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Amid ACTA Outcy, Politicians Don Anonymous Guy Fawkes Masks
Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:31 PM EST (Forbes)
A new photo is doing the rounds on the Internet.
On pirates and piracy
Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:46 AM EST (O'Reilly Radar)
We've heard a lot about "piracy" in the last few months. But as you'd expect, there's a lot of confusion, particularly by the folks doing the name-calling, about what pirates really are. Pirates aren't petty thieves, snatching a video or two from the local video rental shop.
If the feds can shut down Megaupload, why do we need SOPA?
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:06 PM EST (Ars Technica)
For more than a year, the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America have argued that existing laws were insufficient to deal with the problem of "rogue sites" hosted overseas.
SOPA sponsor has another Internet bill that records you 24/7
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:38 PM EST ()
Senator Lamar Smith, lead sponsor of the currently dead SOPA bill you’ve heard so much about, has another bill in the works that uses Child Pornography as a screen to push through an amendment that’ll have your internet service provider tracking all of your financia …
Hollywood regroups after losing battle over anti-piracy bills
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:10 AM EST (The L.A. Times)
After a full-on counterattack by the tech industry, the entertainment industry must conduct PR damage control and convince tech-savvy Americans that it isn't the bad guy.
MPAA boss calls for bribed politicians to toe the line
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:37 AM EST ()
An online petition has called for a Senate investigation after the Motion Picture Association of America called for its bribed sock puppets in Washington to toe the line and not bow to pressure from the great unwashed. "Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to un …
How Hollywood drives people to piracy
Seeded on Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:51 AM EST (GigaOM)
Big media companies have been pushing SOPA and PIPA as a way to limit piracy, by removing consumers’ ability to find pirated content.
SOPA is Dead - and Here's the Sci-Fi Reason Why
Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:43 AM EST
It was bound to happen. The Stop Online Piracy Act is DEAD. It never had a chance anyway. In a science fiction vein, let's explain why, and keep it simple. It's because the balance of true power on Earth has shifted.
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White House Won't Back Internet Censorship
Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:50 PM EST (Bloomberg.com)
Legislation to combat online piracy won’t be supported if it encourages censorship, undermines cybersecurity or disrupts the structure of the Internet, the Obama administration said today. The statement by three White House technology officials was issued in response …
"Internet Giants Consider Blackout" - to Protest SOPA
Seeded on Mon Jan 9, 2012 2:06 PM EST (kpho.com)
RNN) - Popular websites and internet companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and AOL are considering shutting down in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA - a controversial bill that has critics and supporters battling each other in Congress before it ev …
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