SOPA and PIPA Could Make Internet DOA
What is SOPA and PIPA? And why are so many websites doing a blackout today?
Good luck using Wikipedia or Craigslist today, as they have been blacked out in protest of the Protect Intellectual Property Act and Stop Online Piracy Act. You can find a PDF of the act in our photo gallery. Google, Mozilla, Wired and Reddit have also censored their sites in protest of the acts. According to an article on the L.A. Times, lawmakers want the acts passed in order to protect the property rights of music, movie and TV studios. This means giving the power to censor the Internet to the entertainment industry. Copyright holders and the U.S. Department of Justice can seek court orders against websites accused of enabling or facilitating copyright infringement. This could include barring online advertising networks from doing …
Mickey White
7:09 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Why does Marsha, (Co-Sponsor of SOPA), Want Congress to Regulate the Internet? Why not just say NO FEDERAL branch (the FCC and congress and the federal courts included) has any authority to decide or rule on any aspect concerning the Internet? BUT Marsha Blackburn did Vote FOR: Patriot Act Reauthorization, Electronic Surveillance, Funding the REAL ID Act (National ID), Foreign Intelligence … more ›