SOPA vs. PIPA: Anti-piracy bills, uproar explained If you've been paying attention to the increasingly heated debate over the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA), you may have noticed a significant spike in today's news about the "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011," or PROTECT IP Act (PIPA, for short). Newsletters and blog posts have flooded in, with the declaration that "PIPA is the ... Wikipedia to blackout all 3,847,673 English-language pages to protest PIPA Wikipedia is going black on Wednesday, January 18, to help fight the contentious Protect IP Act (PIPA), which is set to go for a vote before the Senate on January 24. The move, first reported by Neal Mann, digital news editor at Sky News, was confirmed by Jimmy Wales, co-founder of the far-reaching online encyclopedia, on Twitter. Wales says the blackout was a "community decision." Wikipedia Also Going Dark Wednesday Over SOPA, PIPA Wikipedia has pledged to go dark this Wednesday for 24 hours in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). SOPA 'shelved' indefinitely, but Reddit's Jan. 18 blackout is still on, as PIPA fight continues A vote on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been delayed indefinitely, but the fight against Internet censorship continues: Reddit.com will go forward with its site-wide blackout on Wednesday, January 18, to protest the Senate's Protect IP Act (PIPA), Digital Trends has confirmed. PIPA, a similar bill to SOPA, is scheduled to go up for a vote before the Senate on January 24. SOPA on hold, PIPA may be weakened as Congress revisits the bills As major technology websites such as Reddit and Wikipedia prepare to go dark this Wednesday in protest over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives and the similar Protect Intellectual Privacy Act (PIPA) act in the Senate, there are signs that the protests from the technology industry are causing Congress to rethink the two bills, which is supported by the ... Remain Diligent: SOPA And PIPA Must Be Squashed, Not Changed As members of both the Senate and the House start falling back to a more defensible position by considering the removal of the DNS provision from SOPA and PIPA, many voices of opposition to the bills are claiming victory. This is a big mistake. As with most news that's intended to avoid as much publicity as possible, many members of Congress announced on a Friday that they were considering the ... Momentum shift: SOPA, PIPA opponents now in driver's seat An important vote on SOPA is held up in the House, and support in the Senate appears to be faltering. At the same time, the White House sounds a critical note on the antipiracy bills. White House Jumps Into SOPA, PIPA Debate One day after DNS blocking was removed from the conroversial Stop Online Piracy Act, the White House on Saturday urged Congress to craft online piracy legislation that does not undermine freedom of expression on the Web. White House Will Not Support SOPA, PIPA Opponents of online piracy regulation bills SOPA and PIPA scored a major victory on Saturday. White House Opposes SOPA and PIPA, SOPA Vote Delayed January 16, 2012 -- Over the weekend, the Obama administration released a statement in response to the SOPA and PIPA bills. According to the letter, the White House would not support any bill that would inhibit business innovation, create new cybersecurity risks or disrupt the Domain Name System. On Monday, reports claimed that House majority leader Eric Cantor delayed the SOPA vote until a ...
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http://pixelhat.net/
Monday, January 16, 2012
Protect IP Act Breaks the Internet It's Official Wikipedia To Go Dark On Wednesday SOPA/PIPA Supporters Pretend White House Statement Means We Can Rush Through Why Is NBCUniversal Threatening Report Commenters They Disagree With Their Employers Send A Sympathy Card Over The Death Of Your Senator Lies NBCUniversal's Rick Cotton About to go offline protest antipiracy legislation Study Confirms News Networks Owned By SOPA Supporters... Are Ignoring List Censoring Countries MPAA Thinks Provide Good Example For US Cato Institute Digs Into MPAA's Own Research Show That Wouldn't Save Single Net Job Harry Reid Moves Approve PROTECT And Begin Comes Out Against Approach In Response Online Petition Al Gore Lawmakers seem intent on approving PIPA Cable Finally Realizing Bad Hollywood Star Ashton Kutcher Says 'SOPA Problem Not Solution' Law Firms Removing Name From Supporters' List; 'Support' Crumbling If SOPA's Main Target Pirate Bay Worth Pointing ThePirateBay.org Immune Gibson Guitar & Others Say Never Supported Bill Delayed; Cantor Promises It Won't Be Brought Floor Until 'Issues Addressed'
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