- A copy of the bill as it goes into the House Judiciary Committee:
- Stop Online Piracy Act - Bill Text - 112th Congress (2011-2012 ...Printer Friendly[Help], Congressional Record References · Bill Summary & Status . H.R.3261 -- Stop Online Piracy Act (Introduced in ...
- The issue of SOPA and PROTECT IP are not new. Both build off of similar bills introduced but not passed by Congress in past years. One of the opponents of the bills and the consequences of such legislation is Senator Ron Wyden, who explained in this video earlier this year why PROTECT IP (and SOPA by extension) would be bad for the internet and bad for the US at large.
- In the run up to the battle of the bills in Congress, many internet-based companies have come out against the legislation.
- Sergey Brin - Google+ - In just two decades, the world wide web has transformed and…In just two decades, the world wide web has transformed and democratized access to information all around the world. I am proud of the ro...
Wikipedia Mulls Total Blackout to Oppose SOPA | TorrentFreak3 days ago ... Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales wants to blank out all pages of the online encyclopedia to oppose the pending SOPA anti-pi...
SOPA Will Mean The End of Reddit, Says General Manager | TorrentFreakLast week the House Judiciary Committee discussed the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA). After an abrupt end of the markup session on Frida...
SOPA is China-style censorship say Google, Twitter, eBay — RTWikipedia may temporarily blank out its pages in self-sacrifice to draw attention to the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act. While the ...
Top Internet engineers warn against SOPASome of the original engineers of the Internet called Thursday for lawmakers to scrap anti-piracy bills, saying the proposals would pose ...- SOPA denounced by newspaper journalists, too - BlogPost - The ...21 hours ago ... Wednesday, the American Newspaper Editors Association sent Congress a letter to ask that it stop SOPA.
- Over the last few weeks, the debate within the Silicon Valley has heated up as well. At times, things have gotten downright nasty as companies pick their side and consumers do as well.
Tech Companies Not Taking a Stand on Censorship Are Being BlacklistedSince a large group of tech companies protested the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) in conjunction with the House's first hearing on SOPA...
Here’s what Hollywood & Silicon Valley are spending on SOPAWhether you support or oppose it, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is costing a fortune - more than $2.5 million so far. Reported contri...- Meanwhile, numerous organizations dedicated to free speech, privacy, and open internet platforms also took their stance against the bill.
- Free Speech is Only As Strong As the Weakest Link | Electronic ...Even though the Internet is decentralized and distributed, "weak links" in this chain can operate as choke points to accompli...
Urge Congress to Stop SOPA!The Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), known as "SOPA," is scheduled for consideration at a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee...- As would be expected, many netizens are closely following the issue and posting their objections online.
- And so the stage was set for the hearings on the bill in front of the House Judiciary Committee. Online, not many people were impressed.
- The nightmarish SOPA hearingsLast night I had a horrifying dream that a group of well-intentioned middle-aged people who could not distinguish between a domain name a...
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Kimberly Curtis
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