If there was one hot topic widely discussed by the new media last week, it was anti SOPA and
PIPA protests all over the web.
Not exact matches
The move comes as major US - based websites launched unprecedented black - outs in
protest at Sopa, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and
Pipa, the Protect Intellectual Property Act.
You know the situation just got serious, when the mighty Wikipedia joined the global
protest of SOPA and
PIPA (Protect IP Act), and blacked out its English content for the entire day on January 19.
One day after a massive online
protest caused many legislators to withdraw support for SOPA /
PIPA, the Department of...
Wikipedia is turning off its lights beginning 8 am tomorrow to
protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (
PIPA), a move that's inspired school librarians to turn the blackout into a teaching opportunity.
In case you hadn't heard, many sites today are participating in an «Internet Blackout» in
protest of two anti-piracy bills, SOPA and
PIPA.
The driving force behind the IDL is a group called Fight for the Future, a nonprofit organization that helped organize the
protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (
PIPA) back in late 2011.
A number of tech industry companies and organizations are taking to the web to
protest the proposed anti-piracy legislation in the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (
PIPA.)
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