ACTA: Worse than SOPA and PIPA combined!
Quote of the Day: “(ACTA is) more dangerous than SOPA. It’s not coming to me for a vote. It purports that it does not change existing laws. But once implemented, it creates a whole new enforcement system and will virtually tie the hands of Congress to undo it.” - Rep. Darrell Issa Last month, we joined [...]
MegaUpload.com Proof that PIPA and SOPA aren’t necessary
With the recent news about so-called anti-piracy bills that are floating around Congress these days, it’s ironic that after such a loud cry for why SOPA and PIPA are “required” and “necessary” that the Department of Justice shut down file-sharing site MegaUpload.com — using existing laws! I don’t see how anyone could argue that we [...]
Senator Mike Lee on SOPA, PIPA
Thank you for your recent letter to Senator Lee regarding S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act. When the Judiciary Committee first received this bill, Senator Lee raised a number of concerns about portions of the bill that could threaten Internet security and stifle innovation in the online retail market. At the time, Senator Lee pledged [...]
Stop Internet Censorship, Take Action TODAY
Today hundreds of websites — including Wikipedia, reddit, BoingBoing, FreePress.net and SavetheInternet.com — have gone dark. They’re protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), bills in the House and Senate that could open the door to widespread Internet censorship.1 Thousands of supporters of the open Internet will soon rally [...]
What is SOPA and why’s it so bad?
SOPA, or the “Stop Online Piracy Act” and its sibling the Protect IP Act are pieces of legislation being considered by the US Congress. They sound like a good idea — after all, who doesn’t want to protect intellectual property and stop piracy, right? Unfortunately, if either (or both) get passed they will drastically change [...]
Why is the mainstream media being so quiet about SOPA?
You’ve probably heard about the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA — a bill in the House that could open the door to widespread Internet censorship. Opposition to the bill has reached a boiling point. Millions of activists, hundreds of startups, social media sites like Tumblr, Reddit and Twitter and even big companies like Google, Yahoo! and eBay have [...]
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