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STUDENT VOX:

The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act were recently postponed from being passed through

Published: Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 14:01

"I  "I think that if somebody doesn't regulate things like that, then it gets out of control. I think somebody should be in charge of it but we should still have the freedom to do what we need, unless it becomes an issue of violence or crime, then that's when they move in. But other than that, they should have [it]."

- Alecia Hudson – Biology Major

"No, because even though they don't mean to, they are eventually going to infringe on the first amendment [and] the right to freedom of speech. I know their main purpose is to stop pirated movies and stuff like that, but […] it's eventually going to infringe on someone's freedom of speech."

- Philemon Yoo – Major Undeclared

"They should definitely not have that power."

- Kyle Lucas – Neuroscience Major

"Oh never, I don't believe that at all. I think [the acts] should definitely be repealed. I actually signed a petition online, I found it through a facebook link, and it actually opposed that bill. Hopefully it gets stopped. "

- Jeffery Savier –Exercise Science

"No I don't, because it doesn't give people a chance to express themselves or get a chance to do what they want to do."

- Sabrina Maya – Psychology

"I think there is reason for it due to the piracy that goes on, but I am a fan of Wikipedia, so I kind of do oppose it."

- Colleen Thompson – Major Undeclared

"Yes, stopping piracy is a good thing."

- Moses Rentapalli – computer science

"Not really. We were talking about it in my history class, and it's against our freedom of speech laws. I don't know, I think it's kind of drastic, their intentions are good, but it's a little bit too drastic for me. And who says what they want to censor? They could just shut off anything they want to, or who knows what they might do with that power? I'm not for it." -

Chimmy Ohayagha – Exercise science

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