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Today there's one gigantic mass of SOPA and PIPA protests across the web, most of them taking the form of a total blackout of the sites participating – what Google has done to assist in these sites rankings within the search results of their site is to

Three co-sponsors of the SOPA and PIPA antipiracy bills have publicly withdrawn their support as Wikipedia and thousands of other websites blacked out their pages Wednesday to protest the legislation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) withdrew as a co-sponsor

Three co-sponsors of the SOPA and PIPA antipiracy bills have publicly withdrawn their support as Wikipedia and thousands of other websites blacked out their pages Wednesday to protest the legislation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) withdrew as a co-sponsor

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Wednesday is the official day of protest over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill and a growing number of Web sites will participate. But gaming site RedstoneHost couldn't wait. It started the party by "blacking out" its Web page Tuesday and

Vox Media is officially opposed to SOPA. The bill as drafted is overly broad, vaguely worded, and gives rise to a number of significant concerns: Serious constitutional issues in regards to due process and seizure of property.

Vox Media is officially opposed to SOPA. The bill as drafted is overly broad, vaguely worded, and gives rise to a number of significant concerns: Serious constitutional issues in regards to due process and seizure of property.

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By willDate: 01-16-2012 Views: SOPA, or Stop Online Piracy Act and PIPA, the Protect IP Act are bills that attempts to counter online piracy. It's supposed to fight against websites outside US who contain pirtated movies, songs, video games,

January 18th is also the day the internet—or parts of it—are going dark to protest SOPA and PIPA, the House and Senate's internet-killing anti-piracy bills. Though SOPA has been shelved and the White House has said it won't sign either bill,

By willDate: 01-16-2012 Views: SOPA, or Stop Online Piracy Act and PIPA, the Protect IP Act are bills that attempts to counter online piracy. It's supposed to fight against websites outside US who contain pirtated movies, songs, video games,

That's because the popular crowd-sourced online encyclopedia is participating in an "Internet blackout" in protest of two controversial anti-piracy bills: The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate companion, the Protect IP Act (PIPA).

At this point, SOPA needs no introduction. But if you've been diligently ignoring it up until this point, good luck getting through January 18th.

It's been a whirlwind few days as I've been doing my best to beat my internet drums to get people to pay attention to internet censorship law SOPA, and how it will affect everyone, and so has the rest of the web. This week Reddit announced a blackout

and reddit prepare for a Wednesday blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and its Senate cousin the Protect IP Act, many smaller sites are also debating whether or not they want to participate in what is being called “SOPA Blackout Day.

With RedstoneHost as an example, it's unclear how much any of these participants will do in protest, beyond posting anti-SOPA rants or petitions. Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo is having none of it. He called the blackouts silly, according to a story in

The online blackout protests are rankling the Motion Picture Association of America, a lobbying group for the five biggest American film studios, which has lost significant support for its favorite bill in Washington over the past few months.

Google has some advice for anyone who would like to black out their site to protest the SOPA/PIPA/OPEN legislation, while ensuring that doing so doesn't harm their Google search rank or indexed content.

Wiki Offline is probably the best option for iOS, but costs $5; Android uses, thanks to WikiDroyd, get the same experience for free. We're not certain if the Wikipedia mirrors will be available to download during the blackout, but they probably will be

Wiki Offline is probably the best option for iOS, but costs $5; Android uses, thanks to WikiDroyd, get the same experience for free. We're not certain if the Wikipedia mirrors will be available to download during the blackout, but they probably will be

SOPA Rep Blasts Wikipedia Blackout, Says Law To Go Forward In Feb. Comments (View); Text Size: A A; Email · Share. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tx), who is leading a push to pass a controversial anti-piracy bill, issued a

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales defends the global blackout of the popular site, which is happening Wednesday (Jan. 18) in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

Wiki Offline is probably the best option for iOS, but costs $5; Android uses, thanks to WikiDroyd, get the same experience for free. We're not certain if the Wikipedia mirrors will be available to download during the blackout, but they probably will be

NY Tech Meetup, a community comprised of more than 19000 technology enthusiasts, is planning a large rally for Wednesday afternoon to protest the anti-piracy legislation proposed by SOPA and PIPA. The rally will take place outside the midtown offices

Google on Tuesday announced it would make an unprecedented change to its homepage for American users on Wednesday, January 18, in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), the

The anti-SOPA and PIPA demonstrations don't stop with site-wide blackouts planned for Wednesday by a number of web giants. People also have plans to meet up in real life and take the protest to the streets in cities such as

Supporters of the pending PIPA/SOPA anti-piracy bills often use The Pirate Bay as a prime example of a website that can be taken out under the new legislation. But is that really the case? The Pirate Bay team has been silent on the issue, until now.

The “knowledge blackout” is aimed at protecting the Internet – and the website's very existence – from online censorship, which many are equating to a complete disregard of due process.

Tepp noted that industry is now "at a place where a provision that has generated the most consternation, the most uproar" has been removed from SOPA and PIPA. "And what we're left with is a very narrow, carefully tailored, narrowly targeted bill that

Tepp noted that industry is now "at a place where a provision that has generated the most consternation, the most uproar" has been removed from SOPA and PIPA. "And what we're left with is a very narrow, carefully tailored, narrowly targeted bill that

Over the weekend, the Obama administration issued a potentially game-changing statement on the blacklist bills, saying it would oppose PIPA and SOPA as written, and drew an important line in the sand by emphasizing that

18, the English version of Wikipedia will go down for 24-hours to protest the US anti-piracy laws – Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). FYI, that's midnight tonight. Here's everything you need to know to prepare for tomorrow's

Tepp noted that industry is now "at a place where a provision that has generated the most consternation, the most uproar" has been removed from SOPA and PIPA. "And what we're left with is a very narrow, carefully tailored, narrowly targeted bill that

On top of that, the White House responded to a pair of anti-SOPA and anti-PIPA petitions and came out against DNS blocking as well. With all that and SOPA on the shelf until the nerds can come in and a consensus is

Supporters of the pending PIPA/SOPA anti-piracy bills often use The Pirate Bay as a prime example of a website that can be taken out under the new legislation. But is that really the case? The Pirate Bay team has been silent

The English-language version of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, will be shut down for 24 hours in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act and PIPA, the Protect Intellectual Property Act, now working their way through

As part of a sustained effort against (the recently-shelved) SOPA and (still-threatening) PIPA bills before Congress and the Senate, respectively, Wikipedia has.

It is joining the Anti-SOPA/PIPA movement by participating in Wednesday January 18th's website access blackout. NEW YORK, Jan 17 – Shadowville.com, a well known provider of music instrumentals for free and for purchase, announced today that it will be