January 2012
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Google is protesting against SOPA →
Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.
SOPA update: Wikipedia pulls plug in protest
guardian:
Wikipedia, one of the world’s most popular websites, has confirmed it will “go dark” on Wednesday when the site pulls the plug in a 24-hour protest against highly-contentious US online piracy legislation.
Here’s the report on Guardian.co.uk about Wikipedia’s plans to pull the plug on its website in protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA);
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Twitter, Facebook, and Google endorse alternate... →
reuters:
Gautham Nagesh for The Hill - Eight of the largest Web companies have endorsed an online piracy bill offered by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) as an alternative to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart PROTECT IP.
The OPEN Act would direct online patent infringement claims against foreign websites to the International Trade Commission,...