Friday Q&A

Questionable Legislation

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome back to another edition of the Friday Q&A. Each week, I examine issues pertaining the the world of Fark Photoshop. As we wind down to the end of the year, we arrive at the time when American lawmakers try to push through draconian legislation in the hopes everyone is too drunk on eggnog to notice. This year, they're proffering a particularly shitty bill called SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act.

Q: What does this proposed measure do?

A: As is my understanding, SOPA would give the copyright gestapo carte blanche to kick your door in and drag you off to jail in the dead of the night, after shooting your dog because it barked at them. If you do not own a dog, one will be provided for you and shot at your expense. All this because a Prince song could heard playing in the background of a Youtube video you uploaded.

Q: How will SOPA effect Photoshopping?

A: Given that some jerkoff can claim ownership of every single image on the Internet, I'd say it's bound to effect us eventually. Look at the trouble Grampy got into with the owner of the Fark Squirrel. Now imagine that multiplied by a thousand, with each of us facing real prison time for each offense.

Q: How can we stop SOPA?

A: It's sad to say, but we probably can't. There are powerful forces at work trying to push this through, the same forces who have bought our congressmen and corrupted the system with their influence. My advice is to get the hell out of America before it completely transforms into a fascist police state of corporate rule. Don't bother trying Canada, it's just destined to become a fascist police state that smells like maple syrup. Mexico seems tempting, but it's gotten awful murder-y lately with all those drug cartels. In truth, most of the world is either too squalid, or poised to enact similar freedom-crushing legislation. I'll report back with more suitable potential escape locations as I uncover them.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. I want you to know that I intend to keep Cliche City going, despite this threatening legislation. It's an important resource for our community, and I'll be damned if I let some bureaucrats take it offline. Should it ever disappear, check this blog for details on how to find it.

Stay tuned for more civil disobedience from the Doctor!