Today Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg voiced his personal opposition to the proposed SOPA/PIPA legislation, joining the ranks of fellow Internet powerhouses Google, Wikipedia, Craigslist and Reddit.
“The Internet is the most powerful tool we have for creating a more open and connected world,” writes Zuck. “We can’t let poorly thought out laws get in the way of the Internet’s development.”
Facebook is full of images and videos, many of which violate copyrights. Users peruse the news feed and their friends’ walls for content. When they find images or videos that they “like,” they share them to their walls and their friends’ walls. They’re not thinking about whether or not this content violates copyrights, and what posting it to their wall would even mean. No, Facebook users are too busy thinking about what they “like.” In 2011 alone, Facebook users shared 30 billion pieces of content every month.
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