anti-piracy bill
Wikipedia has officially announced they will participate in the January 18 protest of anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA by blocking access to English language pages.
The White House has released a statement which appears to indicate SOPA and PIPA, at least in their present forms, will not be signed into law.
US Representative Jared Polis, who is also an avid gamer and Internet entrepeneur, is urging gamers to take action against SOPA and PIPA.
After being targetted by Reddit members, Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan has officially come out saying he will vote against SOPA.
Although GoDaddy has paid lip service to reversing their support for SOPA, it wasn't until today that they withdrew the letter they wrote to Congress.
Wikipedia co-founder Jim Wales has posted a straw poll asking whether there is support for a "community strike" to get the word out about SOPA.
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Of 65 SOPA and PIPA, sponsors in Congress, 44 have received campaign donations from the movie, music, and TV industries.
The SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) bill has been dubbed draconian by a number of tech giants, including Google and Facebook.
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