18 January 2012
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Wikipedia and other sites in protest blackout against US piracy laws
Websites including Wikipedia and Wordpress have gone offline in a 24-hour protest against two bills about copyright infringement being considered by Congress ...
Websites including Wikipedia and Wordpress have gone offline in a 24-hour protest against two bills about copyright infringement being considered by Congress
The Stop Online PIracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) have been designed to combat sites using unauthorised copyright material. If they became law, content owners would have the power to request court orders to shut down sites associated with piracy.
Opponents of the anti-piracy legislation include major sites including Google, Yahoo, Facebook, eBay and LinkedIn. President Obama's technology advisors went on record at the weekend as saying that they would not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cyber security risks and 'undermines the dynamic, innovative global internet.' The White House will not be backing aspects of both SOPA and PIPA.
Wordpress and Wikipedia are encouraging users to support the protest.
Websites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page and http://wordpress.org/
The Stop Online PIracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) have been designed to combat sites using unauthorised copyright material. If they became law, content owners would have the power to request court orders to shut down sites associated with piracy.
Opponents of the anti-piracy legislation include major sites including Google, Yahoo, Facebook, eBay and LinkedIn. President Obama's technology advisors went on record at the weekend as saying that they would not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cyber security risks and 'undermines the dynamic, innovative global internet.' The White House will not be backing aspects of both SOPA and PIPA.
Wordpress and Wikipedia are encouraging users to support the protest.
Websites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page and http://wordpress.org/
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