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The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House of Representatives and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate are well meaning, but if passed, will be destructive to internet freedoms we've all come to expect.

By Elizabeth Flock As Wikipedia goes dark today in protest of the SOPA and PIPA bills, The Washington Post, along with the Guardian and NPR, has offered a single-day Band-Aid for the missing encyclopedia: #altwiki. The blacked-out Wikipedia site (AP)

Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, announced Wednesday he was withdrawing as a co-sponsor of PIPA, and Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, called on Congress to take more time to work on the bills. “Better to get this done right rather

Game developer Mark Kern has launched a new gaming organization to battle legislation like SOPA and PIPA. With over 7000 Websites partaking in blackouts or some type of action today against upcoming bills like SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA

The internet filled with snark on Wednesday, as a slew of websites went dark to protest anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Not to be outdone by journalists and teenagers, one supporter of the legislation also sounded off. "After Wikipedia blackrout[sic],

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