ring a Bell??? If it does ring a bell and you know everything about it, then good, you don't need this post. If you have a vague idea or no idea about it, then do continue to read. For the past few months, you can see these acronyms in many of the websites. Some of you may know that they are related to some American law, freedom of speech, piracy, etc. Let me give you an idea and how it will impact you. Most of us download stuff from internet like songs, movies, games, softwares, etc. Whether it be through Torrents, Direct links, FTP servers, etc.  Some of these are completely FREE to use. Problem comes when you download stuff which has a price to pay. This is referred to as “Online Piracy” . As you don’t pay money for using this copyrighted material, downloading such data will drain the revenue of the companies who owns it. Piracy has no limits. Even a person in Antarctica can play “Gears of War” if he/she has an awesome laptop and good inte