Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7503158-20140315071920/@comment-168424-20140318221934

Slate is trying to represent the aggressive content protector who wants the laws written to allow them to pre-emptively remove content and have the burden of fair use on the consumer/user. This is not them misunderstanding SOPA, it is a potentially valid interpretation. Until it gets passed and goes through the courts, it is hard to say that extreme interpretations can be labeled lack of understanding. Many people thought the Patriot Act wasn't so bad until Edward Snowden revealed an extremely broad interpretation of what it allows the government to do. One must be wary of similar things happening with SOPA.