- SOPA, Skyrim and My Little Pony - Infringement is Magic?
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- UK Orders Blacklist of The Pirate Bay, Torrent Site Sees Record Traffic
While the US tries to pass sweeping anti-piracy and pseudo censorship laws like SOPA, ACTA and CISPA, the UK has adopted a different strategy. In February the UK deemed torrent site The Pirate Bay to be an egregious copyright offender, and as such, the High Court has now ruled that several of the largest ISPs in the country must blacklist the site from their customers. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- SOPA, ACTA and the TPP: Lessons for a 21st Century Trade Agenda
The ham-handed attempts by the U.S. entertainment industry to rein in online piracy, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), triggered an earthquake of public backlash that led to one of the quickest legislative collapses in modern history. In one day, fueled by Internet blackouts and user protests, the once “slam dunk” legislative effort to censor the Internet and make websites liable for “infringing” user content quickly became politically untouchable. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Content, Copyright & The Internet -- The Reality
With the dust now settling after this month’s defeat of the effort to rush approval of , two controversial “anti-piracy” bills in Congress, it’s time to take stock: We saw an exodus of political support and the derailing of SOPA and PIPA within days of the January 18 Great Internet Blackout, a coordinated online protest that prompted hundreds of thousands of calls to Congress and millions of petition signatures. So what just happened? null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- North Korea Outlaws Cell Phones
For everyone who protests the new internet restrictions that could have come with SOPA and might still come with ACTA, this one comes from the perspective department: North Korea has threatened to punish anyone using a cell phone as a war criminal.
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- The Real Reasons Google Killed SOPA/PIPA
Image via CrunchBase Google led, orchestrated, politically-framed and set the political tone for much of the Web’s opposition to pending anti-piracy legislation, SOPA/PIPA, because rule of law and effective enforcement of property rights online represent a clear and present danger to Google’s anti-property-rights mission, open philosophy, business model, innovation approach, competitive null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- SOPA Got Stopped: Stop Online Piracy Bill Actually Dead
Despite what Forbes contributor John Gaudiosi and many others said, SOPA was alive all week, even after President Obama came out against it and scores of senators fled in the wake of the internet blackout. That is no longer the case. After massive protests and amidst rapidly declining support, both SOPA and PIPA have been shelved indefinitely. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Why The Demise Of SOPA Is Good For Brands
There has been lots of great analysis of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the potential side effects its enactment would have for Internet providers and content distributors. But the dramatic showdown yesterday has larger implications for brands and intellectual property owners. The balance of power has shifted from traditional lobbyists to social media activists, from IP creators to users and from brands to their consumers. The odd fact is that, with a few exceptions, this should be a good thing for brands. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Russia's Internet Pirates Against SOPA
No surprise here, Russia's Pirate Party chimed in on Wednesday against the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. If passed, the bill would stop foreign owned websites proven to be selling or distributing copyright infringed materials from showing up on U.S. search engines. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Wikipedia blackout: a nation of students mourn
Students wonder how they will do their homework as Wikipedia shuts down in protest against Sopa – the Stop Online Piracy Act. Its opponents claim the act is draconian, that it will stifle creativity and could change the face of the internet for the worse. We compiled students' reactions in this Storify pageSopaUnited StatesUS politicsWikipediaBrian Braikerguardian.co.uk © 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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- The best Sopa protests online – in pictures
The Great Internet Blackout in protest of proposed anti-piracy legislation was in full swing on Wednesday, with thousands of websites either shutting down completely or posting information about the bills. The target of the protest is the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and its Senate counterpart the Protect IP Act (Pipa), both of which are aimed at preventing copyright infringement. Here, photos of the blackout from around the web
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- SOPA, Meet The Player Piano Copyright Threat
Wikipedia and Google are wearing black today to protest the threat to Internet freedom presented by the Stop Online Piracy Act. But if history is a guide, Congress and the content industry's lobbyists will always be at least one step behind technology when it comes to preventing the next threat to the state-protected monopoly known as copyright. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- Graphic: The Surging Momentum Behind Wikipedia's SOPA Blackout
Wikipedia's editors decided to shut down the site on Wednesday through a vast conversation, graphed here. null, responseDetails: Suspected Terms of Service Abuse. Please see responseStatus: 40
- The Day SOPA Made the Internet Go Dark
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- Are you missing Wikipedia today? | Poll
English-language Wikipedia results are hidden for 24 hours in protest at the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) in the US. Tell us whether you feel a void in your online life
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