Wikipedia Blackout Protest Has Plenty Of Company SOPA Opera White House Shuts Down Proposed Online AntiPiracy Bill Google Goes Big With Its SOPA/PIPA Protests; Blacks Out Logo It's Baaaaaaaaack Lamar Smith Says Markup To Resume In February & MPAA Brush Off As Just A Publicity Stunt Musician Peter Gabriel Comes Against SOPA/PIPA; Website Will Go Dark The End of the Internet Google’s Home Page Lobby HollywoodSupported Bills Tim O'Reilly Explains Where Federal Gov't Gone Wrong On Solving Problem joins blackout against piracy bill Comment on crackdown shows cracks as Sen. Bennet Colorado backs away from antipiracy legislation Editors Question Site's shuts down in protest

Wikipedia, other websites go dark in anti-piracy bill protest Wikipedia was among several websites to shut down at midnight in protest of anti-piracy bills now in Congress that critics say could amount to censorship. Wikipedia dark, Google lobbies in protest of anti-piracy bill The English page of Wikipedia, the world's free online encyclopedia, was dark on Wednesday except for a paragraph urging users to protest legislation designed to stop copyright piracy, but that Wikipedia ... How To Fix Online Piracy And online piracy, like anything else, can be overcome with the right amount of resources. The question is do companies really want to spend what it will take to solve this problem? Is the return on investment worth it? Or do publishers, like so many other industries, just take a reserve for these losses and invest their efforts elsewhere. House to take up anti-piracy bill in February The House of Representatives will resume work next month on a controversial bill aimed at stopping online piracy of movies, music and other content, a leading lawmaker said on Tuesday. U.S. online piracy bill headed for major makeover U.S. legislation aimed at curbing online piracy, which had appeared to be on a fast track for approval by Congress, appears likely to be scaled back or jettisoned entirely in the wake of critical comments ... Sites Go Dark to Protest Piracy Bills Online encyclopedia Wikipedia goes dark in 24-hour protest of anti-piracy legislation in Congress, as some Wikipedia editors express fear that the move could threaten the credibility of their work. Other major sites, such as Reddit, stage limited blackouts, while search giant Google puts a symbolic black strip across its logo. Savvy Web Surfers Finding Ways to Circumvent Wikipedia Blackout 5 ... Online-Piracy Bill Critics Turn Attention to Senate Despite securing major concessions from the sponsors of two controversial bills aimed at curbing piracy and counterfeiting on foreign websites, critics of the legislation said on Tuesday that they still have problems and will be pushing for additional changes when the Senate takes up its bill next week.  Google Rallies Opposition to Anti-Piracy Bill Internet companies led by Google Inc. (GOOG) are using their online clout to stoke opposition to Hollywood-backed anti-piracy measures in the U.S. Congress that they say will encourage censorship and chill innovation. Obama Won't Back Censorship in Piracy Bills The Obama administration won't back legislation to combat online piracy if it encourages censorship, undermines cybersecurity or disrupts the structure of the Internet, three White House technology officials said. Google Plans Home Page Protest Against U.S. Piracy Measures Google Inc. will place a link on its home page tomorrow protesting anti-piracy measures in the U.S. Congress, joining other Internet companies demonstrating against the Hollywood-backed legislation.
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