SOPA Opera White House Shuts Down Proposed Online AntiPiracy Bill Lamar Smith & MPAA Brush Off Wikipedia Blackout As Just A Publicity Stunt It's Baaaaaaaaack Says Markup To Resume In February Musician Peter Gabriel Comes Out Against SOPA/PIPA; Website Will Go Dark Google Use Home Page Protest PIPA Tomorrow The End of the Internet Tim O'Reilly Explains Where Federal Gov't Has Gone Wrong On SOPA/PIPA Solving Problem Microsoft Finally Makes It Official That Opposes SOPA.... Written Websites go dark to protest antipiracy bills Stop it'll destroy our internet Major Media Piracy Act President’s Challenge hot war gets hotter How Far We've Come; We Need protests tech world versus Hollywood Say No Did You Embed Leaked Trailer For Knight Rises Your Blog Under Ma

SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Proposed Online Anti-Piracy Bill SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Proposed Online Anti-Piracy Bill Where Do SOPA & PIPA Stand Now? Over the weekend, there was a maelstrom of activity surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). With the U.S. House of Representatives reconvening today and the Senate following next week, now is a good time to catch a collective breath and figure out the status of the two bills. SOPA Author Attacks Wikipedia, Schedules Debate on Bill The architect of SOPA, Rep. Lamar Smith, has scheduled a markup session next month in which the bill might be altered. SOPA Explained: What It Is, Why It Matters The tech industry is abuzz about SOPA and PIPA, a pair of anti-piracy bills. Here's why they're controversial, and how they would change the digital landscape if they became law. ... SOPA and PIPA: Just the Facts The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) have been making headlines, but what are they, exactly? Here are the facts. SOPA explained: What it is and why it matters The tech industry is abuzz about SOPA and PIPA, a pair of anti-piracy bills. Here's why they're controversial, and how they would change the digital landscape if they became law. SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Online Anti-Piracy Bill SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Online Anti-Piracy Bill SOPA Sponsor Calls Protests a 'Publicity Stunt' as Google Joins Up Google on Tuesday confirmed that it too will join Wednesday's SOPA/PIPA protest, while SOPA bill sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith called the blackouts a publicity stunt. SOPA Resistance Day begins at Ars Today is SOPA Resistance Day at Ars. Sites across the 'Net, from reddit to the Internet Archive, from Wikipedia to Google, are protesting the excesses of the Stop Online Piracy Act. SOPA remains a flawed bill that treats piracy as an existential threat to the US economy and to a sacred class of rightsholders—and in doing so loses all perspective on appropriate remedies. The discussion is ... Why SOPA Is Dangerous I'm sure you've heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet, but have you actually read the bill? If not, it's worth reading, for two reasons. First, if you are going to oppose a bill, you should know exactly what you're opposing, not just the vague principle behind it. Second, it'll provide you with a valuable insight: that these bills are written in an attempt to obscure the truth.
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