SOPA explained: What it is and why it matters The tech industry is abuzz about SOPA and PIPA, a pair of anti-piracy bills. Here's why they're controversial, and how they would change the digital landscape if they became law. No, President Obama Did Not Kill SOPA Forbes contributor writes: Both SOPA and Protect IP attempt to combat online piracy by preventing American search engines like??Google and??Yahoo from directing users to sites distributing stolen content. Both bills also would enable people and companies to sue if their copyright was infringed. Obama has come out against both bills, which killed SOPA and puts ... SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Proposed Online Anti-Piracy Bill SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Proposed Online Anti-Piracy Bill Live Tweeting From the NYC SOPA & PIPA Protest The SOPA protest is moving from the Internet to the streets. The NY Tech Meetup community, an organization of more than 20,000 "geeks, investors, entrepreneurs, hackers, etc.," sent out an unprecedented emergency email last week, in which they lit the proverbial geek batsignal: SOPA and Wall Street's Common Enemy NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Critics of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Wall Street's richest dealmakers have a common enemy who was seated at Sunday's Emmy Awards. Former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), a namesake of the 2010 Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that's tearing at the earnings of banks like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup, is now a ... SOPA Author Attacks Wikipedia, Schedules Debate on Bill The architect of SOPA, Rep. Lamar Smith, has scheduled a markup session next month in which the bill might be altered. Where Do SOPA & PIPA Stand Now? Over the weekend, there was a maelstrom of activity surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). With the U.S. House of Representatives reconvening today and the Senate following next week, now is a good time to catch a collective breath and figure out the status of the two bills. MPAA: SOPA, PIPA Blackouts Are 'Abuse of Power' The MPAA said today that the SOPA/PIPA blackouts are nothing but a publicity stunt and an abuse of power. How SOPA would affect you: FAQ CNET takes an in-depth look at the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, backed by Hollywood and opposed by the largest Web companies and civil liberties groups. SOPA/PIPA blackout: 'The Day the LOLcats Died' SOPA blackout day is a dark day — literally. With a black bar across Google's logo and other sites turning their robust user-driven sites into a single black page. One team, though, avoided donning black, and chose instead to sing out its angst with this viral video "The Day the LolCats Died." Read full article >>
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