It seems that the wide protests against the SOPA by blacking out the websites by Wikipedia, Reddit and many more has finally succeeded and the further bill has also been temporarily been held for now.Lamer Smith, the chief sponsor of SOPA said that he is pulling the bill “untill there is wider arangement on a solution”. –> Read more
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SOPA Is Dead
Anonymous In Action
On Wednesday many websites participated in an event against the SOPA and PIPA in the form of “internet blackout”. The day after The largest file sharing site from Hong Kong was shut down and the founders were arrested facing charges for copyright violation.
Obama Administration Will Not Support SOPA
Anyone who used the Internet yesterday probably saw online protests to SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act. Major sites like Google and Wikipedia had messages or graphics to show its users its distrust of the act. After many signed an online petition on White House’s site, the Obama administration issued a statement, on the site saying it will not support the act and would like the act to become more specific as it is too broad in it’s current form. –> Read more
The Consequences That SOPA And PIPA Supporters Do Not Mention
SOPA and PIPA aim to help private corporations shut down unauthorized websites where people download music, movies, and TV shows. Most of these websites are outside of America, so these corporations are looking to combat them in a few ways. –> Read more
