SOPA and PIPA still in the News
Posted by LS on January 25th, 2012
… and not going anywhere soon.
Well, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) are likely off the legislative calendar, as reported by the Huffington Post and with whom we agree, but has the web won? Not yet.
“California’s two most prominent and powerful industries — Silicon Valley and Hollywood — are at war in Washington.”
Read more: http://huff.to/z3GhDK
In fact, the reality is that SOPA and Pipa are just postponed, not forgotten. However, it is still a major success for “Free Web” supporters, with both SOPA and PIPA being indefinitely shelved, given that “no further action” will be taken until a general consensus has been made, and compromises sought.
To read more: http://zd.net/wNVRxW
Many people were surprised by the fact that the SOPA and PIPA bills were pulled in both the House and Senate after massive online protest, most notably former senator Chris Dodd, who clearly viewed these bills as critical to the online piracy he is actively opposed to.
At the Sundance Film festival today, Dodd seemed geniunely stunned by the force with which the internet hordes responded to the proposed laws.
Read more: http://bit.ly/ylogVz
Can you live without Facebook for a day or so? Because… you may have to. Everyone’s favourite hackers plan to bring down everyone’s favourite social site, as their way of protesting the SOPA and PIPA bills.
A video illustrating these threats was posted on Youtube on Monday, where the narrator begins his appeal by saying: “ An online war has begin between Anonymous, the people and the Government of the United States.” He sites SOPA, PIPA and other Internet threats as the reason for this move.
Read more: http://bit.ly/xipU5U
Stay tuned – the SOPA/PIPA saga is not likely over…