Posts Tagged 'sopa'

We’ve Shelved SOPA/PIPA, Now Can We Stop Other Crappy Legislation?

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  Written by: Kaitlyn Burkhart After a short and heroic uprising of the Internet community, it seems as if the people have won the battle against censorship of the Internet. On Friday January 20, Congress dropped the bills in the wake of the largest online protest in history. A staggering 13 million people took the [...]

How SOPA/PIPA Could Strike Out the Internet.

Categorized Under: America No Commented

Written by: Alexis Poole   Bill H.R. 3261 (SOPA) and Senate Bill 968 (PIPA) both aim to “protect intellectual property of content creators” and “create American jobs” by cracking down on Internet piracy. It actually reads like a horribly invasive bill that seeks to strike out Internet-based companies, put thousands of jobs in jeopardy and infringe upon [...]